Once upon a time there was a seasoned quilter who decided to use the bag of 2 1/2" strips of fabric (Jelly Rolls) that were purchased in a mystery bag. Deciding at last that she would make the "Jelly Roll Race Quilt" designed by Donna Jordan of Jordan's Fabrics to honor her (she passed away a few months ago). Well, the quilter laid the strips out in the order that she thought would look appealing and set to work at one of her trusty vintage Singer sewing machines. She sewed and trimmed according to the well written pattern knowing this would be a great quilt. Well, time passed and the top was completed. However, much to the quilter's chagrin she had trimmed the strips, NOT at the appropriate length, but somehow trimmed the sections at different lengths. UGH! Total operator error on this one.
She stared at the wonky top and finally sucked it up - got out her well used 12 1/2" square up ruler and went to work cutting squares on the diagonal.
Yes, 12 blocks later she decided to utilize the smaller left over sections of the wonky top by cutting them into 4 1/2" squares. Then to honor the wonky top she proceeded to use those smaller squares to make wonky star blocks.
As you should always have a touch of black (for mourning or classiness - is that a word?) she bordered each of the blocks with 1 1/2" strips of black fabric. Thus she now had 20 blocks to make a new design out of the debacle that was the Jelly Roll Race top.
Thus, the Wonky Strippy Star block was born. The quilt finished at 65" x 78". It is machine quilted with a pantograph called Fern from Urban Elementz using a Glide 40wt thread in the color Khaki.
If you haven't guessed already, I am that quilter. Yes, at times I do fail at my attempts but the important thing to me is to remember that every quilt deserves to have a life of giving comfort. Does that quilt need to be perfect, No. Does it need to win a ribbon, No. Does it need to find a home with someone to love it, Yes!
So, if you too have those moments of disappointment with your project, fear not. There is always a light to shine on you. It may not be the spotlight that you may have wanted, but you will definitely brighten someone else's world with your finished project.
Find Joy in YOUR journey.
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