Can You Make a Jelly Roll Quilt Using Different Length Strips?
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Can You Make a Jelly Roll Quilt Using Different Length Strips?
I have seen the JR Race quilts using 40" strips. I have lots of fabrics, but not all are 40". Is it possible to use different lengths of fabric to get the same effect as a JR quilt? TIA.
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I think that a quilt top with different length strips would be fun. You can do watever you want. Your quilt, your rules. I added 2.5" squares of a gray fabric in between all my strips to break up the strips a little bit. I like the way mine turned out. Go for it and have fun.
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All of my "jelly roll" quilts have been made using odd lengths of 2 1/2" strips and squares in coordinating colors. I love the look of them. I do them in the exact same way as a JR quilt. Just a tip, I use a smaller stitch so that you don't have things coming apart at all those seams.
The other thing is that you don't know how big the quilt will be until you're done. We have made many donation quilts and sometimes it becomes a quilt with vertical stripes depending on the size it ends up.
The other thing is that you don't know how big the quilt will be until you're done. We have made many donation quilts and sometimes it becomes a quilt with vertical stripes depending on the size it ends up.
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You could float all your strips by using the same color or pattern on each end to make all of them the same length. Then sort them into a pretty pattern and sew them. It won't be a jelly roll race but will make sure you like it. This is similar to what I am talking about, but this uses smaller strips and floats them with white. http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com...elly-roll.html
And these are from EQ7. These are fun. I would make them.
And these are from EQ7. These are fun. I would make them.
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I wanted to try a JR and I wanted to use what I had and here what helped me with the calculation
http://quiltkisses.blogspot.com/2015...ariations.html
It looks different but I like it
https://www.quiltingboard.com/member...45-609273.html
http://quiltkisses.blogspot.com/2015...ariations.html
It looks different but I like it
https://www.quiltingboard.com/member...45-609273.html
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I cut my strips in half so they are 20" and seam them with an angle seam. Breaks up the long strips of color. Adding little blocks of a contrast adds a different look too. That's what's so fun about quilting, we can use our artistry any way we want.
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