Every September the fine folks at Moda Fabrics celebrate their ingenious creation - the Jelly Roll. I remember when these first came on the scene. In my totally-missing-the-mark way, I determined that this idea would never catch on.
Yeah. I admit to such narrow-mindedness.
A more successful marketing brainchild may not be found in the quilting world. Precuts surely are some of the best of the best sellers in the industry.
A few years back, I bought these lovely JRs from an Etsy shop. Roman Holiday by 3 Sisters is my all-time favorite fabric, and finding it these days is quite difficult.
Two of the JRs have been used, but one remained in my stash, and so, in preparation for the big Sew a Jelly Roll day coming up on Saturday, I have begun a new project.
Few things are more thrilling that beginning a new project, yet beginning a new project with THE very prettiest fabric ever created sure makes me a very happy quilter! Look at that RED!
Yes, I have started early on the Jelly Roll celebration. DH and I will be traveling on Saturday, so I will not be in the sewing room. If I am to participate, I need an early start.
The easy part of this jelly roll pattern is making 9-patch blocks. I am very close to having them all done. Next will be to locate some background fabric for making Snowball blocks. I have plenty of scraps in the Roman Holiday tub to use for the corner squares. More on that as I get to them. I will also share the pattern I am using.
Hope you are finding fun things to work on!
Happy Quilting, Friends!
It's funny how we get attached to a certain line of fabric. I think mine is Chelsea's Boutique by Blackbird Designs. Have fun sewing with your beautiful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to go look up Chelsea's Boutique as I am unfamiliar with it. You are absolutely correct about fabric faves!
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