Our second jelly roll race

At our July 2017 we held our second jelly roll race.  Everyone enjoyed the first one so much, we just had to do it again.

These quilt tops were all made in less than two hours, and once quilted, they will be donated to the Cosy Kids charity.  They will donate them to children in New Zealand who are in need of extra support.

Two quilts didn't quite get finished on the day, but it was worth the wait to see them the following month.

You can read about our previous Jelly Roll race here.

Jelly roll race

At our September meeting we had a jelly roll race.  That's where teams of quilters race against the clock to sew a jelly roll into a quilt top in less than 2 hours.

Our aim was to make some quilts for charity. We finished the day with 7 lovely quilt tops that will be turned into quilts over the coming months.  Our jelly rolls were very kindly donated to the guild. We had a wide range of fabrics to work with, including batiks, William Morris, and Bonnie and Camille.

The teams had a lot of fun sewing these quilts under pressure. Some even chose to dress up for the occasion.

Appliquing some simple shapes onto the jelly roll quilts really made a difference to their finished looks. Don't those cats look cute?

The rest of the guild had a hand stitching day while the teams raced against the clock to complete these tops.

This was a fun day, and I think even more people will be keen to take part next year.