The Lulu Roses Quilt top is ready for the longarm quilter.

I’ll give you some of the details now ….but I’ll post the rest of the details later …

I’ve had two ladies ask if I was going to film a video on how to make this quilt … the answer is I’d be happy to ….but ….. this quilt measures 66 x 75 and to be honest I prefer making smaller quilts.  So, I’ll rework my blocks and come up with a smaller size…. it will be the same … just a tad smaller (to make it larger all you do is add more blocks).

• I used 8 patterns of Fabric … with one White Jelly Row (could be more .. I made some tweaks along the way).
• It’s 8 rows across … 9 rows down for a total of 72 blocks that measure 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 (plus the extra strips that measure 2-1/2 x 6-1/2).
• I used 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 squares …cut with the AccuQuilt 6-1/2 square die.
• For the sashing I sewed two jelly roll strips together (for a total of 88 inches … I trimmed the extra).

After making this quilt I’ve decided that I really like making quick and easy quilts and although this quilt was easy …. it was not as quick as I would have liked!!  My next quilt will be something really quick … like maybe another flower or butterfly quilt.

I’ll try to take a better picture tomorrow …. if you don’t see it …. you’ll know I was unsuccessful and I’ll be looking for a way to take a picture of larger quilt.

FYI …  the Raskog cart from Ikea is on sale this week for $29.99 … I’m headed over there tomorrow to buy two more for the lake house!!

See ya!

p.s. thanks for all the kind words about my health and for leaving comments!!! I read every single one of them … usually twice.  I don’t always comment …. but I really enjoy reading them.  Thank YOU!!!

Today’s picture is another Jelly Roll Quilt and I made it with the Atelier Jelly Roll 3 Sisters for Moda Fabrics.

I believe this is the last Jelly Roll Quilt I’ll be making for a while!

The reason I choose this quilt is because it’s really easy …. you can sit at your machine for a few hours and boom it’s done!

Click here if you’d like to see a video on how to make a Jelly Roll Quilt.

I can’t believe I’m going to say this but it’s late, I’m exhausted and I’m headed to bed ….. goodnight (at 7:30pm) LOL

See ya!

I’m happy to say the Autumn Lily Quilt Top is complete!!

This quilt was almost the death of me …. I’m just kidding …. but  ….. I will say the next time I mess up a quilt top I’m gonna donate it to charity!

Here’s the rest of the story  ……

A typical Jelly Roll Race Quilt is made by opening the Jelly Roll and you sew the strips together.  My first one turned out beautifully …. so I assumed they all would…. that is not the case!!  See picture below (when you compare the top picture with this one … Holy Cow!).

Since I did not like the look of it … I decided to order another Jelly Roll and this time I would place the fabric where I wanted (see picture below).

It was going to be a beauty!!  I could just tell by the picture directly above.

Until I forgot to cut 18″ off the end of the 1600 strip.  When someone says “this is the most important step” they are not joking!!

I was sick …. how could I mess up another one … of the same fabric?  In my defense there is a lot going on in this house and to say I’m overwhelmed is an understatement (lane swerve here … .. Brooke is not moving out after all … Thank God!!).

After throwing a small fit … I decided I’d just start cutting and see what I could come up with …. it too was not working …. I did not take pictures … it was too awful to share.

The next day it hit me …. make those strips smaller and tear about the first quilt I made and combine the two…. are you cracking up?   I’m not sure how I pulled it off …but the end result is beautiful.

I have a habit of saying things that either annoy people or make them laugh (Laura keeps saying I need to start a list and give them a name…maybe one day)  … so here it goes … while making this quilt I seriously wanted to give up … as we often do when things don’t go right …but I stuck with it and as usual it was worth the pain.  I’m being a little dramatic but … often times things that bring us pain on the front side  … end up being worth it in the long run.

I can’t wait to get this one back from the longarm quilter!

See ya!