Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jelly Slice Quilt with the Fat Quarter Shop

I love Fat Quarter Shop's Shortcut Quilt patterns and am so excited to show you my version of their shortcut pattern called Jelly Slice!  I had so much fun making their Layers of Charm quilt last year, so when I got an e-mail earlier this year asking if I wanted to take part in the launch of a new Fat Quarter Shop pattern I did not hesitate in sending back a big "yes, please"!  



The Fat Quarter Shop's Jelly Slice pattern is completely free and, you can download the PDF pattern here and watch the video tutorial here.  The lap size (which I made) uses one jelly roll and some background yardage to make a nice 57.5 x 57.5" lap sized quilt.  The pattern includes instructions for baby, lap, twin, and queen sizes and is very easy and precut friendly.


I chose to make my version using a Hello Darling jelly roll from Bonnie and Camille (one of my favorite designers).  My first instinct was to pair the jelly roll with a white fabric background, but I thought that a light pink would actually stand out well against some of the lighter prints which are mostly white.  (I have paired Hello Darling with a navy blue in my Cake Slices quilt which also worked really well, you can see here). 




I love having the color cards of solid fabrics for most of the major manufacturers as it makes selecting a solid so much easier.  I found the perfect light pink, Bella Solids in Baby Pink by Moda Fabrics.

The quilt came together very quickly and soon it was time to quilt.  Using the rows of piecing as a guide (no marking, yippee), I quilted loops in each row (that sort of looked like an entire row of cursive l's).  The loops are a quick quilting pattern and give great texture to the quilt.  
I was so happy to find that I already had the exact Auriful thread match to the pink background, color 2410 in 50 wt. 

I used all of my machine binding practice from charity quilts to machine bind this quilt and I am very happy with the way it turned out. (I used the pink Auriful thread in the top and red Aurifil thread in the bobbin so that the stitching on the back of the binding would match well).  For the backing I used a piece of Lucy's Crab Shack by Sweetwater I have had forever.




This was a fun and easy quilt to make.  I really liked the pattern that emerges with the blocks come together.  Here are all of the links again:


Fabric: http://www.fatquartershop.com/moda-fabric/vintage-picnic-bonnie-and-camille-moda-fabrics/

And here are all of the bloggers taking part in the Jelly Slice launch party:

Taunja of Carried Away Quilting
Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs  <-- that's me :)
Terri Ann of Childlike Fascination
Eileen of Eileen in Stitches
Cristy of Love You Sew
Hayley of Moobird Stitches
Shelley of The Carpenter's Daughter Who Quilts
Kathryn of Kathryn Jones Quilts

To celebrate the launch of this new pattern, the Fat Quarter Shop will be having a 15% off Jelly Roll sale starting on Monday 22nd and there is no coupon code necessary. (sale lasts until Sunday the 28th)


I am linking up to Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts, Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation, Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric AddictThank Goodness Its Finished FridayFinish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom QuiltsFabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabrics Studio.




28 comments:

  1. Congratulations on such a beautiful lap quilt! Such lovely choices for the backing and binding. What a sweet little quilt!

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  2. This is a sweet quilt - great fabrics and great pattern! I am learning how to do machine binding too - I used it on my latest quilt but wasn't nearly as successful with mine as you were with yours.

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  3. That looks like a super fun and fast quilt to make! So pretty, you picked great fabrics!

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  4. I have to admin that the machine binding on my quilt is NOT as lovely as yours but you have the unfair advantage with those charity quilts! I love that you paired the jelly roll with such a soft pink background. This is such a beautiful finish!

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  5. So interesting to see the difference between the pink and the navy with the same line of fabric. Love how this little quilt has turned out. I haven't used that quilting design yet but think it will look great on a couple of little Project Linus quilts I have to quilt.

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  6. The quilted loops give this a great texture and the whole quilt reminds me of cake and a festive birthday party. Maybe I'm just hungry, although I'm sure cake for breakfast might not bet the best choice. :)

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  7. This looks amazing! The light pink background was a fantastic idea, it really makes it striking.

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  8. Lovely! Another not-white background. I like!

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  9. Love the loops! Nice quilt. Their shortcuts are always so speedy!

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  10. very cute, I love that you used pink instead of white, I think it makes the other fabrics really pop

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  11. That is a very sweet quilt, Cheryl, and your machine binding looks wonderful!

    -Soma

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  12. I too love the pink background. I need to broaden my ideas on background fabric choices. I tend to stick to the basic neutrals. Your quilting and binding are great as usual. It's an awesome little quilt. Everyone today is showing me that the smaller quilts can be alot of fun.

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  13. This is such a cute quilt, I love the light pink background. :)

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  14. This is so cute and soft looking with the pink background fabric! Beautiful!!

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  15. I love the fabrics paired with the pink background, great quilt!

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  17. The pink is the perfect background and I love your quilting!

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  18. Such a sweet quilt, Cheryl! I really like your choice of fabrics :)

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  19. I love the pink background, it really works with the white prints and a great alternative to not using them. Congrats on another finish so pretty!

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  20. What a sweet little quilt. The pink background is perfect and I like your quilting!

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  21. I've already got this one pinned... always looking for a fun way to use a jelly roll. Love your quilting... the loop de loop is a fav of mine!

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  22. So pretty! Love it and will try the free pattern. Thank you for sharing.

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  23. So lovely Cheryl! I'm pleased to see you did NOT use a white, as that pink is just the perfect background for this. Love Bonnie and Camille too. :-)

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  24. How cute! The pink background was a great choice! :-)

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  25. Oh I love this. You did a wonderful job. I love the fabrics you chose. Your quilt is fabulous. I want to check out the pattern. Thanks for sharing. I linked too. I'm #101!
    Have a good weekend.

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  26. Oh I love this. You did a wonderful job. I love the fabrics you chose. Your quilt is fabulous. I want to check out the pattern. Thanks for sharing. I linked too. I'm #101!
    Have a good weekend.

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  27. The pink was a great choice for the background, especially with all the twinkles of B&C turquoise. I love buying extra fabric for backs, but I love it even more when I get to use it (the perfect trifecta is when it was on sale, too!). Such a cute finish!

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