Thank you and yes I designed these.
The lady bugs are free hand but the bird (body) is from the pattern Swirly Bird by Linda M. Poole,
then I added the tail feathers. I had used the bird once before in another appliqued quilt and really liked it.

4 quilts out of 1 roll. Can't beat that. They're precious.

Looks really great!!!!!

This is too beautiful! I love the fabric to begin with, and your little birds are a wonderful addition. Great applique skills you have, too.

very cute!!!!!!!

They look great

They are so cute! Love the birds.

How creative, and I love the end results

So pretty! Great job letting the Gemini out of the box!!!

Great idea and great job, your applique is wonderful and I think adding the ric rac is going to make it so snazzy!

That is as cute as can be!

I know how to do the jelly roll part but how do you get it baby quilt size. How many rows? Thanks

NIce job! Love the red birds!

These are precious!

The jelly roll had 2 colorway colors (pink & blue) I separated them and was going to make one in the pink and one in the blue. When I got to the point when I had a long narrow looking quilt I decided to divide it in half to make baby sized quilts. So I found center and took out that row of stitching. Not the best method...but none of this went as planned anyway :)

I have 4" borders added on them now and them measure approx. 34x40

Turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

Good Morning Lady T,

I had to sign-in just to tell you that I love your idea! Those quilts are adorable! And,yes, sometimes the jelly roll quilts are missing something....I think you have found a good solution.

Thank you all for the kind words. And I want to say to those of you that have made the jelly roll quilts, I have NOT seen one I didn't like! In fact, that's what made me want to make one so much.
I think perhaps it was my fabric choice that made it look blah to me ? I don't know.
But you ladies all made great choices with yours!

So now I am working on the blue colorway now and will post pictures when complete.
What started out as .....well, b-o-r-i-n-g.... has really turned into fun! :)

very pretty!!!

They are so sweet with your appliques!

absolutely adorable!!!!!

I absolutely love these.

Terrific job!

You are very artistic and your quilts are just as cute as a bug !

You have done an AWESOME job!!! Beautiful!!!

they did come out great and I really like that little birdie! love his tail!

Do you think if you did the quilt with ten strips that would end up being baby quilt size? I say ten as that would be 1/4 of a 40 strip jelky roll.

I just love them.

Gorgeous Quilt! Applique is a very nice touch, on a lovely background.

I too tried the "Jelly Roll Quilt", and managed to make it all the way through. Nice result, I thought, until I washed it in warm water and put it through the dryer on delicate. One of the colors bled everywhere, and it shrank in odd ways so I had a quilt top that would not lie flat. Very frustrating. I made it into a blanket and gave it to the dogs. Since then, I wash ALL precuts, which is a pain, but can be done. Gentle soak in soapy water, followed by gentle soak in clear water, until all soap is gone. Then I put them through a salad spinner to get out the extra water, which works well. Then into a large lingerie bag and the dryer on "delicate" (lowest setting on my dryer). As soon as they slightly damp, I spray starch them and press (not iron). A lot of work, yes, but my next quilt with precuts came out beautifully! Did have to modify the pattern slightly, as most of the 2 1/2" strips were no longer 2 1/2" wide!

I'm getting very good a cutting 2 1/2" strips from pre-washed fabric, and like that better than jelly rolls, although you just can't beat the variety of coordinated colors and prints in a jelly roll. So sometimes I wash as well! LOL!

Very nicely done. The appliqué is gorgeous on your quilt...makes me want to add an appliqué to mine. Nice job.

just adorable!

I love how you completed this. I am not a fan of the jelly roll race...but you made it look great! Love it and the colors

you made simple, simply beautiful.

what a great job on your applique... Good for you to think 'outside' the box, your jelly roll turned out beautiful.

That just looks beautiful.

Love the colors of the jelly roll and your additions just enhanced and set it apart. I really like the end results.

Wonderful work!!!!

Love the way you did that! Love the bird, fantastic applique!! Great job~!!!!

Your applique will make them one of a kind - like the way you think!!

Great idea! They are too cute.