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I wanted to make the Jelly Roll 1600 but I wanted to make it full size and had 83 x 2-1/2 in strips that all had to be marked and sewn on the diagonal. This overpowered me and I thought there has to be an easier way to do this, so this is what I came up with. I have done half my strips and can't believe how fast it has gone so hopefully this comes in handy to someone else as well. Happy Quilting

I have marked out the meaurements on paper so you can hopefully see it clearly. I prefer to use the following way of using my cutting mat and ruler.

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Note that you will be putting the first strip just past the third full line showing.

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Take the first strip just past the line so that you loose the salvage when finished.

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Lay the second strip on top, going just past the second strip, lining it up with the top of the ruler.

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Pin either side of what would have been the line you mark on.

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I don't recommend marking on your machine like I did, but I do alot of this type of thing so I made mine permanent. I would usually have used painters tape to mark straight down from your needle.

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Put your strips with one end starting at the needle and line the other end up with the line.

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Sew across to the end.

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This is where I just chain sewed all my strips at one time.

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Cut about 1/4 in away from line and cut dog ears off.

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Your finished diagonal strip.

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You are sooo welcome.

Very cool. Thanx :thumbup:

Good thinking! I wish I could just eyeball those diagonal lines -- I HATE marking them. I love your solution. I'm thinking I could put a strip of masking tape down on my machine and cabinet and draw a line on the tape. Then it would not be permanent!

I suggest using painters tape because if left on too long, masking tape leaves an awful mess to get off.

Bookmarked your tutorial. Thanks.

Very clever, thanks for sharing your good idea!

Good idea! :thumbup:

If you want to remove the marker you might want to try a mr. clean sponge to get the marker off....I used it to get it off a kitchen counter top worked well. It didn't scratch the counter top, but not sure what it will do to the plastic...

I bought a binding ruler that is 2 1/2' wide (or you can get one I think 2 1/4 and 3) and it has the angel on one end of it already. I bought mine at Joanns with a 50% of coupon. I paid $6.00 for it. I love it..so easy to also make jelly rolls with now.

Thank you! This is a very helpful method and I'll use it for my next binding!

I line up the strips as you have shown, but instead of pinning I just fold where the stitching line should be and finger press...then sew.....

awesome !! thanks for sharing for sure!!

Thank you for sharing a super idea!

Great idea. Almost all of my borders are mitered at the corners. This will make the process much more accurate and quicker.

Thanks, this is great!

Thanks for the binding tute....so clever.

to take off the sticky(from price tag to tape) use a non staining oil-I use eucalyptus oil I got in Australia but baby oil will work. It is great for getting the sticky out
To quote an old commercial-A little dab will do ya!-I use a q-tip.

Thank you. This is great!

Thanks very much I want to make one of these jelly roll quilts but was put off by having to do the diagonals so will give this a try and then take the plunge

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you.

Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial. I'm going to bookmark this so I will have it handy to refer to whan I get ready to do my strip quilt.

Do mine that way all the time.

Thanks for the tutorial. What looked to be so simple always had me re-sewing because I didn't get the diagonal right. Now I have good steps to follow rather than eye-balling it.

Thanks for the great tips!

Thanks so much, this simplified that. I am always setting them up wrong.

thanks for sharing will try this for sure

Good idea...thanks!...but that blue line on your machine - it's enough to make me faint.

definately gonna do mine this way

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us!

Very sneaky! I like it - a ton better than my current laborious method. Thanks for the help.

Just saw this. Very cool! Thanks for sharing

Great tip. Thanks for sharing!