Want to make a Jelly Roll Quilt
07-09-2013, 09:50 PM
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It really depends on the pattern you use. If you mean the jelly roll race, I've never made that so I don't know how hard it would be to keep same patterns separated. But some jelly roll patterns would work fine with fewer different prints.
07-09-2013, 10:25 PM
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you will probably have some of the same fabric next to each other in any jelly roll quilt.
with your limited number of fabrics. I would cut the strips in half and mix them up. You will still get the effect but shorter lengths. With jelly roll quilts, I don't believe it makes a difference if two of the same fall beide each other. That is the beauty of the style. I would not stress about it Let the strips fall where they will.
with your limited number of fabrics. I would cut the strips in half and mix them up. You will still get the effect but shorter lengths. With jelly roll quilts, I don't believe it makes a difference if two of the same fall beide each other. That is the beauty of the style. I would not stress about it Let the strips fall where they will.
07-10-2013, 03:38 AM
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Your quilts are beautiful. But I don't have that many fabrics . So either I abandon the idea or just go for it. I don't have any red I could put in it either. That was going to be my next idea . I though about orange but don't have that color either. So I just have the 5 different fabrics.
07-10-2013, 04:35 AM
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I would wait until you have more than 5 fabrics. Certainly you could cut strips from fabrics in your stash, or head out and buy some inexpensive fat quarters when they're on sale for 99 cents just to add variety to your quilt.
07-11-2013, 02:52 AM
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Take a look at www.modabakeshop.com for some more ideas for your strips. Maybe you can add some borders to your basic jelly roll race quilt.
07-11-2013, 06:13 AM
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You could just go for it and see how it turns out. Or you could cut a few strips from this fabric and start a collection for the jelly roll quilt. Then use the remainder of the fabric for another project. I cut at least one strip from each piece of fabric I buy and add it to my collection. You'd be surprised how quickly it adds up.
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