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Super Fast Jelly-roll Quilt
Approximate finished size: 43” x 53” - - This size is appropriate for a child’s quilt as requested by our local Project Linus coordinator. (February 12, 2011)

What you will need: 20 strips cut at 3” wide by width of fabric (or enough 3” scraps to total 800”) 7 strips cut at 2” x WOF for border
Directions: Sew all the strips end to end in random order. Cut the selvages off as you go.
You will have a very long strip of fabric approximately 800 inches long. (20 strips x 40”) Important: Cut the first long strip in half and put in your stash. By doing this, your seams will be staggered as you stitch them together. Of course, if you are using scraps and not WOF, all bets are off.
Now find the 2 ends of the strip and put right sides together and start sewing!!! Sew down the long side of the strip to the end and cut the loop at the end of the strip. You now have a very long strip that is 2-jellyroll strips wide.
If you want to at this point, you can press them open, but pressing is really not necessary until you have the whole thing sewn. Remember this is supposed to be a fun and FAST quilt. Don’t stress over anything!
Next...find the two ends of this long strip again and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end again. You will now have a strip that is 4– jellyroll strips wide.
Now... find the two ends of this long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a strip that is 8– jellyroll strips wide.
Again...find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a that is 16– jellyroll strips wide.
You are finished!!! You now have the center of your quilt. It should measure approximately 40” x 50” Square it up.
Add your 2” strips all the way around for the one and only border.