This past weekend was a fall quilt retreat for my local quilt guild and my small group did the jelly roll race. We did not really race, we worked at our own pace.
We learned a few things about this quick little quilt, first and foremost it is worth 
your while to take the time before starting to sew to straighten out your long strip of fabric and fold it sort of accordion style like Cheryl has here beside her sewing machine. 
If you do not you end up with the jelly roll "Twist" or as Leslie called it the Jelly Roll Corkscrew.
But we eventually all got started sewing our jelly rolls and progress was quickly made.
The first quilt top finished was by Judy and it took her just a little over an hour.
Here are some more results:
I did my quilt with Kaffe Fassett prints and got a border added.
Our little corner of the retreat center looked so cheerful with all of our jelly roll quilts hanging around. These are fun little quilts and we could all think of additional quilts we wanted to do.
I also got a lot of work done on the quilt I am doing with my Mom (check back a post or two) and was caught in this picture doing some tracing of embroidery blocks for her. ( I am also in the post header group picture - the tall one in the back) 
It was a great retreat, I loved spending time with all of you! I am off to Texas later this week to see the cutest grand baby in the world and spend a day at the International Quilt Festival.
Happy Stitching All!
Camp Wannamakeablankie quilt retreat is next month and a member of my small group heard of jelly roll races and thought it would be a fun evening group project. Check out this You Tube video from Heirloom Creations of Souix Falls, South Dakota. www.heirloomcreations.net
I am working hard on prepping the whole Roseville Album quilt. I am up to the two side borders and have the long trees traced and ready to cut.
I am machine appliqueing RA and have been plodding along one block at a time and decided I want to get all of the blocks assembled and then I can maybe do better snatching out a few minutes here or there to do some blanket stitching. There is an alternative motive also, I want to get into the Kaffe stash and start using it for other projects (but did not want to use a fabric needed for RA) Like maybe some 2 1/2 inch strips for a jelly roll race : )