Jelly roll quilts

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Originally Posted by irisb

With this in mind I am wondering about what quilting patterns you have used? I was thinking of doing opposite diagonal lines, from the direction the angles are sewn together? Any other ideas?

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I haven't used diagonal. I just stitch in the ditch along the rows. I have used a wide meander and what is called POND meander, but mostly SITD, it defines the strips, and that's what I like about JRR quilts.

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Stitch in the ditch

I've figured out that 20 strips will make a baby race quilt. how many times should I cut the fold .?

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Originally Posted by Jean Sewing Machine

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Wow ... when I saw that I think my eyes popped. It's gorgeous.

Would quilt as you go work with the jelly roll quilts? Or would it get too wonky?

I think I saw Sewing with Nancy where she did long strips but I think they were pastry rolls. You sandwich the batting and backing and start in the center and just start sewing the strips on.

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Originally Posted by Dalronix

Wow ... when I saw that I think my eyes popped. It's gorgeous.

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It's one of my favorites! The backing is the cutest fabric, it's called Once Upon a Time, and try as I might, I cannot find one more inch of it anywhere!

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You could just use one jelly roll (this was two small ones called 'daisy Delight') and cut strips for the edges. This is on my double bed, but you might want to make it wider.

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Originally Posted by Vonnie

Would quilt as you go work with the jelly roll quilts? Or would it get too wonky?

I think I saw Sewing with Nancy where she did long strips but I think they were pastry rolls. You sandwich the batting and backing and start in the center and just start sewing the strips on.

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jenny did a quilt as you go tutorial using strips, but the strips were wider and shorter. I would go crazy trying to get a bunch of jelly roll strips lined up straight enough to quilt as you go.

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Originally Posted by Jean Sewing Machine

jenny did a quilt as you go tutorial using strips, but the strips were wider and shorter. I would go crazy trying to get a bunch of jelly roll strips lined up straight enough to quilt as you go.

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Thanks Jean, that would be very possible on a bed size quilt. If I try this, think it will be for a baby quilt - that should be manageable.

Here's how I would do it, make the jelly roll race by starting it, and sew til you have 4 rows/ strips sewn across together ( 4 strips wide). Then cut the big long strip into 8 equal lengths, and do a QAYG technique with the 8" by 50" strips, using warm and natural batting, or any batting that can be quilted 8" apart. That way, you preserve the JRR look and save your sanity!

Good idea jean! Thanks