I had so much fun creating Tessa's baby quilt that I took a quilting class at my LQS. The class was called "Jelly Roll Quilt." Turns out to be an irish chain pattern. I was determined not to make any "old-fashioned" quilts. I bought a black and white jelly roll and choose a charcoal tone-on-tone leaf as my background. During class, my instructor suggested using a red for a pop of color. I picked a swirly lime green instead. There are 9 green 2 1/2" blocks randomly pieced into this quilt. I used the green as binding and had intended to use it a backing too, but made a rookie mistake when cutting it out. I improvised (my favorite part of screwing up!) by using a couple of yards of music fabric I'd picked up at my LQS just because I liked it!
I machine-quilted it in straight lines, following the points of all blocks. I used invisible thread on the top and gray on the back.
I made it big enuogh for a twin bed because I thought I'd send it to college with my daughter in the fall. Her favorite color is orange, though, so I have built an incredible stash of orange fabrics with her in mind. Stay tuned for her orange quilt! She's headed to college in 6 weeks, so I have a deadline!
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