What are you making with your jelly roll strips today?
Me? I’m finishing up the blocks for my Aloha Mystery 5-0 quilt:
I’m about two-thirds of the way through making blocks. I used a jelly roll and white background fabric from my stash. I purchased the bright blue and green fabrics used as accent squares in each block. The teal print seen in the back stack of fabric will be the binding (and perhaps an outer border once everything is laid out). Backing fabric will be a Lori Holt cheater print that a friend gifted me. My plan was to rent time on the longarm at Tiny Stitches, but available slots are few and don’t mesh with my schedule for the three weeks. I’ll FMQ it on my domestic machine instead since I need it done in time for an event on October 11th.
Bonus Project: If you’ll notice, this quilt pattern required a lot of stitch & flip (a/k/a folded corner) units. I sewed all the of the leftover triangle bits together and trimmed them to yield 1-1/2″ HSTs. Final result: a useful hot pad for my kitchen – instead of adding to the rubbish bin.
Come Stitch With Me 