Jelly Roll Race quilt top is done!
 

It has taken me several days due to my surgery, but the first of two tops are done! I just love these colors! I am thinking either a green or orange for backing with brown binding, what do ya'll think?

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Sounds good to me. Your top is really pretty, would love to see it all finished.

It is very pretty! I would use the orange for the backing and the brown, as you said, for the binding. Be sure to show us when you're finished!

Great job! Love the colors.

Thanks! It was my first Jelly Roll quilt. It is for my daughter's teachers as an appreciation for all they have done for her.

Is that a Moda "Chrysallis" jelly roll? I love the colors!

Yes! I fell in love with the colors when I saw them and was so lucky to find the rolls on sale for $17.50 ea! I jumped at it!

I would have jumped at it too at that price!!! I love that fabric line and many of the others that Moda has out right now! I am so obsessed with the "Ruby" collection. It has reds, pinks, greens, aquas, blues. Looks very vintage!

Love the Ruby line too! I think Moda is my new fav! I am going to use their Hometown by Sweetwater for my Mom's quilt.

Have you seen the "Terrain" collection? Pinks and oranges and purples, oh my!!! I made a baby quilt for one of my instructors out of the Terrain collection and I have a baby quilt for a classmate that I am finishing up the quilting made out of the Ruby line. My favorite LQS carries mostly Moda so I have been a recent convert!!!

Haven't seen it! My LQS doesn't have a huge selection of fabric, :( , but do carry some Moda. I plan to go there next week to look for backing.

I just found 2 or 3 jelly roll quilt books at my library. I look at them and dream of all the things I want to make.

This is super easy. Hardest part is making sure you don't get the strips tangled up so you have a knot at the end. Once you get the strips sewn together like a big binding, it goes pretty quickly. I am making another one using the same fabric line. Can't wait to see how different they look.

I love it! I have a jelly roll that I bought just for that purpose, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Yours looks great.

Thanks! I can't wait to start the second one but it will probably be Tuesday since we are having company this weekend. Will post it when it is done.

Your quilt is lovely! I do like the the strippy ones and yours has such nice colors. Please post a picture when it's done.:thumbup:

oh I Just LOVE that...very Florida to me...heheheh...definitely a brown binding!

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I Love it! I made my first ever table runner last week and it is in the same colors, but I didn't use a jelly roll. I am new to quilting and it is only the second thing I have done. I need to expand and try the jelly rolls. I have not seen them in the stores I have been in, I have got to find a local quilting shop. There is only one I know of in town and I need to stop in there.

How fun! Looks like your quilt inspector likes it, too!

aren't these the most fun quilts to do!? I have done 4 so far, but cut my strips from scraps...all for Linus

Very nice. I have the jelly rolls but haven't starter mine yet.

Nicely done! I need to get busy and try one of these!

Thanks. And yes my inspector liked it so much she got made when I made her get off. Guess I need to make her one too. Lol

I love your quilt. Love the colors.

I think it sounds wonderful.

It will be a much appreciated present. Pretty fabrics.
Annie

Love your colors. I "collect" jelly rolls when they are on sale and use this idea when I need a quick gift or for charity quilts. I don't always angle the strips though, making it a little faster going together. Also, I sometimes cut a 2 1/2" strip from each side of the completed top and use those strips in the backing for some added interest.

This looks great... background and binding sounds perfect...

Very pretty!

But, what is my cat doing at your house???

It's so fun! Thanks for posting the picture. I think a brown binding would look perfect with this top.

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to finish it, but time has been limited lately. And this weekend we have had company.


lol...Um she has been here for almost 8 years. ;) That is my baby Larry. Hubby found her when she was maybe 4 weeks old and covered in fleas. She has came a long way in 8 years.

Very pretty! Something I would like to make!

Please review the "jelly roll" concept for me: How many strips? And what are the dimensions of the finished "race" quilt?

Nice quilt.

If you use a full jelly roll there are 42 strips. The finished quilt ends up being approximately 50" x 64".

I have mad the calculations for using 20 or 24 strips. When you get down to around 120", you cut it into three equal pieces and end up with a baby or lap size quilt of around 48" x 30" I think.

Here is a link to the one I just finished up and added borders to.

http://madewithlovebymary.blogspot.c...up-friday.html

Very pretty. I think you are on the right track - brown binding sounds good to me and orange on the back will make it easy to find (if it is lost, that is:-))

Love your quilt. I think I would do the aqua for the backing, but then that's one of my favorite colors! :D The brown binding is perfect in my opinion, and I think if it were me, I'd have to run an aqua or brown border around the outside just to frame it.

MaryLane, your quilt is beautiful. Those colors look like a wonderful sunrise or sunset!

How cute! And your inspector seems to approve, too. Hope you are on the way to a speedy recovery.

Its Beautiful, how big is ? Are you going to put any borders on it ?