I finished it ... and as near as I can figure, with 33 strips, I ended up with a quilt center that is 42 x 64 inches ... not too shabby! (In my humble opinion.)
Now to create the tutorial. When I get it all in place in the Tutorials section, I will come back and put the link to it in this thread, so those of us who like pictures can find it all quite easily <wave>
In the meantime, I will put a picture of the original jelly roll and the finished quilt ...
the jelly roll I started with
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the quilt I ended up with
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