QandE2010

Wow, I had to bookmark this page and digest it. I read it twice & still couldn't wrap my brain around it. Of course that could be because I am going down I-75 pulling a 5th wheel & I am looking at the traffic whizzing by. (no, I'm not driving. That chore has been delegated to DH. (he is just driving Miss Daisy) LOL

Linda58

Here is a tute for the Jelly roll quilt.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-44258-1.htm

Bluequilter

I've done this pattern as a lap quilt and was fun doing it. May do it again as a scrappy quilt.

Linda58

Linda58

Great idea, I love scrappy quilts.

MYWR

I bought a Moda honeybun - for the life of me I don't know why. . and started that and it just wasn't any size at all - so I got another one (thankfully I found it) and wound up making a lap -size quilt for a friend who needed a hug - what drove me absolutely nutz was the lint from the zig-zag sides of the honeybun ! I cut each sewn peice in 1/2 (across the sewn peices and made a type of cross X) but Can't put my hands on the pix right now !

Ardelle Coult

When you sew the strips together do you use a straight seam or on an angle like you do when making binding?

Rose_P

I recently tried it - just lap size, and maybe you can learn from my mistake: at one point, early on the second run my bobbin ran out and I sewed along a good 3 yards before I noticed. This must be some kind of record! Since the seams are so long, and I was letting it fall off the back of the table beyond my line of vision, it was too easy to overlook. Other than that, it was fun. I have it sandwiched and when I get it done I'll post a picture. I don't know if I'd have the patience to do a bigger one.

I like the spontaneity of this idea, but I also like that you do have a little choice about which two sides you're going to sew together each time.

Rose_P

To calculate how much fabric you need for any size of this quilt, first write down the dimensions you are going for in inches, and multiply the length by the width. Then divide that number by 80, which is the approximate square inches you'll get from each cross-cut strip in the finished quilt, if you are using 2 1/2" strips. If you change the size of the strip, you'll alter the area accordingly.

Rose_P

This is your choice, but I prefer the angles myself. I made my angles sharper than I use for binding, just to make things more difficult for myself. :roll: