Want to make a Jelly Roll Quilt
#32
To be honest, for the same price as a jelly roll, I bought a 1/2 yard of 14 different fabrics and cut 3" strips. I used 42 strips for the front and 42 strips for the back. And, it was about 20 inches longer than if I would have only used a jelly roll. I used a different technique to piece the back. Then I made a Christmas one and had to do some appliqueing.
#33
go to http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t225463.html and see if you could make something sorta, kinda like that. Looks like the same principal as a jelly roll quilt.
#34
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What I did was cut all my fabric 2 1/2" by width of fabric. When I had a sack full of stripe [big sack] I started sewing the strips together with a 45 degree angle. When the pile was about 2 1/2 feet high I thought it was going to big enough. I dragged the beginning of the sewn strips across the room [it was a BIG room] & then found the end of the strips and started to sew the long length together. Fold and sew Fold and sew Fold and sew, keep going.
I ended up with a queen/king top. It was fun because some of the strips were short and some extra long.
I ended up with a queen/king top. It was fun because some of the strips were short and some extra long.
#36
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You can see my jelly roll quilt on this thread:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t128274-9.html
Mine is the second picture down on Page 9 - the green quilt top. This was made from a Wal-Mart jelly roll that had only 6 different fabrics in it. Maybe looking at mine will give you some idea of what a limited color palette would make, since you only have a few fabrics also. Most of the more expensive (Moda, etc.) jelly rolls have more variety in the strips so people get really different-looking results.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t128274-9.html
Mine is the second picture down on Page 9 - the green quilt top. This was made from a Wal-Mart jelly roll that had only 6 different fabrics in it. Maybe looking at mine will give you some idea of what a limited color palette would make, since you only have a few fabrics also. Most of the more expensive (Moda, etc.) jelly rolls have more variety in the strips so people get really different-looking results.
#39
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]423477[/ATTACH] I think you can do a jelly roll style quilt with a small number of fabrics, you may just need to do a smaller quilt to fit the number of strips. I made this wall hanging from a fat quarter pack of 5 fabrics that I bought in Alaska. I cut the strips and sewed them like a jelly roll quilt. When I was done I decided to unpick the centre seam and turn one half around so to get a different effect as I wanted to balance out the purple fabric instead of having it all on one side. Have fun and do try the jelly roll style of quilting, I have also made tote bags this way as it makes it so fast to sew .
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