I just received the most delightful package – 4 Moda jelly rolls from the US. They are absolutely gorgeous – as you can see below.

Time to start a new quilt I think. And as my last quilt was made entirely of fabric that I already had, this time I’m allowed to use the new fabric!!!

It is so difficult to choose which one to start with…..but I think it’s going to be Martinique – that’s the roll second from the right.  The colours are soft and muted, with a dusky red to add a little spice. They call for something traditional – I think the Nine Patch Wonder from Pam and Nick Lintott’s book ‘Jelly Roll Quilts’. The jelly roll will be enough to make the nine patches, but not the hourglass blocks inbetween or the border, or the backing, or the binding….I’m going to have to take a trip to the patchwork shop and actually buy some fabrics for this quilt. (Haven’t done that in a long, long while).

But for today I’ll start with a little leisurely piecing of what I have and see where it all goes from there.

A word of warning – those jelly rolls are dangerous – they look good enough to eat. I’m going to have to use a lot of restraint not to go on the internet and buy some more!

A couple of quick questions for any jelly roll afficionados out there in cyberspace – which roll is your favourite? And how did you solve the conundrum of buying more fabric for the rest of the quilt? – did you stick with the same line or did you use something completely different?

Well I guess I’d better go and start cooking some dinner before I have to drive the kids around to all their after-school activities. (Don’t we mums just love this time of day!)

Wishing you all a wonderful evening – or failing that at least a lazy restful one!

Helen

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