Jelly Rolls

On a recent visit to the States, I purchased a book on Jelly rolls and a roll of 2 1/2" strips of batik fabrics for making a jelly roll quilt. The book I bought is called Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott.










My first jelly roll quilt is pictured here.








The essential block (close-up) is made up of strips sewn together,
cut into large squares, cut in half,
and then the triangles are put together into these large 12" blocks.

This is a surprisingly easy way to make use of all those
2 1/2" strips that you have in your stash!

Pinwheels

A few months ago, I ordered on-line a kit for making a pin wheel quilt from Fabric Cafe. The quilt came with fabric and instruction. Depicted here is a crib quilt that I made with this simple design.

Fun with Four-inch squares

Two more quilts with four-inch squares.

The one on the left was made for my niece.

The one on the right has a motif of teddy bears!

Wedding Canopy

The chuppah or wedding canopy is an extraordinarily meaningful part of the Jewish wedding ceremony. It was a labor of love to design and create this chuppah.

The verse is "Enjoy Happiness with the One You Love all the Days of Your Life" from Ecclesiastes (9:9).

With many blessings for a long life together!

More bags

Hana has been making bags as gifts for friends and family.

As a special addition the names of co-workers were added to 2 of the bags for

friends who were moving on to different jobs.

Jewish Star Quilt

I am very proud of this double bed quilt which was made on order for a friend who chose the design and most of the fabrics. It is based on a design called "Six-pointed Stars" by Ann Feitelson of Montague, Massachusetts and appeared in QNM, November 2005. The striking fabrics are Damascus silks that were purchased in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Each Jewish star is made up of 6 diamonds, pieced together into larger diamonds creating an effect of smaller stars within larger stars. The quilt measures 77 inches wide by 86 inches long.

Springtime in Jerusalem

We have found ourselves in an unseasonably warm period. Not only the Tu B'shvat almond trees are in bloom, but the plum tree in our backyard is filled with blossoms. For some reason, as result of having the windows flung open and a gentle breeze blowing, I have found myself finishing a lot of projects that I began during the cold and rainy winter.

Here are two recently completed projects.

The quilt on the left is a quilt in purples and turquoise for my niece's daughter in Forest Hills. This is a take-off on the traditional 9-patch quilt. Instead, I have created 16-patch squares, all placed on an angle. Click on the image to enlargen and see more detail. The quilt is 50 X 66 inches.

The baby quilt on the right is a scrappy quilt made "on order" for my niece in Manhattan who wanted this as a gift for her friend's new baby. Click on the image to see it larger and then you can read the baby's name embroidered on the bottom. The quilt is 42 X 56 inches.