Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Jelly Roll Fun

I saw a picture once of a Jelly Roll made by sewing ALL the strips together and then by means of a clever and easy method eventually end up with a very random quilt! Looked like a fun thing to do. I have all but forgotten about it until I saw a video last week about it. I decided then and there to do it! So Friday at my quilting group I did it! I got a few strange looks when starting out!  It took me longer to sew the strips together with a mitred seam than finishing the rest. It took me about 5 hours (not 35 minutes as the one lady in video) but I wonder if they perhaps attached the strips and then started timing them? Anyhow,  have a look at the video !!!

I made mine using Charity by Moda.... and this was my result. Was really fun to do !




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  1. MariaMarch 9, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    Thanks for sharing the link. I have a jelly roll so will give it a go.

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  2. ValspierssewsMarch 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    That looks great. I could make a cover for the lounge in my sunroom. Maybe an autumn colour combo on one side and spring colours on the other. It seems quite cost effective.

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  3. CheryllMarch 9, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    As long as you enjoy it.. it doesn't matter what the time clock says anyway. Perhaps the video's clock was on sleep mode? lol.. great idea for a quick quilt though! :)

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  4. gracelyMarch 11, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Very Creative work Jelly Rolls are a great way to make a fast quilt and it’s also fashionable.

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  5. Hideaway GirlMarch 11, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    Your quilt top looks great! I saw a tutorial on something similar a while back. It's on my never ending to-do-list. :)

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  6. Pat at Bell Creek QuiltsMarch 12, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    Your jr1600 turned out great! I also took longer than the lady in the video and I had already pre-joined my strips!

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  7. Oops-LahMarch 13, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    I will have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing. All the quilt look fantastic and it's so fast.

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  8. SewDownunderMarch 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    For the record, I found out they started timing after all the strips were joined. Phew, now I feel better!

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  9. NancyJune 4, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    I saw this video on one of my groups and really want to do this quilt.
    Yours looks great.

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