I've started this quilt, technically my first quilt, and it's much easier than I thought. I've made patchwork quilts, no pattern, just sewing squares together. I'm not much of a neat, precise seamstress, I'm more of a Fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants-lets-see-how-fast-I-can-whip-this-out-kinda-girl. But I'm trying! The great thing about this pattern is you just use a Jelly Roll. A Jelly Roll is a collection of 2.5" x 44" strips of fabric. The one I chose was called Look & Learn. I've admired these gorgeous swirls of fabric forever and wanted to get a stack of them and admire them without unrolling them and actually sewing the pieces together.
I chose fabric that looks vintage, old worn florals and childlike prints. I want it to look like one of the old quilts layered on one of my Great Aunt Bess's beds.
You can get American Jane patterns HERE
And Moda Jelly Rolls HERE
It looks wonderful! I hope you post about your progress again. I was a big knitter before I had my daughters, but now I just hope to finish a baby sweater I've been working on for more than a year. I bought a sewing machine to take up machine quilting and never got it out of the box yet. Sigh. I look forward to seeing your finished quilt!
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