It’s that time of year again,
Fall Quilt Market (& post-season baseball) in Houston!
This is not the first time that we’ve shared downtown Houston with baseball fans.
I hope the Astros do well in the series,
& if you’re attending International Fall Quilt Market,
I hope you stop by Booth #136 & check out my new quilts & their patterns!
I’ll be back next week with images of the new quilts,
but you can check them out on my website now.
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Jellyroll Joyride Quilt #3
is with the Origami fabric collection by Janet Clare
for Moda Fabrics.
This is #3 of 4 collections that my daughter
helped me to make the foundations for
to make my new pattern,
Jellyroll Joyride for my booth at Spring Quilt Market
next month in Kansas City.
This morning I trimmed the strips,
then arranged them to get ready to sew.
After each strip is sewn onto the foundation,
it’s important to measure across the quilt in 3 places
to be sure the strips are being sewn on straight.
So I measured on the left side, 
in the center,
and on the right side.
As you can see the measurement is 16 1/2″ each time.
Although I’ve made many of my Quilt-as-you-go patterns,
I still feel that it is important to check
my sewing so my quilts are straight when they’re finished!
Another thing that I want to mention
is that when I get to the center of the quilt,
I roll the foundation from both ends
to help manage the bulk of the quilt as I sew.
With Warm & Natural cotton batting
there isn’t a lot of bulk,
but rolling the batting & backing foundation
makes the sewing very easy to manage!
Soon I was sewing the binding strips together,
and then onto this quilt!
Tonight while watching TV I got my binding box out & went to work.
And now #3 is complete!
You really can make this quilt in a day!
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
I mentioned earlier today that I started on the 2nd of
4 beautiful jelly rolls,
this one being the new Grunge Metallics collection by Basic Grey
for Moda Fabrics.
Several distractions today,
including choosing just the right bobbin thread…
& did you know, when in doubt, go dark???
It’s true every time!
On the spool, the lighter grey looks to be a closer match,
but when laid upon the fabric,
the darker thread is a better match.
Next, I laid out all of the strips
in order of how I wanted them in the quilt.
Dinner was on time,
but the quilt was long from ready for binding,
so I continued to sew after dinner…
And now it’s complete!
Even the labels are sewn on, yay!!!
Love this collection!
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Today I started on the 2nd of
4 beautiful jelly rolls
with the additional 2 yards of coordinating fabrics
from Moda’s future collections.
This is the Grunge Metallics collection also by Basic Grey
for Moda Fabrics.
I particularly like the dots in this collection.
There are 20 colors; 2 strips of each color.
1 strip has metallic dots,
the other has smears of metallic like the grunge fabric itself.
These are just some of them.
I’ve chosen these 6 to be the binding.
I went back & forth over whether or not they should all of dots or no dots,
& guess what?
That leaves the top with extra strips with dots or no dots………
It’ll look great either way!
Just make a decision already!!!
As I was preparing to start the quilt this morning
I was reminded of a conversation that I had not long ago.
Someone was mentioning how they don’t like
how jelly roll strips “shed” as they use them.
I told her I don’t have that problem.
I shake them out real well
as soon as I remove the adorable ribbon
& rubber band that holds the strips together.
Just shake & shake…
& shake…
until they’re done shedding.
Try this, it really works.
You don’t have to use a pretty Longaberger trash can but it helps, Lol.
& yes, I emptied the trash this morning before I took these pics!
It was time.
Next, I hang the adorable ribbon on the hook!
“Why,” you ask?
Now I must get back to work.
I have strips to trim,
then strips to sew
before I can bind this thing after dinner tonight while I watch TV.
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
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
Last but certainly not least is a new pattern that is made just for those pre-cuts that you’ve been collecting the last few years but have never opened! I know you’ve got them, they’re totally irresistible. Ask me how I know…
This pattern uses 10″ Layer Cake Squares, Jellyroll Strips & 5″ Charm Squares!
Of course you can cut from yardage as I did, but that’s just because I wanted a red & cream quilt for my booth and so I used these as shown to you in a previous post, remember?
This is what I did with those lovelies:
This quilt is twin size, but the pattern includes lap, twin, queen & king sizes. It goes quickly and if you start with the pre-cuts as previously described it will go even quicker.
I hope you enjoyed my show & tell. Please look for my patterns at your local quilt shop. If they’re not selling them have them contact me for information to get them started. They’re also available on my website.
Until next time,
Susan
Quilting my way through life! 