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If you haven't purchased it yet, save your money. I look at the thread count and also not all jelly rolls are the same as we all know. The strips in the jellies at Big lots are irregular. Most of the ones I've seen are not even 2" wide and some are barely 18" long. So if you pre-wash like I do (using laundry bags) the shrinkage is like 30-40%. If I had not pre-washed, I would've had a mess on the little practice (even) project I was going to do. The jelly roll is now in the stockpile of scraps.
#6
I have purchased the jelly rolls from Big Lots and while you aren't getting LQS quality, they will still make a nice quilt. I had 7 rolls of one colorway and 5 of a different colorway and never experienced any issues with the strips being off in width or length. The ones I purchased had only 24 strips, so you have to keep that in mind when calculating how much you need. Below is one I recently finished from Big Lots jelly rolls (I did add some fabric I already had) and the quilt washes up great. At least the cats seem to enjoy their daily naps on them!
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