Jelly Roll Jam 2 - A Free Tutorial!! ...

I made a super fun and easy

 jelly roll quilt over the weekend...

Jelly Roll Jam 2!

The pattern is by Fat Quarter Shop

 and is another awesome pattern

from thier YouTube 

Short Cut Quilts Series:)

This quilt is a sequel to the 

original and very popular 

Jelly Roll Jam

I could hardly wait 

to get started on this one!

I chose to make my quilt 

with this new fabric line called

Milk Cow Kitchen

I am a farm girl you know:)

I downloaded the 

free PDF pattern 

from

 Fat Quarter Shop…

and sewed my

 Jelly Roll Jam 2 together 

while Kimberly held my hand

 each and every step of the way

 via YouTube and my iPad mini:)

Hi Kimberly!!!

Thanks so much…

it was fun having you right

 beside me in my studio again:)

I quickly sewed my strips together

and made my wide blocks 

and narrow blocks

just like Kimberly told me too:)

I layed out my rows on the 

floor of my family room

which happens to be next to my table.

I discovered that if I added 

one more wide and one more narrow block

 onto the end of my three rows...

 my Jelly Roll Jam 2

 would fit the top

 of my table perfectly!

So mine is just a bit longer

( 36 1/2" wide x 48" long)

I just used my leftover 

jelly roll strips 

to make the extra blocks and it 

worked out perfectly because...

the backing and binding yardage

that Kimberly called for in the pattern

were just the right size:)

After I sewed my three rows together…

I quickly pin basted it

and did a little quick and easy

 straight line machine quilting:)

Final step was to 

add the binding of course!

Jelly Roll Jam 2

 could easily be used 

as a baby quilt

or a small lap quilt too.

It's such a great little pattern 

and a fun way to 

play with a jelly roll:)

I love the way it turned out

and the way it looks on my table.

A little peek inside my

  cottage wall cupboard:)

So join in the fun and 

go ahead and grab yourself

 a cute jelly roll...  

CLICK HERE

to download the pattern

and then

CLICK HERE

to have Kimberly visit 

YOU

in your sewing room...

while you make your very own

Jelly Roll Jam 2!

Have a quilty kind of day!

xx

Lori

Nail Polish Mini Quilt - Free Pattern and Tutorial!!!

Today I have a fun new pattern to share with you!

The fingernail polish block is a free pattern 

and YouTube tutorial

on the Fat Quarter Shop channel.

I loved it so much I decided to whip up 6 blocks

and make a fun little mini!

In the pattern…

the bock finishes at 10" x 18"…

but for my mini I drafted the blocks down quite a bit!

It's a super adorable block designed by 

my good friend Kimberly

 who happens to be the owner of

Fat Quarter Shop.

Isn't it so cute?

Click Here

 to download the free pattern and 

Click Here 

for the YouTube tutorial 

on constructing the block!

First I chose my fabrics for the background,

backing and binding.

I decided to go with a light pink

because I wanted the nail polish colors to really pop!

Kimberly gave me permission

 to give you the cutting

measurements for my 

Nail Polish Mini Quilt 

so that you can make one of your own!

Isn't she awesome?…thanks Kimberly:)

Background Fabric;

(A) Cut 4 - 1 1/2"x 9 1/2" and 1 - 1 1/2" x 17 1/2" 

for the sashing for in-between blocks and row

(B) Cut 4 - 1 1/2" x 19 1/2" for outside borders 

(add the side borders first)

(C) Cut 12 - 2" x 4" for the sides of the lid

(D) Cut 24 - 1" squares for Easy Corner Triangles

Lid Fabric;

(E) Cut 6 - 1 1/2" x 4"

(F) Cut 6 - 1" x 4"

(H) Cut 6 more 1" x 4" for the accent line on lid…

I used the same fabric for this

 but just flipped it to the wrong side!

I do this a lot when I need a fabric to coordinate that is just a shade lighter.

It always works perfectly!

From a light gray Fabric;

(G) Cut 6 - 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Nail Polish Color Fabrics;

From 6 DIFFERENT fabrics cut the following;

(I) Cut 1 - 2 1/2" x 4"

(J) Cut 1 - 2" x 4"

(K) Cut 1 -  1" x 4" for the brush 

from the same fabric..but use the wrong side again:)

From White Fabric for the bottle;

(L) Cut 12 - 1" x 5 1/2"

(M) Cut 12 - 1" x 5"

(N) Cut 24 - 1" squares for Easy Corner Triangles

From Binding Fabric -

(O) Cut 3 - 2 1/2" x Width of Fabric

 and prepare 90" of binding

My mini quilt finishes at

 19 1/2" x 21 1/2"

Sew your blocks together using

 Kimberly's pattern and video tutorial.

Then add your sashings and borders…

and quilt it!!

My quilting is a crosshatch

 1/2" apart using pale pink thread:)

I love how this sweet backing fabric

 looks on my Nail Polish Mini Quilt!

Thanks to Kimberly for such a

 darling pattern…

it was so fun to make

and I hope you have fun making your

Nail Polish Quilt too!

Have a quilty kind of day!!

xx

Lori