Hello, friends, and happy Thursday! I can’t believe today is the final Thursday in July…and that means that we are sharing the Jelly Snowflake Quilt Finishing directions. I’m also sharing this month’s Sew Sampler Box contents (some fun fabrics and notions included as usual).
Jelly Snowflake Quilt Finishing
The Jelly Snowflake Quilt Finishing instructions are available today. If you have made all of the blocks from this month’s downloads, putting the quilt together is simple. You’ll only need a center background square and the strips for the quilt border. I love how my quilt turned out…my plan is to make it into a tree skirt! But I do wish I had used a different color fabric for my star block units…I think some more contrast in my quilt would have made this even more fun. Since I have some extra Jelly Roll strips left from my bundle I’m thinking of making a scrappy binding!
Jelly Snowflake Mystery Quilt Links
- Find the Block One pattern here.
- Get the Block Two pattern here.
- Find the Block Three pattern here.
- Get the Block Four pattern here.
- And find the finishing instructions here (available after 7:45 a.m. CST).
July 2020 Sew Sampler Box
The July 2020 Sew Sampler Box has also arrived, and it’s a good one! Watch my unboxing video above or go here to watch it on my YouTube Channel. And find links to all of the products below.
July 2020 Sew Sampler Box Product Links
- Petite “Shades of Summer” Rolie Polie fabric
- 1″ Half-Square Triangle Paper for 2 ½″ strips
- Magic Pins (my favorites)
- Hugo’s Amazing Tape
- Greatest Hits Album Block 4
Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
JoAnna Hunsucker says
good moring — check your first line “final Thursday in September”— I know this year has been crazy but– we aren’t there yet!
Audrey Huntington says
The final Thursday in September???
Jackie Lohrey says
Must be something in the air…yesterday at work I kept saying “Happy Friday.” Where I got that from I have no idea but oh well 🙂 Also, I wish it was the last week in Sept cuz then summer would be over and it would be that much closer to Christmas
sherri McConnell says
All week I have been saying…if we can just get to September it will cool down…lol!
sherri McConnell says
This is so funny…as I mentioned above…I’ve been wishing for September so much lately because of our heat wave that it came out in my post!
Charlotte Brown says
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Carol says
Most of us want this year to be over, but we are not yet in September!
sherri McConnell says
I have told so many people this week that we just need to make it to September, lol…guess it came out in my post!
Carol L says
I am really disappointed with the way mine turned out. I chose to use a Bali Pops JR, in shades of blue, with no two strips the same color. I thought it would make a really pretty snowflake quilt. But there is just too much variety and the snowflake design is lost in the different shades of blue. So, this becomes a charity quilt, I guess. I enjoyed the process, though, and I will probably make it again, this time with a more controlled palette. It would have been so much more helpful if the instructions had been a little more clear on choosing fabrics for this project. It only specified using 14 strips, so I chose 14 that were complementary blues. But once they were all laid out, the differing shades of blue take away from the overall pattern, so it’s very difficult to see a snowflake.
Ansje says
I agree. I would have made some different choices as well.
sherri McConnell says
yes, the collection I used had a lot of black which I didn’t want to use…and lots of fun low-volume prints which didn’t really work either. The ones I’ve seen with more color use are my favorites!
Jackie Lohrey says
I feel like I need to buy that tape. One of those things that I may not use often but could be a life saver in the right situation. Also just for FYI, Sherri the mason jar idea for my gift bag turned flower pot turned jar filled with lima beans and is now an art brush holder was perfect!. My granddaughter now thinks I am cool. 🙂
Barbara McDonald says
Sherri, I think your quilt is absolutely beautiful!! If you decide you don’t like it, I’ll gladly take it off of your hands!! 😉
P.S. I am so wishing we were at QUILTSTOCK right now!!
Christine Rudy says
Hi Sherri:)
Your Snowflake quilt is absolutely beautiful, and I really love Chelsi’s as well. Your colors are subtle and lovely and Chelsi’s is “bright” and fun! I bet her little ones love it!?
I very much enjoy your Sampler Box tutorials. Perfect timing to start doing them, as this is my first time to subscribe and the item by item discussion is so helpful for me:)
I wondering if every one is finding the discounts offered each month ( on the backside of the large insert)? I mention this because it took me a sampler box or two to notice them! I skipped over it, anxious to see all the goodies in the box This months is for 25% of on Jelly Rolls, expires September 20, 2020. Last months is for Christmas Figs Book and Witch’s Night Out Book at 30% off and good through 8/20/2020:)
Thank You for all you do, and all the excellent information, your are a true Teacher in sharing your knowledge:)
Blessings,
Chris R (Canby, Or)
Heather Martin says
I love seeing how both of your quilts turned out. I am making mine like the one Edyta Sitar posted on her blog, but am still waiting for my fabric ?. If you would make a video on how you turn your quilt into a tree skirt that would be great!
Heather Martin says
Thanks for sharing your and Chelsi’s quit. They are both spectacular! I am making mine like the one Edyta Sitar posted, but am still waiting on the fabric ?. I would love it if you did a video on how you make yours into a tree skirt. What I great idea Sherri.
Karen says
I love the idea of turning it into a tree skirt. Would you be willing to share instructions for that?
Carol Luscher says
Karen, I’m sure Sherri will respond, but I’ll explain how I’ve done it in the past. After I layered and quilted my top, I folded it into quarters, and drew & cut a circle for the center. Then I cut one side from the edge to the circle. Next, starting at one side of the cut, I applied my binding in the usual way, Take your time sewing on the binding as you go around that center circle. Sometimes, if the circle is a small one, you might be better off doing at least that section by hand in order to ease it in. To finish, I used binding strips to make several ties along the slit. Please let me know if you want more info; I’d be happy to help you.
sherri McConnell says
Carol gave some great suggestions for that. The only thing I would add is that I’ll cut my binding on the bias so it’s easy to bind the center circle area.
Carol says
Yes! I forgot to state that, but I make all my bindings as bias so I guess it just was an assumption for me!
Karen A. says
Thank you both. I’ll see what I can do!