Sunday, August 21, 2022

Scrappy Trip Around the World

 This quilt uses left over 2-1/2" wide strips or Jelly Rolls. It resembles the layout called Many Trips Around the World but in a scrappy way.

Finished Size 70" x 94"
Block Size: 12" finished
Number of Blocks: 35
Setting: 5 x 7

Fabric Requirements
  • 105 assorted Jelly Roll strips (2.5" x WOF)
  • 1 yd fabric for first border and binding
    • Cut 8 strips @ 1.5" x WOF for Border 1. Sew the strips together into one long strip.
    • Cut 9 strips @ 2.5" x WOF for binding.

Cutting The Strips
For each strip, fold in half, wrong sides together as it comes in the package. Make the following cuts:
  • Cut off the selvage
  • Cut a 16" segment for the blocks
  • Cut a 4.5" segment for the second border.


For each strip, this will yield 2 @ 2.5" x 16" and 2 @ 2.5" x 4.5"

You will need a total of 210 @ 2.5" x 16" for the blocks and 152 @ 2.5" x 4.5" for the second border.

Piecing
Choose 6 @ 2.5" x 16" at random and stitch them together in a strip set as shown.


Fabrics need not be in any particular order. However, if you want the diagonal in each block to really stand out, put the darkest fabric at the bottom of the strip set.

Press the seams to one side, alternating the pressing direction.

Sub cut the strip set into 6 @ 2.5" x 12.5". columns.


Stripology Ruler - A great tool for accurately cutting sttips.
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Starting from the right side and working to the left, you will detach and re-attach fabrics in the columns. Use the diagram below as your guide.


Column A remains the same.

Column B 
Remove the stitches between fabrics 1 and 2. Re-attach fabric 2 to the bottom of the column. Sew Column B to Column A.

Column C
Remove the stitches betwen fabrics 2 and 3. Re-attach the segment to the bottom of the column. Sew Column C to Column B.

Column D
Remove the stitches between fabrics 3 and 4. Re-attach the segment to the bottom of the column. Sew Column D to Column C

Column E
Remove the stitches between fabric 4 and 5. Re-attach the segment to the bottom of the column. Sew Column E to Column D.

Column F
Remove the stitches betwen fabric 5 and 6. Re-attach fabric 6 to the top of the column. Sew Column F to Column E.

Press seams in either direction. Repeat Piecing steps for the remaining strips. You will have 35 blocks.

Piece the Top
Layout the blocks into 7 rows of 5 as shown.


Add Border 1
From the 1.5" strips you sewed together for Border 1:
  • Cut 2 @ 84.5". pieces.  Sew one to the left side and one to the right side. Press toward border.
  • Cut 2 @ 62.5" pieces. Sew on to the top and one to the bottom. Press twoard border.
Border 2
Sew 43 of the 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles together along the long sides. Press seams to one side. Sew this border to the right side of the quilt.

Repeat for the left side border.

Sew 35 of the 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles together along the long sides. Press seams to one side. Sew this to the top of the quilt.

Repeat for the bottom of the quilt.


Happy quilting!
Carol