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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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The strips in the last two jelly rolls I tried to use were nowhere near the same width.
Luckily, I was using a pattern where accuracy sewing the strips together was not a critical issue.
And remember, the accuracy of the seam allowance is not nearly as important as the size of the fabric that is left!
For anything that needs to be accurate, maybe cutting your own strips or using an AccuQuilts system would be a better choice?
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !
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I just completed my first top using pinked jelly rolls and had the same problem as Margo. The widths were very inconsistent with as much as 1/8" difference in widths between 2 strips in the same roll. For the wider strips, the peaks seemed to be at the 2.5" width, so that's what I used. I also found that I hated trying to line up the pinked and unpinked edges where they met so I won't be getting any more pinked jelly rolls myself, unless I'm doing something where I really want the variety of the entire line of fabric. I was really surprised about this since jelly rolls are so popular and I was so excited by the fabrics.
Good luck!
Nancy
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My first thought about the question was to measure what you have inside the pinking. Then go from there. The other thing I thought was--say you need a 1 1/2" piece; fold the strip in half and measure out from the fold. Does this help? If not, I am sure Margo will put it into something you can understand.
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I have found Brenda Henning's method helpful when dealing with jelly rolls. I know it doesn't mention ones that have been pinked but I guess you could use the same method?
http://www.bearpawproductions.com/us...h_May_Vary.pdf
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Originally posted by ReetzbobeetzI have found Brenda Henning's method helpful when dealing with jelly rolls. I know it doesn't mention ones that have been pinked but I guess you could use the same method?
http://www.bearpawproductions.com/us...h_May_Vary.pdf
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Thanks, Rita. That's a method that my friend also used when dealing with the pinked jelly rolls. It wouldn't have worked for the pattern I was making since I was sewing the 2.5" pieces to 1.5" pieces, so it really depends on the pattern that you are using.
Renata - I've met the owner of SewBatik several times (enough for him to know me by name) and I'd bet that his jelly rolls are pretty close to perfect, although I haven't tried any of them yet. He and his wife are very particular about their product.
fiquilts - One hint I've seen (after working with my jelly rolls, of course) is to run a lint roller over the top and bottom of the jelly roll before unwrapping it to get rid of a bunch of the fuzzies. Of course, as your fuzzies go away your strips get narrower, so I think you have to measure carefully.
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Nancy, Diane and Bruce are great--theirs is the only jelly roll I've bought because I feel confident about what they said about how they make their jelly rolls. I have lots of SewBatik fabric because I really love working with it. It's funny, when I go to a show, theirs is the first booth I run to to stock up and to say hello--they are both so gracious and they do remember their customers!
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Originally posted by ReetzbobeetzI have found Brenda Henning's method helpful when dealing with jelly rolls. I know it doesn't mention ones that have been pinked but I guess you could use the same method?
http://www.bearpawproductions.com/us...h_May_Vary.pdf
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Originally posted by PosyPThanks for the link Rita, it is exactly the sort of thing that I would do, If I had got into using jelly rolls to any great degree (which I haven't yet, but who knows? - I just hope I remember at the relevant time :wink: )
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Originally posted by RenataOriginally posted by PosyPThanks for the link Rita, it is exactly the sort of thing that I would do, If I had got into using jelly rolls to any great degree (which I haven't yet, but who knows? - I just hope I remember at the relevant time :wink: )
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Originally posted by PosyPOriginally posted by RenataOriginally posted by PosyPThanks for the link Rita, it is exactly the sort of thing that I would do, If I had got into using jelly rolls to any great degree (which I haven't yet, but who knows? - I just hope I remember at the relevant time :wink: )ops: I'm banking on someone on the Forum remembering... :lol:
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Carole, Your kona solids will make a beautiful quilt. Not sure if I am going to join in on this project
or not. If... -
Gayle, Love your bird version of the magic garden. Your stitching looks great. the beads on the edge
with the blanket... -
I'm not sure if I will add anymore embroidery....
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I finished my magic garden. This was not my usual colour palette and I am not fond of gnomes so I took creative license...
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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!
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Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!
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I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.
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I still have many fans to finish as I’m hand piecing the outside curve. My preference is appliqué and embroidery. For...
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Helen, Thank you so much for your ideas! You have great EQ8 skills! I have 2 Becky Goldsmith books that I have been using...
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Nice work ! Can I ask, did you use stem stitch on the bluebells ? Or have you whip stitched over a back stitch?
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Not a question, but wanted to share the Kona solids I picked out today for the summer version. Excited to start work on...
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