jelly roll race
Hi,
I have participated in the jelly roll race.
Came in 2nd sewing by myself, and have taught it to my quilt guild.
The winner had 2 13year olds helping her.
Please be fair in judging yourself.
First-the race does not start until all the strips are sewn together.
There are two ways to sew the strips
End to end-straight across- be sure you put the right sides together (called the jelly roll)
or sewn on the diagonal as if you were joining binding (called the lasagna quilt)
Always remember to cut off 18 inches from one end before you start to sew
so that all your seams do not line up in a row
From this point when you bring the ends together you can sew the quilt in 45 minutes
but you must be able to sew a quarter inch seam without pinning and sew quickly.
No stopping or snacking.
But quilting is suppose to be fun so just put the ends together and go for it.
It will finish quickly as each row of sewing the project gets shorter.
There is no magic way of sewing without the last end tangling.
Estimate where the end would reasonably be and cut. When you get to the end just
put your ruler down and square it off and start all over again.
Enjoy it--don't try to compare your sewing to speed sewers.
The reward is the quilt