Originally Posted by nyelphaba
How about a couple of pillowcases made to match the quilt with a note saying "quilt to follow".
Love this idea. However I have been making more sofa size and baby quilts using a jelly roll in the colors that the recipient would like and using the pattern at the site below. I can sew it together in less than 90 minutes - takes about 2.5 hours TOTAL if I count sewing the strips together.
There's a video and instructions here if you are interested.
http://blog.heirloomcreations.net/?tag=jelly-roll-races