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Jelly Filled Parade {Chapter 2}

It’s day 2 of the Jelly Filled Quilt Parade! Every day this week, I’m sharing a little about each chapter from my book, Jelly Filled – 18 Quilts from 2½” Strips. I’ve invited a few of my favorite designers to reinterpret quilts from the book. They’re also giving away a copy of the Jelly Filled book, so be sure to stop by their websites to enter!

Today the focus is on Chapter 2: “Strip Piecing.” This involves sewing 2½” strips together into a column or “strip set.” From there, you can subcut striped squares or rectangles that can be restitched into scrappy patches. 

Quilt no. 3 is “Hand Mixer.” This is a great beginner introduction to strip piecing and is super quick to piece. It takes 32 precut strips 2½” x WOF. Fabric is Yucatan by Annie Brady for Moda Fabrics.

Hand Mixer jelly roll quilt by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. Fabric is Yucatan by Annie Brady for Moda Fabrics.

Quilt no. 4 is “Checkerboard.” Strip piecing brings these sixteen-patches together quick; then set them on point for a secondary checkerboard look. Fabrics are Beach Road by Jen Kingwell Designs for Moda Fabrics, background is BasicGrey’s Grunge in Charmed.

Checkerboard jelly roll quilt by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. Pattern found in her book, Jelly Filled- 18 Quilts from 2-1/2" Strips. Fabric is Beach Road by Jen Kingwell for Moda Fabrics. Background is Grunge by BasicGrey for Moda.

– – – > The guest designer for this quilt is Sherri McConnell at A Quilting Life. You can check out her version on her blog, on Instagram @aquiltinglife, and on Facebook here. Which print do you think she’ll pick for her background?

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Quilt no. 5 is “Petit Fours.” This is one of the few quilts in the book that uses multiple Jelly Rolls (54 precut strips 2½” x WOF total). I combined a couple Christmas groups–Swell Christmas by Urban Chiks + Vintage Holiday by Bonnie & Camille (both for Moda Fabrics).

Petit Fours quilt by Lella Boutique. Pattern found in Jelly Filled - 18 Quilts from 2 1/2" Strips by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. Fabric is Vintage Holiday by Bonnie & Camille + Swell Christmas by Urban Chiks for Moda Fabrics.

– – > The guest designer guest for Petit Fours is Susan Vaughan! Fun fact–she’s my pattern tester and played a huge part in editing of the book! I don’t know what I’d do without her. Find her on Instagram @thefeltedpear.

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