Thank you to Viridian for the inspiration for the "Sew a Jelly Roll Day" project. I had been trying to decide on a project because I wanted to sew along on Saturday just for fun. Viridian shared the link to a free pattern from Moda called Contessa and it's just PERFECT to use for a quick jelly roll project. Plus I realized I already had the pattern printed out and in my binder of "some day" projects.
https://viridian61.blogspot.com/2025/09/contessa-pattern-again-in-30s-repro.html
Some prep work happened on Friday. The pattern calls for 7 strip sets of 5 WOF strips, so I sorted the jelly roll into groups to be ready for Saturday sewing.
My jelly roll is Java Batik, and has a rich mix of browns. It has been sitting in my stash for awhile. My first plan was to use a Christmas jelly roll, but I think this one was a much better choice for this particular quilt.
Sew a Jelly Roll Day was chilly and damp, so it was an easy decision to stay in my sewing room a good share of the day. Saturday morning, the 7 strip sets came together quickly. In the afternoon I got all 42 blocks finished with the cream batik side rails. These blocks will finish at 10". Today I'm planning to work on assembling some rows.
2 comments:
I loved hers too! And I like your choice of batiks for it also. I have been thinking I would like to do something like this(some day).
You picked a good jelly roll for that pattern. You made good progress. Hopefully you'll have a finished quilt top by the end of the weekend.
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