QJ - JRRQ #1

QUILT JOURNAL - 2012
JRRQ #1 - aka -
N’s BIG SISTER QUILT


Machine Pieced
Machine Quilted By Mgr
50” x 64”
Started – July 26, 2011
Top Completed – July 28, 2011
Back Completed - May 4, 2012
To Mgr for Quilting - May 12, 2012

Pattern – Jelly Roll Race Quilt

Quilt Pattern – Deb’s Feathers

Made for N -

Front -
Photo by Mgr - Used with permission -

Back -
Photo by Mgr - Used with permission -

Close-up of the quilting -

This was my first Jelly Roll Race Quilt -.

If you have never heard of a JELLY ROLL RACE QUILT - watch the video - it's terrific!!

Strips sewn end to end -
I like to join them with straight seams -
It’s just easier for me -

The story starts with Scrappy Saturday - 7/30/11 - here -

For the rest of the story -
Please type “Jelly Roll Race Quilt” -
In the Search Box -

I made three Jelly Roll Race Quilts -

For three little girls -

Three little sisters -

The first one - for the oldest sister -
Has a burgundy label -
And white/pink cupcakes on the back

The second one - for the second sister -
Has a gold label -
And yellow/blue cupcakes on the back

The third one - for the youngest sister -
Has a purple/violet label -
And green/coral cupcakes on the back

QJ - 2012

JRRQ - #1/2/3 - Bindings

Three little bindings -
All in a row - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ - #1/2/3 - Label Redo

DESIGN WALL MONDAY -
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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I changed my mind on the three little labels - ;))

I figured that the Mom might want a quick way -

To tell the three quilts apart -

Because they are for three little girls -

Three little sisters -

So -

I made another three little labels -

This time - all DIFFERENT -

This way - even the three little sisters -

Should be able to tell -

Which quilt is theirs - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ #1 - Back

JRRQ #1 - with back -
Side by side

Three tops done -

Three backs done -

All bagged up and ready to go - in a box -

One at a time - to my friend for quilting -

Next up - the binding -

Times three - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ #2 - Back

JRRQ #2 - with back -
Side by side

Two out of three ain't bad - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ #3 - Back

DESIGN WALL MONDAY -
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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Three sets of spacer strips -

I made these backs -
In the wrong order -
But only I know that - ;))

JRRQ #3 - with back -
Side by side -

This is the top that came out shorter than the others -
All pressed and still 2" shorter than the other two -
And I THOUGHT that I had figured out WHY -

I needed a third jelly roll -
But didn't have one -
So I substituted a FQ pack -
The strips from that FQ were only half as long -

And I THOUGHT -
That all of the extra seams just made the "starter strip" short -
And there is no way that it will come out the same size -
If the "starter strip" is short - right?

But wouldn't that affect the WIDTH -
And NOT the LENGTH? -

Who knows? -

I still have 32 strip rows in ALL THREE tops -
But two of them came out to 64" long - correctly -
And the third one came out to 62" long? - 2" SHORT -

Gotta be my cutting -
Or my seam allowance - AGAIN -

But -

It doesn't really matter -

It's just as cute -

It's just shorter than the others -

And -

I guarantee you no one would notice -

But -

I'm going to add another 2" -

To the bottom of this one anyway -

And then wait to see if anyone notices -

The EXTRA strip - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ #1/2/3 - Labels

After NUMEROUS paper jams - ;((

Three little labels -
All in a row - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ - 5/3/12

Just need the spacer strip - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ - 5/2/12

I LOVE my kitchen island - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ - 5/1/12

Changed my mind about the bottom right corner - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

JRRQ - BACKS

DESIGN WALL MONDAY -
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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I’m taking a bit of a break –

From Blogger -

And my LHQSQ - Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt -

And my LHQSQ blocks -

I have another dozen or so blocks that I haven't shown you yet -

But first -

I have three JRRQ tops -

That need backs - sleeves - binding - labels - scrap cards - hearts - story - photos -

And - of course - quilting - ;))

One of them is 2” shorter than the others -

Who knows why -

Maybe because it isn’t pressed yet -
(1/16" x 32 strips is all it takes to come up short) -

I’ll have to measure it again later - ;))

They are overlapping -

‘Cuz the dang things are bigger than my wall -

I had wanted to lay out all three backs at the same time -

But - oh, well -

I'll just start with the middle one -

Anyway -

For the backs -

I have three matching FQ packs -

Each pack has 8 pieces - 2 yds -

I know that I'll need more fabric -

But that should get me started -

Now for some quick MATH -
That dreaded four-letter word -
OH - the HORROR - ;))

THIS top measures 50 x 64 -

And -

Because I want 6 - 8” extra in each direction -

I want the back to be at least 56 x 70 -

So - FQ up on the wall -
After I trim the selvages -

If they go 20” across -
I can put them 3 across - 3 x 20 = 60
With 2 seams at 1" per seam - 60 - 2 = 58
Need 56 - so it will be wide enough -

And then 18" down -
I can put them 4 down - 4 x 18 = 72
With 3 seams at 1" per seam - 72 - 3 = 69
Need 70 - so it will be 1" SHORT!!

I’m an inch SHORT - AGAIN!

See how I do this?

It's AMAZING how consistently I come up SHORT -

I just have to laugh -

My solution -

Add a strip across and between -

The first and second rows of FQ -

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So - now for real -

The middle JRRQ on the wall -
With the 8 FQ pinned on top of it -
This way I can SEE if the back is big enough -
SEE the top peeking out from under the FQ? - ;))

Three across Rows 1 & 2 -
Leaving a gap for the filler strip -

One on the left side of Rows 3 & 4 -

And it looks like -
One chunk (36 x WOF) should fill in the bottom right corner -

Now for the filler strip -

It has to make up the inch -

That I am SHORT - ;))

Plus one inch for seam allowances -
1/2 inch each side -

Plus two inches extra for insurance -

So that I don’t come up short AGAIN -

So that means the strip has to be 4” -

Right?

Sure hope so -

‘Cuz I’m going to cut that sucker at 4” -

And see what happens -

Wish me luck - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Design Wall Monday - More Squirrels!

DESIGN WALL MONDAY - More Squirrels!
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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Thought I might work on Orca Bay Bones -

While I was thinking about what fabrics -

I wanted to use/play with on

The Leisurely Wife Quilt-A-Long -

So I put some black and white blocks up on the wall -

But my design wall is next to my window -

And I like to keep the window open -

And it was windy -

And they all blew down - ;))

So I took that as a sign -

And made a Jelly Roll Race Quilt (#3) instead - ;))

If you have never heard of a JELLY ROLL RACE QUILT - watch the video - it's terrific!!

Strips sewn end to end -
I like to join them with straight seams -
It’s just easier for me -

Used a wastebasket -
To keep them off the floor -

But then I dumped them on the floor anyway -

‘cuz I needed the wastebasket -
To catch them as they were coming off the back end of the sewing machine -

Balanced it nicely on my desk -
And propped it up against the window -

And -

After a bit of mindless sewing -
I had this -

Ta Dah!

Jelly Roll Race Quilt #3 -

Now I can add it to my Stage 5 stuff -
Since it was never on the list -
In the first place - ;))

Stage 5.  Need Back - Sleeve - Binding - Label - etc.



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -