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Jelly Roll Sew Along – Part 2

Posted on March 6, 2023 by katyquilts

Ready to get sewing? This is what you will be working on this week.

After pairing up my strips, I began sewing them together. Below you can see groups of four strips sewn together, two matching WOF prints and two background strips alternating.

These are then subcut into 2 1/2” strips, as shown below.

I took eight of each unit and sewed them end to end, always pressing toward the dark. Then I sewed the two long strips together to form the checkerboard strips. All your seams should nest. Below you can see six sets finished.

The photo above shows 6 columns. So the assignment for this week, is to get this much done. Then you will be almost halfway!

BTW, here are great deal that end tonight at AccuQuilt .

Have a great day!

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OrganPipe National Monument

Posted on March 5, 2023 by katyquilts

Last week, Daughter #2 and I went here on her day off. It was a bucket list place for both of us.

Pictures just don’t do it justice, bug herd are a few anyway.

See that dark line in the photo below? That is the Mexican border.

It’s always fun to ride in her pink Jeep!

I love adventures with this girl!

Have a great day!

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This and That

Posted on March 4, 2023 by katyquilts

I found this little machine on Facebook Marketplace last weekend. That’s about the only thing I use Facebook for. I got a cover for it, but no attachments. I did find a manual online. It sews a lovely stitch!

Daughter #2 gave me this. Isn’t it fun?

Found this fun fabric at Goodwill. Of course, it had to come home.

Along with this mug.

Have a great weekend!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Layer Cake Loop

Posted on March 3, 2023 by katyquilts

I can finally share some secret sewing that I completed back in January for Fat Quarter Shop . I used this layer cake to make the Layer Cake Loop quilt, from their Short Cut Quilt series.

The free pattern will soon be available from Fat Quarter Shop . This fabric is there now.

This was fast and fun!

I found these fabrics to be so interesting and pretty!

Have a great day!

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Experiment Part 2

Posted on March 2, 2023 by katyquilts

So, I cut oversized triangles to put my star together. It is not perfect. Some of you have asked what size I would cut the settings triangles, the answer to that is that I have no answer. I clearly did t figure correctly so I trimmed it after piecing. Sorry about that!

There is more fullness around the edges than I would like. But I see potential here. And I do like this so far.

I added a narrow green border and I’m trying to decide where to go from here. I rather wanted to make a pieced border, but maybe a wider background border is what is called for.

Decisions, decisions…

Have a great day!

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An Experiment

Posted on March 1, 2023 by katyquilts

I was thinking about this AccuQuilt die and wondered if I could use it to make a bigger star.

This is the block it was created to make.

So I used some solid scraps and used the die to cut up a bunch of diamonds.

I sewed them together in strips of three.

Then sewed the three strips together.

So far, so good!

Now I need to figure out the setting pieces. That might be trickier.

Have a great day!

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February Wrap- Up

Posted on February 28, 2023 by katyquilts

I know February is a short month, but this has flown by at break neck speed! This is what I finished this month.

I made 5 of these little Valentine quilts. They were so fun!

This was actually finished in January, but the blog post for AccuQuilt came out this month so now I can share it.

I really thought I’d gotten more done. Ah well, moving right along….

Have a great day!

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Welcome to the Jelly Roll Sew Along!

Posted on February 27, 2023 by katyquilts

I’m keeping this little sew along simple. The quilt is easy and most everything you need to know can be found in this post.

I will post suggested “assignments “ each Monday for the next three to four weeks and share my progress for each week.

Ready? Let’s go!

You will need 26 matching pairs of strips for a total of 52 – 2 1/2” by WOF strips. Half should be light and half dark. For my first top (seen here), I started with a jelly roll, but added light strips to that from my stash. This time, I’m using 26 jelly roll strips (13 matching pairs) and 26 solid black strips from stash. I have 2 of each print.

So the assignment for this week, is to choose fabric and prepare your strips. Pair them up so you are ready to sew. Read over this post and let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

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