At last years retreat, we had a jelly roll race. What fun that was! I think about 15-20 quilters participated and each one was more stunning than the last.
On Saturday we took some time to show the jelly roll quilts they had made since last years retreat. Lots of variations, some with straight seams and some with diagonal, some with 2.5" squares and some with triangles separating the strips, some with applique, some with borders....all equally creative and inspiring.
Here's a slide show of our guild 1600 Jelly Roll Race at our January meeting.
Some members started in the Fast Lane by sewing their strips together before the meeting and some started from the beginning after Viki blew the whistle. The Peggy's team finished in just 32 minutes. Boy, what a system they had....one person sewed, one pit crew member took the newly sewn strips, opened them up and then layed them nicely in a stack and then the stack was handed to the other pit crew member and she kept them coming to the sewer.
Tammy started from scratch and still finished her quilt in less than and hour and a half.
They each received a jelly roll, a chocolate bar and a crown.
