I hear yah!
This past Saturday I participated for the very first time in a jelly roll race. I am with you... I did not enjoy it and am not particularly happy with the way the fabrics come together. I found that I like to sew fast but I also like to take my time and position the fabric pieces so they lay flat and straight. That is hard to do when you are in a race against time and others. The fortunate thing for me was that there were only three of us. I came in dead last on all five heats. The price for 3rd place was quite nice. It was a Baby Lock kit of embroidery scissors, small scissors and a very nice, very sharp slicing type of a seam ripper. Oh, and the people were wonderful.