Jelly Roll Jam II Quilt Progress...

Jelly Roll Jam II Quilt in Moda™ Midwinter Reds Fabric

My Jelly Roll Jam II quilt is nearly ready to quilt. I added the red border

and assembled the piano key border in the ivory and tan fabrics. I pinned

everything together so I could see see what it looks like and I'm happy with it.

I'll straighten up one side of the keys and sew them to the quilt top. After I've

done that, I'll square up the outside edge and then I'll be ready to quilt it up.

I've decided to use the tan dot fabric for the back and I'm going to bind it in red.

I have something fun to share with you on Wednesday. Here's a peek.
Tag will be here tomorrow. The poor lad is going stir crazy with the rain. We'll see what he comes up with for his blog post. Either way, he's always fun!

Look What I Made...

I'm homeward bound around noon today, and I'd say it's been a great success.

In addition to all the fun I had with friends, old and new, I finished two

projects and got mostly finished on a third. I'm so happy with my trip results.

I showed you my first finished project on Monday, and these are the other two.

My Autumn Acorn Pincushion was a quick and simple project. If you'd like

to make your own, the kit is available HERE. It comes with all the supplies, 

and a set of five special stick pins. I only stuck two in my acorn, but you can see 

all five of them in the kit photograph on their website. I know I'll make more.

I already showed you these jelly roll fabrics I chose to use in our group project.

I'll show you photos of some of the other quilt tops created by the ladies I spent

the last few days with in tomorrow's post. Today, I'll just show you mine so far.

I like the size of this, but I want to make it just a bit bigger. I've decided that

I'm going to add a thin red border all the way around, and then make a

piano key border with more of the ivory and tan fabrics to finish up the top.

Tomorrow I'll share my final thoughts from the retreat, along with more photos.

Today, I'll be back with Handsome and The Corgi. Retreats are great fun,

but it's always great to get home again. Time to pack up and head south.

See you again tomorrow, my friends!

Jelly Roll Jam II Quilt...

Yesterday I chose the fabric I'll be using for our retreat group project. All I had to do was go shopping in the studio! (I have a boat-load few jelly rolls from which to choose.) I thought it might be fun to use this colorway from Minick & Simpson's Midwinter Reds. It's a Moda fabric, of course.   If you're interested in seeing what the whole collection looks like (before I make my Jelly Roll Jam II quilt, click this link to see every, luscious fabric!

I'm considering this polka dot fabric for the backing, but I won't make my final decision until the quilt top is done. I may end up not using the tans at all.

The pattern (free from The Fat Quarter Shop - with a link below) only calls for one jelly roll to create a 36 1/2" x 38 1/2" quilt. I'm planning to make a large  one, using two jelly rolls. I'll see how many blocks I can make without the tans.

If you'd like to make your own Jelly Roll Jam II quilt, let me know. I think it would be fun to share all the images in a future blog post. I'll make my quilt top at the retreat, but if you want to make one, too, I'll set up a Flickr page.    Click HERE to download your own (free) Jelly Roll Jam II Pattern. I'm also embedding the Fat Quarter shop video tutorial for this quilt into this post for you. Grab a cuppa and relax while you watch it! Direct link: http://youtu.be/sf98KddO1Uk   Enjoy! More to come on this project after the retreat...