Good morning and just in time for Halloween. Last night I finished up a quilt I started during a jelly roll race at my Chapter's Project Linus sew day held this last Saturday.

Now a jelly roll race is taking 2-1/2 inch strips cut width of fabric and sew the strips together until one gets about 36 yards. Yes, that is correct--a strip that long! Then you sew one long end to the other long end, cut, at the joining end and do it over and over until you get a quilt. What a mess of fabric on the floor next to some 20 women racing with their sewing machine. Lots of laughter and lots of tangled mess.

I am not fond of the finished quilt but with a nice back fabric for children, it looks just fine for charity quilts. (See photo.) Chris, a friend through PL, won the race even with her bobbin running out of thread. The other three of us at our tables were right behind her but remainder of room was literally yards behind us. My wrist and fingers just could not keep up and I am so glad my friend won because she is also a regular blanketeer for Project Linus.

The blue fleece blanket was done earlier but it shows a closeup of how the edges are done. Simply put a dinner plate at the corners of fleece material and cut around. Then slightly gather the corner with long-stitch and pull to ease in as you sew. Fold the fabric back onto itself and then use a close zigzag stitch. When completed, cut small inserts through that folded edge but not into the zigzagged area. WaaaaLaaa - a receiving blanket! Not too hot and oh so cozy.

to cute!!!

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What wonderful donations! I really like the cutting on the edges on the fleece one.

ps) Love erma bombeck.

Cute

Our chapter of Project Linus takes the fleece and braids the edge just like we used to do the potholders when we were kids. Thanks for helping Project Linus, it is a worthy charity.

Very nice!

I have never seen that edge treatment on a fleece blanket before. How cool is that.

Our guild did a Jelly Roll Race a few months ago. I had brought my Singer 301a vintage machine to sew on, not planning to do the Race. However, since there were no other projects to do, I bought one of the scrap jelly rolls and joined the Race. There were about 50 women in the room...and many kinds of sewing machines...Janome, Bernina, Brother, Singer...new and vintage. Well, guess what...my little old 1951 301 and I won the Race!! It was a blast!! The 301 takes a smaller bobbin, and I ran out twice. Luckily the lady next to me was not doing the Race, and had her Featherweight there, which takes the same bobbin as the 301. She kindly wound bobbins for me, as I only had 2 with me. Even with the changing of the bobbins we won....fun fun fun!!! :-) Says a lot for the little old vintage machines!!

Nice work!