Sometimes -

The obvious totally escapes me - LOL - ;))

I thought this jelly roll would make a pretty bargello -

And I could have the prints running up and then back down again -

With the FLORAL in the center of the GOLDS as the "reverse" point -

But if I do it that way -

I need an EVEN number of duplicates -

To make the pattern run up and then back down again a second time -

So that I can sew them all into a "tube" -

Which appears to have no beginning or end -

And then cut the tube into strips of various widths for the bargello effect -

But I have THREE of each print - and one extra -

So I went back to the drawing board -

And then the OBVIOUS solution hit me - LOL -

If I have THREE of each print - and one extra -

I can forget about the extra one -

And simply lay them out -

In order -

In THREE identical repeats -

With no back and forth color runs -

Like this -

Problem solved - LOL - ;))

Have you ever -

Totally missed something -

That SHOULD have been obvious? - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

Something pretty -

Sounded like it would help me find my mojo -

So I checked my stash -

And pulled out some jelly rolls with Christmas colors -

Because it will be here before we know it -

Whether we're ready or not - LOL - ;))

I sorted out the RED (8) - GREEN (8) - BEIGE/NEUTRALS (4) -

I thought about making some 5-step Upstairs/Downstairs blocks -
But decided that the BEIGE/NEUTRALS were a little too boring -

So I pulled out a YELLOW jelly roll from my stash -

And pulled out the two on the right -

They didn't really look very Chrismas-ey to me -

And replaced the BEIGE/NEUTRALS with the remaining ones -

Then they looked a little too "bright" to me -

So I put them all back and pulled out a different roll from my stash -

Imperial Collection - ©Studio RK - Crimson Colorstory -
RU-754-40 - by Robert Kaufman -
40 pieces - includes duplicates -
There are 3 each of 12 different prints and 4 of the last one -

First I laid them out thinking that I would make the 5-step Upstairs/Downstairs block - but each set of 5 strips will give me 3 blocks - and with so many duplicate prints - that is a whole lot of "same" - or really close to "same" - LOL -

So I think it might make a better bargello - with the prints running up and then back down again -

The FLORAL in the center of the GOLDS would be "reverse" point -

This only has 27 of them laid out - because my kitchen island is only 6" long -
So it would finish at 54" this way -

If I added another "reverse run" - I could have all 40 laid out -
And it would finish at 80" long -

I have two rolls - so I'm pretty sure that I could make it at least 60" wide -

That would be a nice size -

And it IS something pretty - LOL -

What do you think? - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -