I was looking at my 3 Dudes quilt. I had trouble making that quilt because I used jelly roll strips. Unfortunately, the strips were very uneven. Some strips were 2 1/4" in the center of the strip instead of 2 1/2" as they were at each end. If I ever make that quilt again, I will cut my strips or check the width of the strips before I start. In spite of the problems, I love that quilt! I quilted it myself as I was embarrassed to send it to the LAQ. In a way, I am glad the quilt was not perfect because I kept it for myself. If you don't look at it to closely, the quilt is beautiful.