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[Snowy]

My local shop had the moda jelly rolls on sale. I liked the colours in this one, it is going to be another fleece backed throw in my lounge.

Only done the patchwork top so far, I need some more fabric to edge it, then some fleece to back it. I quite like how it's turning out. I'm thinking of using the burgundy in the border.

I had a few blocks and odds and ends left over, so this will be a table runner

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Gorgeous Snowy ....I wish I was in the right place at the right time for bargain jelly rolls etc

 

Sha x

[Laura & CTB]

That looks lovely Snowy.

 

(and I've just had to Google what a jelly roll is )

[Fizzle Knit]

Love the autumnal colours

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

I'm trying to patch a runner and my patches have gone wonky. I am insanely jealous of your precise corners and gorgeous palette.

 

Oh Snowy. You are so talented. I love you.

[bigmommasally]

Ooo I like that Snowy, I have a Jelly Roll (free for subscribing to Popular Patchwork) I was wondering how to use it So far I just been stroking it I'm too scared to unroll it as it looks so pretty

 

Your blocks match up so perfectly I too (like chickychickychickenn) am insanely jealous of your talent.

[Plum]

Oooh that's clever. I presume you sewed the long strips together and cut afterwards. It's really effective.

[Snowy]

Yes Plum - it was a lot easier than it looks! Just the kind I like!

And because all the triangles were on the bias, the seams were dead easy to match

[Valkyrie]

The com poo ter is playing up and I can't see any pics and even some avatars are missing - ooh so are the linky bits on the omlet headings - think I'll have to kick it.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Ooops has Koojie kicked it too hard & gone offline

 

Please can I join the Snowy appreciation society, you are such a talented sewist hunny .....I was going to type sewer & thought it might be read wrong

 

Sha x

[Snowy]

Ooops has Koojie kicked it too hard & gone offline

 

Please can I join the Snowy appreciation society, you are such a talented sewist hunny .....I was going to type sewer & thought it might be read wrong

 

Sha x

 

Aaaaww, thank you all. But note I didn't show any close ups

[Valkyrie]

I can seeeeeeee! I dooo like the top one. Lovely contrast and cottagey warm colours.

[Ygerna]

Could you elaborate upon how to turn it from a quilt top, into a 'fleece backed throw' please

 

Its sounds like a fab idea, if only I knew how to do it myself

[Snowy]

Could you elaborate upon how to turn it from a quilt top, into a 'fleece backed throw' please

 

Its sounds like a fab idea, if only I knew how to do it myself

 

It's a lazy way of making a quilt Instead of using wadding and backing, then quilting and binding, you lay the patchwork on to a same size piece of fleece, right sides together. Stitch together around all 4 sides, leaving about 4 - 5" unsewn. Turn right side out and slip stitch gap closed. Make sure it's all laid out nice and flat and smooth, baste, or safety pin together then 'quilt'. I also do another run of stitching all around the edge again, about 1/2" in from the side.

 

It makes a lovely, cozy and cuddly throw.

[Valkyrie]

I remember my quilt teacher doing a baby quilt with fleece. She sewed patches into different strips then sewed directly onto the fleece one at a time, folding each strip right side up ready to add the next strip wrong side down - fold or press to right side up and repeat until you get to the end. Then all she just bound the edges together - quilting already done. It was in a magazine too and is done (or rather was) as a kit to buy from her.

[Valkyrie]

PS If you scroll down to "Flippin' Easy" in the right hand column you'll see what it looks like.

 

http://www.greenmountainquilts.com/By%20Machine.htm

 

There isn't a shop any more - and she only takes classes with large numbers - I e-mailed her because Carol and I wanted to do a lesson and she totally ignored it. Don't think she liked us.

[Plum]

I've seen a jacket done like that Koojie.

Take an old fleece or sweatshirt and keep adding stips and pieces and bind the edges at the end it was very effective.

Meant to try it but have so many projects planned I don't know if I ever will

 

You'll have to tell us how you upset that lady did you misbehave in class

[Valkyrie]

We giggled a lot. She did like to belittle us a fair amount. We took it in good jest, but I had a feeling that she wasn't really joking. Almost as if tut tut, newbies are clueless.

[Plum]

Sounds like a class I went to where the teacher lectured us about drinking while sewing (tea and coffee ) and got really irritated if you didn't do exactly as she said. Most teachers are happy for you to be creative and add your own twist and yes she scowled a lot.

[Valkyrie]

Hmmm - good job they weren't doctors! It's supposed to be fun! They are probably good sewers, but not teachers - it's not exactly as if we're little kiddies.

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Teeny slight hijackette (ahem ) - quilty goodness get together in the get togethers thread?