I am so stoked to be in Trading Pieces! Sorry for the delay in getting this tutorial out to you. We just closed on a house and are in the middle of moving, so it has been a crazy few months!I know I owe a few of you blocks right now - I am playing catch up and hope to have everything finished up in July and August.
For my month, I would like to do the Simply Woven Bake Shop Quilt by Jess Kelly on Moda Bake Shop.
I have edited their directions and added them below to account for only making / cutting enough for one block.
The color scheme is BRIGHT! So please use any bright colors/scraps you have. I am really hoping this can be a scrap buster as none of the colored pieces are very large. This quilt is based on a jelly roll, but you can just cut 2.5 inch strips. I will be mailing each of you the white fabric in the next few days - so look for that in the mail. If anyone's address has changed, please email me. Thanks so much! I can't wait to see how it turns out!
1. Begin by collecting and cutting your fabric. You will need:
- Two 4" x 8" white pieces (I will send in the mail)
- One 8" x 2.5" colored strip
- Two 9" x 2.5" colored strips (make them different colors, please)
- Two 11" x 2.5" colored strips (make them different colors, please)
- One 12.5" x 2.5" colored strip
* When sewing each block, be especially careful to sew with an accurate and consistent 1/4" seam, as the block will not come together properly without it! Press all seams open.
2. Take your 8" jelly roll strip and sew (2) 4" x 8" pieces of the white along each long edge of the jelly roll strip
3. Rotate so the jelly roll strip runs horizontally, and cut in half vertically. You should now have (2) sections measuring 4" x 9.5"
4. Piece each long edge from step 3 along each long edge of one 9.5" jelly roll strip.
5. Again rotate so the jelly roll strip pieced in step 4 is arranged horizontally. Measure 2.25" from one edge of the vertical center (purple strip in my example). Cut so you now have the main section measuring 8" x 9.5" and one small section measuring 1.5" x 9.5"
6. Choose a 9.5" jelly roll strip and piece between your two cut sections, like described in step
7. Rotate so that the jelly roll strip pieced in step 6 is now arranged horizontally. Now measure 2.25" from one edge of the vertical center strip (pink strip in my example). Cut so you now have one main panel measuring 8" x 11"
8. Choose an 11" jelly roll strip and piece between your two cut sections like described in step 4.
9. Rotate so that the jelly roll strip pieced in step 8 is now arranged horizontally. Now measure 2.25" from the edge of the vertical center strip (purple strip in my example) that you have not pieced a jelly roll strip into. Cut so you now have one main panel measuring 9.5" x 11" and one strip measuring 1.5" x 11"
10. Choose an 11" jelly roll strip and piece between your two cut sections like described in step 4.
11. Rotate so the jelly roll strip pieced in step 10 is arranged horizontally. Measure 2.25" from the edge of your vertical center strip (pink strip in my example). Cut so you now have one main piece measuring 9.5" x 12.5" and one piece measuring 1.5" x 12.5"
12. Choose a 12.5" jelly roll strip and piece between your two cut sections like described in step 4.
You should now have a block measuring 12.5" square with three intersecting jelly roll strips running both horizontally and vertically. Don't worry about trimming the edges or squaring up, I will do that.
Let me know if you have any questions ladies! I can't wait to see the blocks!
Best,
Kristin
