Super Fast Jelly-roll quilt
05-14-2010, 06:54 AM
#162
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Question from a beginer. I just went to the website for Connecting Threads and they have a beautiful Fat Quarter that is 18X22. I thought fat quarters were like 2 1/2 wide strips???? They also offer 2 1/2 wide strips called "strips" not Fat Quarters. Am I missing something here? Do you buy the 18X22 Fat Quarters and cut them down for the Fat Quarter quilt shown at the beginning of this thread. HELP!
Pamala
Never mind, i was thinking jelly roll but was looking at fat quarters -dah!
Pamala
Never mind, i was thinking jelly roll but was looking at fat quarters -dah!
05-14-2010, 08:33 AM
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I read that the suction cup handles which are made for bathrooms work very well and are much cheaper than the special ones made for quilting. They can be purchased in the bath department of hardware stores.
05-14-2010, 08:40 AM
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Fat quarters are 18 x 21 or 22 inches or 1/4 of a yard of fabric. One yard of fabric is cut down the middle (20 x 36) then recut to 20 x 18. Jelly rolls are 2 1/2 strips of coordinating fabric that are bundled together. Fabric companies are now selling bundled fabrics such as charm square packages, layer cakes and more. These are all pre-cut fabrics.
05-14-2010, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sewbeeit42
I read that the suction cup handles which are made for bathrooms work very well and are much cheaper than the special ones made for quilting. They can be purchased in the bath department of hardware stores.
05-14-2010, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by sew cornie
This has been pretty entertaining reading. LOL. Omak, I love all of your input. You are always so helpful. Thanks!
I too would like to use this method for a queen sized quilt. I have a Christmas jelly roll that I've wanted to get this exact look from. Actually, I have two jelly rolls, but looking at all the math, I think I'll stick to using just one. HA! However, in order to get it to the larger size, I'll add 3 borders - a plain one, a pieced one, and another plain one. I have lots of FQ's in the same fabrics as the jelly rolls and I'll use them to create the pieced border. So the jelly roll part will make up the center of the quilt, with the borders taking it up to the right size.
I too would like to use this method for a queen sized quilt. I have a Christmas jelly roll that I've wanted to get this exact look from. Actually, I have two jelly rolls, but looking at all the math, I think I'll stick to using just one. HA! However, in order to get it to the larger size, I'll add 3 borders - a plain one, a pieced one, and another plain one. I have lots of FQ's in the same fabrics as the jelly rolls and I'll use them to create the pieced border. So the jelly roll part will make up the center of the quilt, with the borders taking it up to the right size.
Sounds like it will be really pretty. How do you think you'll piece the border? Vertically?
05-14-2010, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Pamala
Has anyone made the Jelly Roll Quilt at the top of this tread using 20 different fabric colors, using each color strip twice?
Thanks,
Pam
Thanks,
Pam
If I remember correctly, I decided that if I had a situation as you mentioned above ... I would put the two strips that matched, together sewn end to end ... that should mix things up well, but I didn't have any jelly rolls of that set up to find out what would happen <wave>
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