Here are the two I cam home with - the Red one is now on my design wall so I can figure out how I want to finish it, and the Red White and Blue one was made by Harriett. I am going to add some borders to it too....
My plan on this red one is to add a small white border, and a larger blue border.
I have a plan for this one too - but its too early in the morning to think if it will work or not.
And here is how they came together:
Janet made one long long strip, and it got a little turned, so Mary helped her get it straightened,
Charolett working hard on her strips.
Janets strips coming together to a top,
Joan almost finished with hers....
Ethel ironing... she beat me - I was trying to sew the fastest - but alas - I am not quick at all!
Harriett - our fearless leader - she has made a few of these, so she was the teacher. A very good one too I might add.
These were really really fun and everyones will look a little different. We took them home to put some borders on and I will show them to you again when they are all done. Some of the Jelly rolls weren't enough fabric, so a few turned out thinner, but thats alright - it will add to the variety.
For that lady that did this quilt in 35 minutes... I totally respect her. Mine took me the whole 3 hours, and I tried to stay in my chair the WHOLE time. I am not sure I have ever sat that long!!
Now - go check out all the other design walls - I have already been dreaming on the quilts this morning!
18 comments:
Jelly roll races... how cool is that! Y'all got a lot done and I'm sure you had fun!
I want to make a jelly roll race quilt top and I will... just think it would be more fun with a group.
Thanks for sharing the photos...
what a great project. Hum, I think I will share the idea of jelly roll races for my quit group. If we didn't use jelly rolls how many strips would you recommend?
I love the idea of jelly roll races. What an excellent way to get a group of quilters going on a project.
Very nice, did all the jelly rolls you cut get used up?
ohhh...now I want to make a red one! I also took longer than 35 minutes~maybe about 4 hours. :) looking forward to *see* the border treatments. very nice!
Sewing with friends, racing with friends, sounds fun! I have seen this technique on other blogs but never imagined someone could do one in 35 minutes! I'm not fast either :)
Looks like fun. I am trying to get my bee to do this one day soon.
What a treat. To get together with friends and do something you love for people so deserving. Great job!
Looks like lots of fun! There is no way I would be able to make a top in 35 minutes...I'm way too slow!
This is a great project--especially for a group. My on-line group raced our jellyrolls a couple of weeks ago--what a hoot!
That looks like a lot of fun and what a great way to get some charity quilts done!
I don't know; I am seriously doubting that someone did this quilt in under an hour. It took me an hour just to sew the strips end to end (o wait; I actually cut each strip in half first, to give it more visual interest). The next step, matching the ends to make it a two-strip-wide piece, took me 40 minutes all by itself...
It took me 2 hours and 45 minutes, I used 53 strips because I wanted it to be big. I still can't believe that 35 minutes one! I'm making a few changes next time and going to do the "old fashioned" thing of pressing after each seam. It will keep things from getting so tangled, I hope.
Looks like great fun. The red and the red/white/blue look great.
I am going to try making one of these...just need to get cutting ( I procrastinate cutting jobs!)
I love these quilts. I am on the lookout for jelly rolls on sale (don't usually buy them) so I can made a few of these quilts for comfort quilts: they seem to turn out just the right size for kids.
So what # of strips made the most usable size top? JoAnne said 53. Lights and darks? One color family? What do you think turned out best?
I am using Anonymous as I don't have a Google account yet. My name is Jan. I think the red, white and blue one, which looks a bit narrow, would look great with a row of stars on one long side (use the "One Star" pattern), then it will only need binding after quilting!!! Jan
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