1/9/2024 0 Comments Ocean waves quilt tutorial![]() ![]() Of course, you don’t have to use Jelly Rolls for this quilt, you can cut your own strips from fabrics in your stash, but choosing 40 fabrics that work well together can be quite time consuming. This width variation should not be a problem with the Bargello quilt, so don’t be overly concerned about this. Some Jelly Rolls are not cut consistently 2-1/2″ wide, a single strip may vary 1/16″ (4 mm) wider or narrower along its length. ( link for Moda Jelly Rolls)Īs in any quilt that you put your effort into, you should pick a brand that offers good quality. I used Moda jelly rolls for my most recent Bargello Quilt patchwork, which I was very pleased with. As in any quilt that you put your effort into, you should pick a brand that offers good quality. Some brands of Jelly Rolls have inconsistent fabric quality, that is, not each strip has the same thread count or thread weight. Some Jelly Roll packages contain all unique strips, some have mostly unique strips, and others have two sets of twenty unique strips. Jelly Rolls are packages of 40 precut 2-1/2″ (6 cm) strips of standard 44″ (112 cm) wide fabric. Alternately, you can sew an overhanging bedspread from two Jelly Rolls by adding a 16″ border on three sides. ![]() If you want a bedspread that hangs over the edges, three modified Jelly Rolls are required. Meanwhile, linking up with Kelly’s Needle and Thread Thursday.An 80″ by 60″ (203 cm by 152 cm) quilt can be made from just two Jelly Rolls, this is the height and width of an American queen sized bed (British King size). Since those steps are not very photogenic, there will be a pause until I have something interesting to show you. (It is set up so you can either sew with a 1/4 seam allowance as I am here or directly from point to point.)īut I don’t know any way to avoid pressing and trimming. I think it was meant for modern machines that are mostly in white cases, but I can see the three places to align the squares. I did avoid drawing the diagonal lines with the Clearly Perfect Angle tool from New Leaf Stitches. Here are 480 2-inch squares, patiently waiting. Now come some less interesting steps, like cutting squares and sewing half-square triangles (HSTs). ![]() ![]() I may have to get creative now that I want longer, wider strips. Some of these are fat quarters, which went well when I was thinking small pieces. The other day I got them out and arranged them dark to light. My first step was to gather many blue fabrics now that is one of my favorite parts of planning. Some day I may try that, but not for this quilt. Here is a link to Kat and Cat’s quilt so you can see the overall traditional look. The traditional ocean-wave block looks like this.Īnd it is usually set in an all over pattern. Should the shapes be square, diamond, or triangle? Should they be the same size or variable? Then along came curved strips, and I was ready to begin. The ocean quilt has been planned for a long time, in general concept: Work the traditional ocean-wave block into it. So all other pieces in progress move to the back burner. December suddenly seems close and I have two projects due then. Perhaps the title should read, Another Shift in Priorities. ![]()
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