Yuppers. Can't stop making them.
This time I did the rectangle variation. Instead of joining the strips with diagonal seams, I inserted a 2 1/2"x4 1/2" rectangle between them. I've seen some online with rectangles, squares etc. Don't know who originally did it with rectangles but it was a great idea!
The fabrics were from my stash of what my friend calls "no color colors". The dark, muted colors paired with the stripe make it a perfect quilt for a guy.
I only had 1/2 a yard of the stripe and was lamenting the fact that it was getting used up. Why is it that I always buy too much of a fabric that never ends up being useful and never have enough of the "good" ones? A return trip to the quilt shop and a lighter wallet solved that issue.
Lately I've been buying quite a few striped fabrics. It's all the fault of
Mari at the Quilting Edge. Her quilts are amazing. She works with stripes and solids and the results are unbelievable. One of these days I'm going to try her quilt as you go technique for making improvisational quilts. I especially like her
quilt as you go Log Cabin. Her
tutorial for quilt as you go is really well done.
Anyway, I'd like to say that it's the last
Jelly Roll 1600 you will see here, but that would be a lie - they are just too fun to make!
Happy Stitching
corina
