Mail call -

 

 

Today I got some squishy mail - 

 

And couldn't wait to open it - 

 

Inside were four 20-strip jelly rolls - 

Marigold - HERE - 

 

 

They were on sale and I couldn't resist - 

 

I think that they will make a beautiful Upstairs/Downstairs quilt top -

 

And the rolls are already "shaded" for me -   

I LOVE it when that happens -

 

I need two rolls for the first four "sets" of identical blocks - 

 

And these rolls were SUPER SIMPLE to sort - 

 

 

I peeled them right off the roll and made four piles - 

Starting with the darker ones ones on the bottom - 

 

1234-1234-1234-1234-1234 -

Four piles with 5 strips in each pile -

Each pile will be sewn into one strata - 

Which will make three identical blocks - 

 

Then I split the second roll the same way - 

To give me two matching strata - 

For six identical blocks - 

 

So - the first two rolls will make four "sets" of six identical blocks -

 

The last two rolls were split a little differently -

For variety - to give me another four "sets" of six identical blocks -

 

1234-2341-3412-4123-1234 - 

 

Then I changed up the last 1234 to 2341 -

To mix it up a little more - 

 

Then I folded the eight "sets" and put them on a cookie sheet - 

To be sewn into strata later - 

 

 

These eight "sets" will give me 48 blocks - 

Set 6 x 8 - 

For a top approximately - 60" x 80" - 

 

It's been a while since I did any piecing -

 

So I think this will be nice for a "change" - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -