Straight Trippin’ Quilt Tutorial
I’m always looking for new quilt designs where I can use a jelly roll. These pre-cut 2 1/2” strips aren’t just adorable sitting on my shelf, but look even better made up in a quilt! I bought two jelly rolls from the same collection so they would match used them to create this Straight Trippin’ quilt.
If you’ve been quilting for any length of time, you’ve probably seen a version or two of the Scrappy Trip Around the World pattern which was originally shared by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville. I’ve actually made a couple myself! Well, this pattern uses the same method for strip piecing, but instead of many “trips around the world”, it results in a single straight/diagonal trip across the quilt.
By using two jelly rolls, it gave me a nice large quilt. My quilt finishes at 68” x 78” because I choose to remove one strip from each of the jelly rolls that I didn’t love in the layout. If you use all 40 strips from your jelly rolls, your quilt will measure 68” x 80” (provided your strips have a width of fabric of roughly 42-44”.
The fabric I used is Sunbonnet by My Sew Quilty Life for Moda Fabrics. I love how soft and pretty these shades are and they are helping me dream of spring while I’m currently in the cold of winter here in the midwest!
The quilting pattern is called Cartwheels by Julie Hirt and I think it’s the perfect option to go with this fabric and quilt design.
Doesn’t this quilt just scream SPRING?!?! I’m thinking this pattern would also look great using solid fabrics, maybe in shades of blue or even blacks, whites and grays.
And don’t forget to check out the video tutorial below where I walk you through every step of the process for piecing this beautiful quilt.
Thanks for stopping by,