I have had my eye on this beautiful Kaffe Fassett jelly roll for some time now.
Isn’t it gorgeous! This is from Minerva Crafts. I knew exactly what I wanted to use it for.
So often I shy away from jelly rolls. The 2.5 inch strips can seem limiting. But not with this design. And the pre-cuts help this come together quickly!
With just the jelly roll, you could make a lovely baby-quilt. I wanted to make my quilt just a little bigger and so I added two additional Kaffe prints (one yard of each).
To start, I cut the yardage into 2.5 inch strips. Then I pieced together four strips sections (1/4 inch seam on the long side). To make the design stand out a little more, I made the sections made from the yardage always the same (two pieces of each, alternating). Once the strips are sewn together, cut into 8 inch blocks so they are square.
Next place two squares right-sides together but alternate the rows – one horizontal and one vertical.
Sew around all four sides using a quarter inch seam. Then cut across each diaconal and press open. When you open them up you’ll notice the alternating rows produce the coolest design.
At this point I trimmed all my squares to a neat 5 inches square. It really helps to have a proper sized ruler for this. At first I tried to trim my squares with the ruler I use to trim my fabric strips (it’s about 6.5 inches by 24 inches) but it was awkward and kept slipping. So I went out and bought a smaller one (like this one) and my trim work went so much faster.
Each block is made up of four squares. There are a number of ways to arrange them. I matched mine up so they formed a diamond shape pattern. Then pieced them together with a 1/4 inch seam.
This was such a fun quilt top to work on. I have never used this much colour in a quilt top before. And the Kaffe Fassett fabric makes this so silky soft. I used my favourite Aurifil 2024 (which I now have in a massive cone!) to piece everything together. And I just ordered Aurifil 2277 which I’m going to use to quilt my finished top!
What’s your favourite fabric to work with? Do you gravitate to colour or shy away?
What fantastic colors, I just love Kaffa Fassett fabrics are so amazing. your colors just pop!
I love colour and you have done a beautiful job! Good for you to go for it and make this lovely quilt. I love Aurifil too:)
this looks great! I love the saturated Kaffes! I have a spool of 40 wt 2277 if you need it. just got back from a road trip and spent an hour at KickAss Country Store in Plumas and bought some fun prints. wishing now I had bought a few more.
Batiks are always my favourites. Your Kaffe quilt is beautiful.