Originally Posted by LDB
Originally Posted by LDB
As a newbie I know I am sometimes slow on the uptake. I love the idea of this as a really quick quilt and want to try this pattern. What confuses me (and it doesn't take much some days) is the cutting part. Are you saying that you take the really long strip (~1600") fold it in half matching the ends and sew down one side and then cut the piece in half (the loop?)so that you now have two pieces of two strips each 800" long? Then sew those two together and so on?
Now, just to complicate matters, what if I wanted to make this in a queen size (90") width? Obviously, I would need about twice as many strips but what does that do to the cutting part?
Please help
(Sorry - hit enter too soon.) Please help support my LQS by answering these questions so I can rush over and pick up a couple of jelly rolls to make this with!
Glad to help. Yes, you cut the loop at the end of the fold when you are sewing.
If you want to use 2 jelly rolls it will come out 100" x 64"
Here's how it works:
80 strips x 40" = 3200" X 2 1/2" (lets use the finished size of 2")
Fold once: it's now 1600" x 4"
2nd fold: 800" x 8"
3rd fold: 400" x 16"
4th fold: 200" x 32"
5th fold: 100" x 64"
See how it works?
So if you want a quilt with those dimentions that's how it would come out with 2 jelly rolls.
You could always trim it to size.
I'm really excited for you to try this. Post a picture when you are finished. I LOVE to see what other people have done.
Take care and Happy Quilting!
Robin