I had the most vivid and unusual dream back on 2/17, and when I woke up I tried to go back to sleep so I could return to that world. It wasn't happy or sad, just another place where things were very much like this world, with a few notable exceptions. In this place I was the same person, except I seemed to be traveling quite a bit. I pretty much lived in my car (our Subaru, just like here) and was learning a new virtual reality video game that is played on your phone. It was so fun and hyper realistic that everyone was playing it. I wasn't having a lot of luck with the game myself, but I kept trying. Then packages started to arrive with beautiful blankets and quilts hand made from plush fabrics and edged with tiny beads. Someone had to explain to me that these were things gamers sent to each other after meeting and playing in the game, and I should do the same. There was something about car crashes and car thefts, and I had to make a plan of what I'd do if someone...
A lot of quilters use jelly rolls, and I'm no exception. They became a thing when they were first introduced back in 2007, and have been a staple of the quilting industry ever since. Simply put, a jelly roll is bundle of 40 strips of 2-1/2" precut fabric (they're usually 40" to 44" long, or whatever the width of the fabric is.) Jelly rolls are made of fabrics that belong to a collection, or are of the same or complementary colors, or have a common theme, like baby or Christmas. Because they're already cut you can start piecing right away, which is the convenience factor. I stopped using jelly rolls when I got more into quilting with thrifted fabrics. Precuts are too expensive, frankly. I still have an entire bin that includes quite a few leftover jelly rolls, and even more 2-1/2" strips in my scraps bin. I'd like to use them up, so I invested in Carolyn Forster's Jelly Roll Scraps . This book features 15 quilts and 15 gift items you c...