caspharm

I also like the idea of cutting the strips first.

jstorm67

I love them. They are beautiful. Question. When I looked on line for directions, the directions I found said to miter t he the ends together. I see you did not. Does is make a difference?

grannytx

I think if you miter the strips, your quilt will be smaller, because you lose 1 3/4" at each seam joined that way. Maybe someone with more experience will know better....these were only the 3rd and 4th real quilts I've ever done!

PollyA

These are really great quilts. I have made several of these, never thinking to cut the strips into other lengths to vary the look. I love what you have done. I just cut some strips for a Christmas strippy quilt and I am going to do as you have suggested and cut again in thirds, halfs, etc. This is wonderful new way to make one of these fun quilts. It's a new way to me anyway. This will be so much fun to experiment with. Thank you for showing your great quilts.

MarleneC

Watched a video the other day of a quilter taking her scraps that were long enough and she cut them 2-1/2" wide and then stitched them together until she had enough to make a small quilt. Her colors were mostly in the lavendar to purple range. She had long strips and shorter strips she stitched together.

jannm

I really like this idea and your quilts are beautiful. What are the approximate measurments of the finished quilt without borders and did you use only one jelly roll?

grannytx

For Jannm:The scrappier one was 1 Moda jelly roll containing 40 strips. The other one- that jelly only had 20 strips, so I used 2 rolls. The size varies some because for instance the strips in jelly rolls are not the same from all manufacters. The scrappier one without borders is approximately 52 1/2 x 65 3/4"; the other one is about 5" smaller. These are really easy...planning to do more!

jannm

Thanks grannytx....just the information I needed. Perfect size for me.

May in Jersey

Both look nice but I agree the shorter strips adds more sparkle to the quilt.

AngelTCraddock

Just joined this board. I was given the 1600 Jelly Roll idea by a terrific woman who ran a quilt shop in Mountain View AR. I needed something quicker to make for my youngest granddaughter (will be 2 in Dec 2012). I've been reading threads and instructions about this quilt all over. I think the idea of cutting the strips shorter is great. I've also decided to make a bunch of 2 1/2 " paper pieced hearts to add into this one. I don't know how often to sew them in so that they won't all bunch up, but I'll probably just take a guess as I don't want to do the math!!!