"Harmony" quilt pattern... Help!
I am trying to make this for a graduation gift for a friend's daughter. I'm on step 3 or so of this "easy" pattern and I'm already having trouble. Is it me, or does the math not add up on this?
The pattern... Harmony by Stephanie Marie Designs Here's a basic run down... I got the fabric from the back of the pattern: 1 Jelly roll, plus the listed fabric for borders and backing, etc. Step one is... "Using 18 various strips sew two strips together to create 9 strip sets." Okay, so far so good. Then... "Cross cut 42 -- 8 1/2" strip sets. Cut five out of each strip set. Set aside." Okay, still good. Step 2: "Organize 20-strips into 5 sets of strips with 4 strips in each set...." Ummmm... Okay (mind you, I'm supposed to have 42 blocks at the end of all of this) Then.... Step 3: "Take each set of 4-strips (5 sets total) and sew 4 strips together to create 5 strip sets." (When I did this it made 5 blocks, 8 1/2" each... but... this still doesn't add up. It takes 2 of the the cross cuts to make one block. I had 42 cross cuts. At best I will end up with 21 blocks?) Then the directions say.... "Cross cut 42 -- 4 1/2" strip sets. Cut nine out of each strip set." Now I am lost. What???? Nine out of EACH strip set... the ones that are 8 1/2" square? How does that work? Has anyone done this "easy" pattern? Can someone tell me what I missed? Or what the pattern is missing? The math doesn't add up to me. No way I am going to get 42 8 1/2" blocks out of this. I've been studying this pattern over for over an hour. :thumbdown: My son has tried to help. My daughter who quilts and is very good with math has tried to help. Someone please tell me what I am doing wrong!!!! I've been all over looking on her website for a phone number but her page won't load for me me completely and I don't get the contact info. I've also surfed and looked at reviews to no avail. Thanks in advance, Lisa |
In step 3, I think they meant to sew the strips end to end. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
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Lisa..... If my answer totally misses the mark, please forgive me.
Step 2 - I think this requires you to take 20 'new' jelly roll strips and divide them into 5 sets, 4 strips in each set. (Using different fabric pieces than step 1.) Step 3 - this step has you take 4 pieces of fabric grouped together from step 2 and sew them together. You do this 5 times. Then, you cross cut these strip sets into 4 1/2 inches (9 from each set). This is makes @45 little sections. These are a different set than in step 1. I 'think' you were trying to use the fabric from step 1 in step 2. But they should use separate pieces of fabric. Does this help at all? Or am I off base too? |
That's what I thought too, but that still doesn't make sense. I just cut up the strips in step 1 into the 42 cross cuts. So confusing!
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I couldn't get her page to open either, but I see she has a FB page that maybe you could message her from for clarification?
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Step 1 makes sections that are 8 1/2" long by 4 1/2" wide. (2 fabrics in each section)
Step 2/3 makes sections that are the same size, but contains 4 short pieces of fabric in each section. When you combine one of each of these sections, you will end up with a 8 1/2" square block. |
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Ok, I'm not very good at explaining but what I think she means is
You take 4 fabrics and make 5 strip sets you then you cut those at 4 1/2" . So you should end up with a rectangle of 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 In step 1 you should have ended up with a rectangle of 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 and when you sew the 2 of them together you end up with a square of 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 [ATTACH=CONFIG]546292[/ATTACH] |
Okay, I think I figured out the problem. The math definitely doesn't make sense because I just looked at the label for the package of the jelly rolls and it is a 20 piece set, not the traditional 38 piece set. So... DOH on me! Knowing that, SewCraftyGirl, your response seems to be correct.
Thank you for all the reading and responses! I guess I better get my hands on another compatible jelly roll. I bought the last one at JoAnn's, and it was the last one of its colors. Time to shop online! |
Sure hope these ladies have been able to help. this situation can be a hair pulling experience.
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There are 40 strips in a jelly roll. That's a true jelly roll, which is the name coined by Moda. Other manufacturers put together strips by other names with different numbers of strips. It makes it very confusing.
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