The Regatta quilt was designed by Daniela @Block M Quilts. The pattern is free...yep! Free! You can find the PDF at the bottom of the page here: Regatta Quilt. This is a Jelly Roll friendly quilt which makes it a win (jelly roll), win (great design) and win (stash buster) in my book!
I have a stack of jelly roll strips that have been tucked away for years. I'd like to say they have been waiting for the right project, but the truth is they were tucked in a tote and out of sight and forgotten for the most part. This was the kick in the butt I needed to use them.
Most of the credit goes to Rosanne @Home Sewn By Us who brought up the idea of a relaxed quilt along. The quilt design is pretty amazing and I'm sure you will want to make one once you see it. Really, you will!
The colors are saturated and warm, perfect for this time of the year! I haven't quilted it yet, but I have ideas and hope to have it on the table (dining table) in the next week or so.
The majority of the yellow, orange and pink strips were all jelly roll pre-cuts. I had to fill in with strips cut from yardage because each row takes two strips.
The white strips were cut from yardage. Actually, there is a combination of Kona White and Bella Porcelain. I first cut the Bella and soon discovered I wasn't going to have enough. It was improvise time.
I ended up using Bella Porcelain on the top and bottom, and white in the center. It's hard to see in this picture and depending on the lighting it is very subtle.
Before sewing the strips together, I grabbed the masking tape and wrote row numbers on each strip. I did not want to get them out of order!
Straight forward, pedal to the medal sewing of the strips! Simple. There is a method to the cutting, which after I read it over a couple times I finally got it.
After trimming the quilt sections and sewing them all together it was sandwich time! Not the lunch kind, the pinning time! Quilting will happen soon!
There are some good chunks of stripes left over once the sections are trimmed. It's suggested you can use them on the back of your quilt if you want. When I started this quilt I really wanted to change it up, but decided I really liked it as is and tamped down the urge. Instead I decided to use those 'chunks' and make another quilt.
If you look at the first picture you can see there are some good size pieces left over.
I had a lot of ideas going into it! In the end I sliced the extra pieces into 2 1/2" strips and made this! I first made blocks of 36 patches and came up with this arrangement. There wasn't quite enough squares left over from the Regatta quilt, so I did make more. I believe it was 3-4 extra blocks.
A little ombre action and my 'changing it up' itch scratched! I also think this would be a good quilt to try FMQ stippling again. It's been years since I've done that.
This is a really cool quilt! I love the ombre effect and can't wait to see how you quilt it!
ReplyDeleteIt was a very good way to use jelly roll strips. The design is wonderful. I had grand ideas for quilting it, but I think I’m going simple instead!
DeleteIt looks great Jayne. Very springy, which we all need about now. I'm sandwiching mine today and hope to get moving on the quilting soon.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the quilt design, as is, is a real winner. So cute to see that you still got to use your imagination using the cut off's to make another quilt. Both are beautiful! You know I love those solids and the sunny feel of the colours is a ray of sunshine if you have the winter blues! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteThese colors are perfect combination with the freezing icebox outside! I just get excited when I see the ‘left overs’ from quilts…and can’t wait to puzzle them together in one way or another!
DeleteBoth of your quilts are beautiful! I love your gradation of colors. Great job of using up the leftover chunks right away.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts! You are such a master at taking the leftovers and little bits from other quilts and making them into new quilts that are simply awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love them both, Jayne, and look forward to seeing how you finish them up!
ReplyDeleteHow nice! I love the original quilt pattern but it's always fun to see how you change things up!
ReplyDeleteJayne, both of these are fantastic! I'm going to have a whole slew of leftover 1 1/2" strips when(if!) I ever finish my pineapple log cabin quilt, and I love both of these ideas. And YES to the FMQ stippling -- perfect for that quilt. Maybe even with variegated thread in the same hues as your fabrics if you're feeling crazy and brave! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm usually not a fan of pink and yellow together (due to an old, ugly sheet set!), but this Regatta quilt looks great in that combo! And nice you got a second quilt from leftovers - woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI love this color combo! Those stripes looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love a simple checkerboard! So classic and fresh :)
ReplyDeleteI love this SAL patter! Your version is so nice and warm.
ReplyDeleteHi Jane, those are two great quilts. Love the colours!
ReplyDeleteThey're both beautiful, Jayne! I love the bright, fresh colours and the simplicity of the piecing :)
ReplyDeleteI really like this. Can't wait to see how you quilt it. I'm heading over to check out the pattern.
ReplyDeleteLove your choice of colors, mine is ready to quilt, now to find the time!
ReplyDeleteLovely Jayne, it's a colour combination I wouldn't have considered but it works great. This is on my to do list but I haven't had a chance to even start it yet. Great idea to make the bonus quilt, lovely jubbly.
ReplyDeleteI saw this one on Instagram and right away it made me feel happy. I love the colors! It just looks happy all over. And I love the "bonus quilt" made from the leftovers. Win, win, win is right!
ReplyDeleteOh I Like it! Your colors are like a pretty sunrise!! and the bonus - go you!!
ReplyDeleteI am drawn to that design also. It looks great in those warm sunny colors!
ReplyDeleteHi Jayne,
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhh! I love your colors - so sunny and happy and bright. It just makes me smile. I'm going to share an update next week so I'll include one of your photos. I love seeing all the different choices for this one quilt! ~smile~ Roseanne
Oh, that turned out beautiful. What a great idea for using up the leftovers. The checkerboard is cool.
ReplyDeleteTwo bold and beautiful quilts for the price of one? Not much better than that. Happy stitching this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in your Regatta - they're like a brilliant sunrise. Nice play with the leftovers!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! I have just the (forgotten) jelly roll to make this happen...except it’s up at my summer home, so I’ll grab this pattern, Store it in a safe place, and mark it as first on my list for summer sewing! Thanks for sharing your delightful version!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in this one and the way you used up the leftovers right away! Amazing what you can do with jelly rolls and 2 1/2 inch strips!
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Fun colors for the middle of cold January! Masking tape for the row numbers.. that is great. I hadn't thought of that. Thanks a bunch. :-)
ReplyDeletePretty colors Jayne. Sometimes I think the leftovers are more fun to play with then the original fabric. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt. It is always great when one project leads to another.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea to use the regatta scraps for a secondary quilt. I'm loving seeing your sunny and cheerful colors in the midst of winter!
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