If you would like to make a larger version of this quilt, or if you are looking for more detailed instructions that include fabric requirements, the pattern is now available on Craftsy and Etsy.
I had some jelly roll leftovers sitting around and I needed to work on a project to help maintain my sanity, so I thought I'd put together a quick baby quilt. And while I was at it, I thought I'd share a (really) rough tutorial.
1. Choose four strips that are 2.5"xWOF. I alternated white solid with prints, but you could do whatever you want. Piece them together along the long sides.
2. Take half of these and set them aside.
3. With the other half, line up the 60 degree mark on your ruler with one of the seams, and cut along the left side of the ruler.
Piece your diamond shaped pieces into columns and then sew the columns together. Trim along the top and bottom so that you have a straight edge (I didn't completely trim mine since I am going to trim again after I quilt it).
This was surprisingly quick and is jelly roll friendly. And it definitely helped my sanity.
I really love this. I might try this with a variety of scraps.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely adorable, and I love the tutorial! Thanks for sharing, Erica!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great pattern! Beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteOooh, this is great Erica! I have a jelly roll that I don't know what to do with and this one really appeals to me. Thanks for posting it! Hope you're hanging in there.
ReplyDeleteThis is super cute :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little quilt! I bet it comes together really fast.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt, and what a great tutorial. This could be really handy in a quilt emergency, I can definitely see me making more than one of these cuties, thanks.
ReplyDeletegorgeous, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat quilt top.
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Oh, Erica.... Very sweet! Your method makes it hard for anyone to resist. It looks sew easy! Hope you don't mind if I share this, with a link back, on my facebook page at http://facebook.com/sewfreshquilts.
ReplyDeleteVery cute quilty. I like the simplicity of it.
ReplyDeleteGosh, this is a terrific quilt and tut! Thank you for sharing your clever, clever jellyness.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for sewing for sanity! Very sweet quilt!
ReplyDeleteDarling quilt! Thank you for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty quilt and great tutorial will be trying this on a smaller scale :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful quilt top! Your tutorial is great.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! Good way to maintain your sanity :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, I love this! Thanks for the tute :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant Erica!
ReplyDeleteThis would be really amazing to make with binding leftovers. Thanks for the tutorial - I definitely see this in my future.
ReplyDeletethis is awesome ! thanks for sharing !!
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty! And a great look for jelly roll strips. I'm bookmarking the post for future ideas. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis is great, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love this! And your directions and pictures explain everything. Thanks so much. I am sharing this on my facebook page, Organic
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ReplyDeleteLove this quilt, but I had one question. You said to divide the strips in half, but it appears from the photo that 60% of the strips are going in one direction & 40% are going in the other. Could you please explain? Thank you.
This is a very sweet pattern, but am I understanding this correctly that it requires only 4 jelly roll strips and 4 solid strips to make the whole quilt?
ReplyDeleteDid this take an entire jelly roll and if not, how many strips did you end up using of the patterned fabric? I have a jelly roll that is only 30 strips and I'm trying to find a pattern to use with it.
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt! Thanks for the tutorial! :D
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ReplyDeleteGreat quilt idea and very helpful questions.
ReplyDeleteI really like the chevron quilt
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ReplyDeleteThis is probably a really stupid question, but what does the "WOF" mean in this phrase: Choose four strips that are 2.5"xWOF
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt, by the way!
WOF width of the fabric
ReplyDeleteCould you please let us know how much solid fabric is needed for this pattern?
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. All of the quilts are absolutely gorgeous! I am going to attempt this one. Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteReally cute and I have a ton of 2.5" strips waiting to be used up!
ReplyDeleteI am a new quilter. This my second quilt. I have made all the striped chevron blocks. I am having trouble trying to sew the blocks in a column. When I sew two together the seams do not match. What am I doing wrong?
ReplyDeleteHoping you have an answer
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The seams need to cross 1/4" down from the top. One tip that might help is inserting a pin 1/4" down and making sure it goes through both seams. Make sure to place a pin each time there are seams to match. I hope that helps!
DeleteRlaugustan: I found this quilt very deceptive. It's definitely not as easy as it looks. I, too, struggled to get the seams to match. I pinned and basted, and then ripped it out & tried again. I was successful in the end, but it was very slow going, and by the time I finished, I never wanted to see it again, and donated the to to Quilts for Kids.
ReplyDeleteIf someone has a "secret" to getting the seams to match on the first try, I'd really like to heat it!
I'm so sorry you had trouble! The seams need to cross 1/4" from the top and using lots of pins helps.
DeleteThank you so much for the help, (Barbara Lyons & Erica.) With some trial and error I was able to get the first column done. Now on the the rest of the quilt top (queen size). I will post picture after it is finished.
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