Super Fast Jelly-roll quilt
06-18-2010, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by burnsk
Originally Posted by omak
My math must have been waaayyyy off! apologies. But, as long as you are happy and have solutions, it might not be so bad. Your idea of putting the four squares in the backing is very creative! <wave>
Front of quilt
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Back of quilt with left over blocks
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06-19-2010, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by burnsk
Originally Posted by burnsk
Originally Posted by omak
My math must have been waaayyyy off! apologies. But, as long as you are happy and have solutions, it might not be so bad. Your idea of putting the four squares in the backing is very creative! <wave>
Thanks for sharing the pics! I'm sure it will look SPECTACULAR when the quilting is finished.
06-20-2010, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by fromthenestdesigns
Super Fast Jelly-roll Quilt
Approximate finished size: 65 X 79
This idea was shared with me by a friend. Ive written it up so I can share it. Enjoy!!!
What you will need: 1 jelly roll
1st border: 1/2 yard
2nd border: 1 1/4 yards
Directions: Sew all the jellyroll strips end to end in random order. Cut the selvages off as you go.
You will have a very long strip of fabric approximately 1600 inches long. (40 strips x 40)
Important: Cut 20 off of the beginning of the long strip of fabric and throw it in your stash. You wont be using it. This will make it so your seams will be staggered as you sew them together.
Now find the 2 ends of the strip and put right sides together and start sewing!!! Sew down the long side of the strip to the end and cut the loop at the end of the strip. You now have a very long strip that is 2-jellyroll strips wide.
If you want to at this point, you can press them open, but pressing is really not necessary until you have the whole thing sewn. Remember this is supposed to be a fun and FAST quilt. Dont stress over anything!
Next...find the two ends of this long strip again and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end again. You will now have a strip that is 4 jellyroll strips wide.
Now... find the two ends of this long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a strip that is 8 jellyroll strips wide.
Again...find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a that is 16 jellyroll strips wide.
For the last time ..find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end.
You will now have a that is 32 jellyroll strips wide.
You are finished!!!
You now have the center of your quilt.
It should measure approximately 50 x 64
Square it up.
Borders are next:
1st border: Cut 62 1/2 inch strips. Join together.
Measure and apply borders as shown.
2nd border: Cut 76 strips. Join together.
Measure and apply as shown.
Approximate finished size: 65 X 79
This idea was shared with me by a friend. Ive written it up so I can share it. Enjoy!!!
What you will need: 1 jelly roll
1st border: 1/2 yard
2nd border: 1 1/4 yards
Directions: Sew all the jellyroll strips end to end in random order. Cut the selvages off as you go.
You will have a very long strip of fabric approximately 1600 inches long. (40 strips x 40)
Important: Cut 20 off of the beginning of the long strip of fabric and throw it in your stash. You wont be using it. This will make it so your seams will be staggered as you sew them together.
Now find the 2 ends of the strip and put right sides together and start sewing!!! Sew down the long side of the strip to the end and cut the loop at the end of the strip. You now have a very long strip that is 2-jellyroll strips wide.
If you want to at this point, you can press them open, but pressing is really not necessary until you have the whole thing sewn. Remember this is supposed to be a fun and FAST quilt. Dont stress over anything!
Next...find the two ends of this long strip again and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end again. You will now have a strip that is 4 jellyroll strips wide.
Now... find the two ends of this long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a strip that is 8 jellyroll strips wide.
Again...find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end. You will now have a that is 16 jellyroll strips wide.
For the last time ..find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end.
You will now have a that is 32 jellyroll strips wide.
You are finished!!!
You now have the center of your quilt.
It should measure approximately 50 x 64
Square it up.
Borders are next:
1st border: Cut 62 1/2 inch strips. Join together.
Measure and apply borders as shown.
2nd border: Cut 76 strips. Join together.
Measure and apply as shown.
06-28-2010, 06:10 AM
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I have a question -- and forgive me if it's crazy, since I'm still a newbie. I'm just finishing up my first quilt ever (Amy Butler's Thea's Puzzle Quilt) and am going to try this one next.
Is it possible to cut the strips of the jelly roll in half? So instead of being 2 1/2" by 40-ish, they'd be 2 1/2" by 20-ish? Then, still sewing them together (though I think you'd have to take a little more control over where you place which piece, since you'd have doubles of each) and leaving the process the same, would that work to make a scrappier looking quilt?
Or, using the cut-in-half pieces again, could you do something like burnsk did above alternating horizontal and vertical squares, but with smaller squares?
Forgive me if this doesn't make sense, but hopefully you get the idea. I'm so excited to try this!
Is it possible to cut the strips of the jelly roll in half? So instead of being 2 1/2" by 40-ish, they'd be 2 1/2" by 20-ish? Then, still sewing them together (though I think you'd have to take a little more control over where you place which piece, since you'd have doubles of each) and leaving the process the same, would that work to make a scrappier looking quilt?
Or, using the cut-in-half pieces again, could you do something like burnsk did above alternating horizontal and vertical squares, but with smaller squares?
Forgive me if this doesn't make sense, but hopefully you get the idea. I'm so excited to try this!
06-28-2010, 08:59 PM
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Yes and yes, to both your ideas. Just remember the width of your row determines the length of your cut. Mine were 8 1/2 inch squares. But you can cut smaller squares from fewer rows. Did that make sense?
You are the creator/designer. Be sure to post pictures.
You are the creator/designer. Be sure to post pictures.
07-02-2010, 10:49 AM
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Thank you for this tutorial! I am taking beginning sewing/quilting classes this summer and before they start, I have been getting ansy. So, I picked up a jelly roll that my local quilt store made up and had on sale for $15. I have not yet put the borders on since I want to take it to my quilt shop for their suggestions for border fabric.
My MIL saw me working on this and she fell in love with it. She has some issues with memory, so she kept forgetting that she'd seen it and tell me again how pretty it was! lol It was great. I think she complimented it over 15 times. So, it's obviously meant to be her birthday present. :) (She particularly liked the kittens peeking strips. I need to find more of that!)
The only boo boo I think I made was that I wasn't as careful as I should have been, so I may have confused which sides to join a time or two, but I still think it looks nice.
Thanks again for this idea!
My MIL saw me working on this and she fell in love with it. She has some issues with memory, so she kept forgetting that she'd seen it and tell me again how pretty it was! lol It was great. I think she complimented it over 15 times. So, it's obviously meant to be her birthday present. :) (She particularly liked the kittens peeking strips. I need to find more of that!)
The only boo boo I think I made was that I wasn't as careful as I should have been, so I may have confused which sides to join a time or two, but I still think it looks nice.
Thanks again for this idea!
07-02-2010, 02:16 PM
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If your local qs made the jelly roll, they should have that fabric on the bolt. Take it in and show them what you have done. They can help you find the fabric you need.
I love it, by the way. Awesome colors.
I love it, by the way. Awesome colors.
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