Today, we begin a free quilt along for National Quilting Month. I’ve wanted to do something with these jelly roll strips for quite some time. So, when Fave Quilts asked me to be a part of their month long event with giveaways, I thought it was time to design something to use them up. What’s more, I am going to do a quilt along, with a series of tutorials for each step along the way. You can make this size, a nice table topper or lullaby quilt at 42-inches square, or you could double the number of blocks for a lap quilt at 5×6 blocks (with 2 left over for placemats), about 52 x 62 before borders. Either way, ready to quilt along?

Some of you may be able to forge ahead with just the pattern. For those who want to take a more leisurely pace, or that need those extra photos and tutorials, we’ll have a post every Tuesday in March. You’ll need a jelly roll or 2-1/2-inch strip roll, plus a yard of background fabric. Don’t have a jelly roll? Order one from Fat Quarter Shop today to have it in time for the project. See all the fabulous prints and colorways, many on sale, just click on Jelly Rolls and Rollie Pollies at Fat Quarter Shop. You can also cut width-0f-fabric strips from your stash, and get a bit farther on your Stashbusters Challenge at the same time. I’ll be using the Tucker Trimmer in a speed technique you may like – the ruler is available at Fat Quarter Shop. But I’ll also show you how to do the cuts with your square up ruler, it just is a bit more effort. I’ll be showing you how to do two speed-piecing techniques with strips.

Here is the schedule
March 1 – Today! – Overview – pattern (download below) and cutting (third paragraph of the pdf)
March 7 – Four patch units
March 14 – Jelly Roll HST units
March 21 – Block assembly
March 28 – Quilt assembly, final sashing and finishing

This pattern will work with any colorway you like. I did mine in purples and greens for spring. I mocked it up in EQ8 for you to see some other ideas. How about Christmas?

Or maybe Autumn, or Halloween?

Or a variety of soft pastels for spring.

Or go the opposite way, with brights on black.

Download the free pattern by clicking on this link – Oh, My Strippy Stars!!

Featured on Fave Quilts, click HERE to see the other free patterns for National Quilting Month and to enter the fabulous drawings for prizes from Oliso Irons, Quilter’s Dream Batting, magazine subscriptions, fabrics and tools!! Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the other patterns and giveaway entry links.

And then, at the end of March, you can sign up for a great online class, with a special discount for readers of my blog! For my readers all over the world, especially those in the southern hemisphere, you don’t have to watch it live. Once you pay for the course, all the segments will be available to watch beginning the next day. So you can sign up, and watch at your convenience, PLUS they are yours forever! The videos do not expire. It is a fantastic deal for 12 hours of classes with the coupon code below.

Ever wanted to take a comprehensive class on using color, selecting colors for quilts, working with scrap colors, and more? Creative Spark Quilter’s Color Mixer is an online class on March 30, 2023 – 9 am to 1:20 pm, PST. (noon Eastern to 4:20). Here is the fabulous lineup of speakers and topics. Note there are three sessions for each time period, you choose one for that day, and can go back and see the others later.

The class is regularly $49, but you can register with the coupon code using THIS LINK for only $29! Plus the class is watchable later without an expiration, so even if you miss that day, it is available after at your convenience. Using my coupon code gives me a small commission, thank you for using my link to check out the class. Share with your friends!

For new readers, follow my blog via email or your favorite blog reader. Sign up on the sidebar so you can get in on our fun projects for this year. You can catch up on the free Scrap Dance Quadrille Mystery Quilt Along, as we’ve only just started, and the next clue is March 10. Our year-long, monthly Stashbusters Challenge check-in is this coming Friday.

Are you excited for a jelly roll quilt along? Are you interested in the color class?

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