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    Old 04-05-2012, 04:27 AM
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    Put on your sunglasses! Here is the quilt top I made at my retreat. The fabric is "Ruby" by Moda and the red border is matching yardage from Moda. Turned out way brighter than I expected! It hasn't been ironed yet - I heard it is a "bear" to iron!

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    Old 04-05-2012, 07:13 AM
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    Originally Posted by jljack
    Oh, Queen, I would love to see this quilt finished....bright orange CA poppies on a black and white background would be exquisite!!
    I found the perfect orange batik for the poppies! I think I'll put all the fabrics together in a project bin and put it in line now!
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    Old 04-05-2012, 08:14 AM
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    Iron ??? Uh... you mean we have to iron it LOL I haven't tried that yet but I bet it will be a pain- one lady told me she did it after each seam was sewn together .... **** big sigh**** LOL
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    Old 04-05-2012, 10:51 AM
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    Hum... I didn't press it till I was through! ( It's wrinkled now. I'll have ta press it again!)The hardest for me was pressing that fitted black sheet to cut the black strips. I've got an AccuQuilt Go w/a 2 1/2" strip cutter. I wanted black sateen & couldn't find any till I found a sheet set at Wally World. Eventually I cut 10" strips & pressed "em, then ran those thru the Go.
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    Old 04-10-2012, 04:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by dunster
    Old joke - if I'm holding a bee in my hand, then what's in my eye? Answer: Beauty is in the eye of the bee holder. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)

    We all have different tastes and what appeals to one may not appeal to another I've seen some pictures of the jelly roll race quilts that were beautiful, to me at least. I don't think the purpose in making it is to make a quick quilt, it's to make THIS quilt and perhaps compare your finish time to the race times. It's also to try out this pattern and see if you like it. It's a novelty, but one that is creative and interesting. It can be a fun way to bring quilters together to make quilts for charity. I bought a couple of jelly rolls just for this purpose, though I haven't put them together yet. I'm hoping the guild will have a race and I can make one then.
    Dang, now that is really cute!
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    What are the general directions for the jelly roll race quilt. I know you sew each piece of a jelly roll end to end, but then how do you put it together,I know you sew row by row but is there a rule of thumb as to where to start on the first strip. Do you cut off a certain amount, then continue so the rows are staggered. How wide do you generally go or is it just completely up to the quilter how wide they want the the quilt to be. I know it is simple, but I'm sure it is time consuming and I don't want to blow it just because I didn't follow simple directions.
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    Old 04-11-2012, 04:47 AM
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    I love the 10 minute block everything comes to gether so quickly, I made a strip quilt didn't like it so I cut up it into bags have nearly finished them,
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    Old 04-11-2012, 06:26 PM
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    For mine I cut the first strip in half that way all the seams are staggered - then after you have all the strips sewn end- to end you grab the two ends , match them up right sides together and start sewing - the fabric will twist and knot up - just try to get as far down it as you can then when you can't stand it anymore- cut the U as close to the middle as you can - then grab the 2 ends and start sewing again ... it ends up being 5 seams
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    Originally Posted by sharon b
    I have seen on Utube the women who do the races and get them done in an hour so silly me thought hhhmmmmm if they can do it in an hour maybe I could get it done in about 3-4 hours , right ??? WRONG LOL Spent an hour on it Monday and that didn't even get the strips sewn together- so Wednesday finished sewing the strip together- today want to start sewing up the end to end part.

    Have you ever done one if so a few questions :
    How long did it take ?
    How do you stop the twisted knot before you get to the end to cut ?

    Also please post pics so we can see them all I will post after I have it all sewn together
    I made one, and I love it. However, it did take longer than the tute says. It took about an hour and a bit to put all the strips together, but I didn't like how some of the strips lay next to each other. So...I cut it!!! I made blocks and sashed them, and added a border, with a colour that pulled all the strips together. That also made it a bit larger...which is nice on cold winter evenings!! Even if it does take longer than the tute says, it is still a pretty fast process for a quilt top.

    I have started sewing bits and pieces of 2 1/4" scraps together as I am making other items and winding them onto an empty toilet paper roll. When the roll gets big enough, I will make a top out of them. Same process...just a LOT longer to put the strips together!!! LOL

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    Originally Posted by Pzazz
    I made one, and I love it. However, it did take longer than the tute says. It took about an hour and a bit to put all the strips together, but I didn't like how some of the strips lay next to each other. So...I cut it!!! I made blocks and sashed them, and added a border, with a colour that pulled all the strips together. That also made it a bit larger...which is nice on cold winter evenings!! Even if it does take longer than the tute says, it is still a pretty fast process for a quilt top.

    I have started sewing bits and pieces of 2 1/4" scraps together as I am making other items and winding them onto an empty toilet paper roll. When the roll gets big enough, I will make a top out of them. Same process...just a LOT longer to put the strips together!!! LOL

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    What a neat Idea!
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