Jelly Roll Race Quilt, what did I do wrong?
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
The jelly roll didn't have a lot of variety but I never though the strips would match up making two sections. The only thing I can think of is my first sewn together strip got twisted. Would that have made the strips not varied? I still like it but just wondering why the dark blue and pinks are on one side and the greens and prints are on the other side.
It is a great quilt! froggyintexas
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Mine looks very similar to yours; you can see it here, about halfway down the page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-128274-6.htm#3422703
My jelly roll only had, if I remember correctly, 6 different fabrics. I think that is what creates the blocky-looking design. It seems to me that the people who are using Moda jelly rolls, which have a lot more variety, come up with something completely different. Not better, just different!! I'm going to add on some borders to mine to try and make it twin-sized.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-128274-6.htm#3422703
My jelly roll only had, if I remember correctly, 6 different fabrics. I think that is what creates the blocky-looking design. It seems to me that the people who are using Moda jelly rolls, which have a lot more variety, come up with something completely different. Not better, just different!! I'm going to add on some borders to mine to try and make it twin-sized.
#57
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I'm making another one today. It will be from a Moda Flag Day Jelly roll. I think I'll sew the strips how they are layered in the roll and not try to plan. I'm doing this for the guild program and of course everyone is going to ask why this and that. I can say there is no why. LOL
#58
Mine sort of did the same thing. I had two dark blues right smack dab together in the center of the quilt and it just bugged me to pieces so I got out the old worn out seam ripper, (my BFF), and ripped 'er apart and sewed that part on the other end. Then I noticed two more places where the fabrics seemed to bunch together and I thought I could be doing this until next week!! I left it alone, I like it the way it is, I'll put Minkee on the back and git er done!
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