Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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This is my version of the Jelly Roll 1600 Race quilt....the strips are all from vintage sheets found in thrift stores. See my previous post for a photo of some other quilts of the same pattern but with different fabrics.
Edited 8:00 AM -- to see what my friend Susan has done with her quilt, click here. I think the borders she added are a great improvement!

13 comments:

Susan said...

People are going to start thinking that we are not only planning our quilts together but planning/posting our blog posts together as well! Great minds think alike, don't they?

Pat Merkle said...

Looks gorgeous! Until I started reading blogs, I never would have thought about using vintage sheets. I think I have a whole stack of them in storage. I'll have to check them out at some point.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

do you find the vintage sheets just the right softness for working with? are places on the sheets too worn to use? The quilt turned out really pretty. I had not thought to look for sheets at the goodwill type of stores.
Karen

Needled Mom said...

Beautiful! I do love the border on Susan's. It finishes the design off.

Wacky Woman said...

I love, love this out of vintage sheets. I need to look for these or start a swap. Very nice.

Marilyn

imquilternity said...

L-O-V-E it!

Heather said...

Beautiful. I have been cutting my pieces for this quilt, but still a long way to go. My mom cut all Christmas fabrics for hers. Am looking forward to sewing with her.

trump said...

I thought id stop by and post a comment since im checking out some new blogs. So greetings from the Amish settlement of Lebanon ,Pa. Richard from Amish Stories.

Rene' said...

I love how you and Susan used vintage sheets. All the quilts look great!

Barb said...

What a wonderful look with the vintage sheets, soft and gentle, restful...can't think of enough words to express how sweet your quilt is! Yes and I also like the border on Susan's, are you going to border yours? The colors are blending beautifully!

Heather Grow said...

Another great quilt. It is just a fun and happy pattern. Thank you for linkin'.

Unknown said...

So lovely!

Cathy said...

great quick quilt!