Originally Posted by
ragqueen03
I keep looking at the jelly roll quilts and a while back i attempted one but it was just too overwhelming to me. ( i did save it though in case i want to try it again!) but my question is would it be possible to make a smaller version (more like a lap size) using strips from my stash? I am talking about the one where you sew all the ends together and keep sewing and sewing and sewing and cutting them in half and then sewing them together again until its done. they all look so large and i was thinking it might make a cute one for a charity quilt but it would have to measure roughly 36 -40 inches square before adding borders to it. I am trying to figure out if i would cut the strips shorter and not use as many? any ideas would be appreciated.
The great thing about quilting, is that the quilter is boss. Make your top any size you want. Another advantage is that if you are using from your stash, cut strips any length you can to begin with, then cut after you string them together. If you have an extra long strip, maybe cut it into two pieces----------one 2/5's of total and the other 3/5s of the total. (or any other variable!)