tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post7278488921845013300..comments2024-03-28T02:21:41.938-04:00Comments on The Patchery Menagerie: The One StripMilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610068948963465925noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-71519027503522539042012-12-07T20:51:28.876-05:002012-12-07T20:51:28.876-05:00I have never made a jelly roll race quilt either, ...I have never made a jelly roll race quilt either, for the same reasons you mentioned above. In fact my husband bought me this quilt kit for my birthday (I think) and I asked him why he picked that kit. He said because it had dragonflies on it, and you like dragonflies ( I do) I asked him if he liked the quilt, he replied " Not really" I told him Good neither do I, but I will use the "jelly rolls" for something else, and put the dragonflies on that instead, but it was an ugly quilt. Looked like a jelly roll race quilt done on the diagonal. Not my style either.Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043510561974011878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-66151757519916410572012-12-07T20:20:55.507-05:002012-12-07T20:20:55.507-05:00My "Jelly Roll Race" quilt wasn't ma...My "Jelly Roll Race" quilt wasn't made from a purchased jelly roll. I grabbed 40 random strips from my stash of strips and put them in a paper bag. Then I got a bunch of yellow squares and some red ones to put between the strips, which were randomly taken from the bag. Sometimes I mistakenly sewed the end of the strip to the wrong side of the beginning strip and sometimes the strip got twisted. It didn't really matter because I had no preconceived notion of the end result! It made a great couch potato quilt for my daughter and her family and it was all made with what I had on hand.<br /><br />I can't find a good reason to buy a group (or strips) of fabrics that have been pre-packaged. I'm quite able to make my own fabric choices!Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-16134524726167972142012-12-07T05:53:19.660-05:002012-12-07T05:53:19.660-05:00Well said Lynne, I find those Jelly Roll quilt UGL...Well said Lynne, I find those Jelly Roll quilt UGLY too!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016844198614285557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-7350459982864222962012-12-07T00:07:16.899-05:002012-12-07T00:07:16.899-05:00Sweet!!
i have similar reasoning - only i have to ...Sweet!!<br />i have similar reasoning - only i have to remind myself how my Mom began patching....... <br />so i prefer the scrappy look to what i do, and i don't buy the latest and greatest fabric; i'm quite ok with fabric that isn't "hot off the press" so to speak!!<br />xo<br />smooches to millie<br />evaevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224744826026664447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-12963710823564275032012-12-06T12:07:35.230-05:002012-12-06T12:07:35.230-05:00Yay for you!
I never really "got" the je...Yay for you!<br />I never really "got" the jelly roll thing, and now I know why. i am a rebel at heart, too.<br />Vicky FVicky Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580450164312941983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-3196422667540166682012-12-05T08:35:43.597-05:002012-12-05T08:35:43.597-05:00Carry On! You are on the track I would take if I ...Carry On! You are on the track I would take if I were doing a random plank. Thank goodness there are rebel quilters in the world who make things so interesting.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779168612732592838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-6568239439919118712012-12-04T22:40:35.770-05:002012-12-04T22:40:35.770-05:00Weird. Just the other day I sewed a long strip tog...Weird. Just the other day I sewed a long strip together using the left over pieces from a quilt. It will be the bag for the butterfly to be on. It was on a whim I did that. I have no idea how long it is or how I will sew it all together yet....and then I pop in here and you are doing the same thing only bigger. I know yours will be beautiful!! joe tulipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184873686705028459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-4100156371319545192012-12-04T11:23:13.126-05:002012-12-04T11:23:13.126-05:00My hero!My hero!Judy in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663734488593757109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-82557520300351578892012-12-04T10:42:35.421-05:002012-12-04T10:42:35.421-05:00You ROCK!!!!!You ROCK!!!!!Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-32873554368526919162012-12-04T10:25:48.051-05:002012-12-04T10:25:48.051-05:00Damn girl...I love the way you think!!
SusanDamn girl...I love the way you think!!<br /><br />SusanSusan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303757856081421099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-16305492117685944872012-12-04T10:16:54.797-05:002012-12-04T10:16:54.797-05:00I agree with you about the jelly roll quilts. I...I agree with you about the jelly roll quilts. I've been at retreats where quilters ooh and ahh over the effects of them, when I think they're not so great. but when I do controlled scrappy, they say nothing. I've done a few of the plank quilts with my scraps and they were lovely, because they were unexpected, but I made sure that I didn't have blobs of colour touching, like I see in the JRQ. I've never bought a JR and don't plan to, because it seems like an expensive way to buy scraps.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029115839076216849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-73560844116002991412012-12-04T10:15:32.264-05:002012-12-04T10:15:32.264-05:00I own a quilt shop and I don't stock Jelly rol...I own a quilt shop and I don't stock Jelly rolls. I am trying to educate the quilters that by buying fabric this way, they can be spending as much as $20-$25 a yard. It was a brilliant marketing idea by which ever company thought it up to get rid of their ends and scraps - some people will buy ANYTHING wrapped up with a pretty ribbon! I hate, hate, hate the jelly roll quilts by any of their many names. They look like backgrounds at best. But I know a couple of quilters who may never make anything else for the rest of their lives. Thanks for letting me vent .... I think I'll go cut out a triangle now.Lori R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00186092404883985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-27121294924637812932012-12-04T07:41:27.799-05:002012-12-04T07:41:27.799-05:00Dear Selvage Fairy, There were four of us. All noi...Dear Selvage Fairy, There were four of us. All noisy, all creative, all unique.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610068948963465925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-79851047956491555912012-12-04T07:31:41.285-05:002012-12-04T07:31:41.285-05:00It's a good thing your mom is an artist. If s...It's a good thing your mom is an artist. If she were say, an accountant, raising you would have driver her crazy.The Selvage Fairynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-50681331820011720242012-12-04T04:10:09.982-05:002012-12-04T04:10:09.982-05:00You echo my sentiments exactly! All of the Jelly ...You echo my sentiments exactly! All of the Jelly Roll Race quilts I've seen are ugly. Why would anyone want to end up with an ugly quilt? And they look incredibly boring to sew as well. Why even bother? <br /><br />I'm enjoying watching your process!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-32906028976119338212012-12-04T02:42:59.497-05:002012-12-04T02:42:59.497-05:00Wonderful! I love your outlook and choice to do th...Wonderful! I love your outlook and choice to do things the way you want. You come up with some beautiful and unique creations!Callie Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379683295150396693noreply@blogger.com