A couple of weeks ago when I had Clare to help me,
we basted foundations in preparation to make 4 more Jellyroll Joyride Quilts.
I had already chosen 4 beautiful jelly rolls
& 2 yards of coordinating fabrics each
from Moda’s future collections.
The Nova collection by Basic Grey was my first choice to sew.
I see that The Fat Quarter Shop has the jelly rolls on their site for pre-orders.
Isn’t this blue floral BEAUTIFUL!
I’m not a blue person, but I love this print!
Yesterday was the day.
I chose 6 strips for the binding and trimmed the rest of them to size.
Yes, I actually followed the pattern!
I picked out a fun movie to keep me company then set to sew.
By dinner time I had all of the strips sewn onto the foundation
& had the binding sewn onto the quilt,
then after dinner I watched TV
& sewed the binding to the back of the quilt by hand.
It’s the only hand work on this quilt
& if you don’t care for that bit of hand work
you can sew it by machine if you prefer.
Now it’s complete including the labels!
When I use one collection for the entire quilt,
I like to include a piece of the selvage with the collection name printed on it
& attach it with the label for reference later.
(I call this my artificial intelligence! Lol)
Isn’t it lovely?
I like that the ENTIRE collection is visible in the quilt!
Now you know why I’ve had this quilt pattern on my wishlist for a long time.
If you have a jelly roll that you’ve been hoarding,
waiting for the perfect quilt to showcase the collection,
you can find the pattern here on my website.
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Quilting my way through life! 