Someone please shoot me
 

if I ever buy precuts again. I did Not Enjoy Piecing this quilt.

It is made from three sets of Stonehenge strips, I guess the equivalent of three jelly rolls but packaged flat. The strips were not accurately cut and were micro pinked--making hundreds of tiny crumbs all over the place.

Quilted with Glide on my Tiara.

Daffy

Ohh, but it's gorgeous! Sorry it gave you fits but it looks worth it to me.

It is very pretty. Thank you for the warning about Stonehenge precuts! I do not like pinked edges. Micro pinked that leave bits everywhere doesn't sound like fun.

I think you did a very job to make this very pretty quilt.

Well, it turned out good but I understand your frustration. My 12 inch precuts were not cut square either and I'm doing a Goodnight Irene, or I should say I was. Had to quit because all that cutting my back gave out again. Need to make it and two more for Christmas, 2 being Queen and not sure about the other. Love the blues you used and the pattern seems easy enough so you shouldn't have felt like you needed to be shot! So Glad you weren't.-lol

In spite of all the nightmares this quilt gave you it sure did turn out pretty. The quilting is gorgeous too!

And the name of the pattern is.....?

What a beauty not to enjoy piecing! I feel your pain though.

Your quilt is beautiful.

Precuts are definitely messy. I usually put the brush attachment on my vacuum and go over jelly rolls when I use them (which isn't often). I have had the ones that are packaged flat like that, and am not sure that my vacuum method would work as well. Maybe a lint roller?

That's so pretty!
I've gotten away from pre-cuts. They are so messy!
I do love fat quarter bundles though. That's my obsession!

I just remembered seeing a picture. You don't need a pattern; the squares finish at 6 inches, and the strips at 10.

Daffy

Turned out beautiful. I agree, can't stand pinked edges. They are either too small or too big.

No pain, no gain right HaHa. The quilt is gorgeous. The variety of fabrics found in pre-cuts have there place.

Sorry it gave you fits, but it looks great! One trick for working with strip precuts that are pinked is to take one of those lint rollers and roll across the edges before you unbundle it. That will get rid of most of the crumbs.

Rob

I was told that when you open the package you should run a lint remover over the little bits. I only do it over jelly rolls and not all the time. I figure I’m going to wind up with stuff all over my clothes anyway. Your quilt is awesome!

Just as a caution: I can see that this would be helpful when dealing with jelly rolls, where all the raw edges are readily exposed. If you have strips packaged flat, it's not that simple.

Daffy

Despite what ever problems you had - it looks great and I love your choice of quilting!!

It’s a beautiful quilt! How did you do that great quilting on a Tiara?

This is a fantastic quilt! Just don't buy precuts again! I'm not crazy about precuts and at times I end up spending more money to buy extra fabric to get the look I want. I keep telling myself that I'm learning from all of my mistakes, but I must be a slow learner.

You made a wonderful quilt and there is no reason to shoot you. Lint rollers work wonderfully on jelly rolls and other pinked edges. Myself, I would rather work with precuts and the small fuzz they leave than to cut my own from yardage and deal wtih a zillion strings when I sew.

I's a wonderful quilt!

Yes, please post the name of the quilt pattern. As you see, many of us like the pattern even if you had to battle little crumbs and inaccurate cutting of the strips. Depending on how your look at the quilt it reminds me of tuning forks. A background in music must have suck up on me. ;) Lovely colors. Soothing.

Your quilt is lovely. Every quilt has a story from the quiltmaker. Sorry you had a hard time piecing with the strips. I haven't purchased jelly rolls yet, but have read about the inaccuracy of the strips. Thanks for the warning.

That is really beautiful. I agree about the pinked edges. I keep a sticky roller close. But they get all over. Love the pattern also.

It was worth the frustration- came out great.

Yes, precuts can be wonky. I don’t often work with them. This quilt turned out very cute. I am glad you persevered and I hope you are pleased with the finish.