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No Bake Jolly Bar Blog Hop

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Welcome to the No Bake Jolly Bar Blog Hop hosted by Fat Quarter Shop! I was delighted when I was asked to participate – can you tell why? This pattern is so easy to make and perfect for Fat Quarter Shop‘s Jolly Bars. These precut rectangles are so easy to use – click here to see my first quilt made with them.

I chose the Daysail Jolly Bar by Bonnie and Camille for Moda. What a fun fabric line! The pattern takes 2 Jolly Bars (although there was enough left for a crib size quilt which I will show you soon). The white fabric is Bella Solids White #98 – super crisp white. I used Aurifil 50 wt for precise piecing.

This quilt is special for many reasons, but most of all because it was the first project I quilted using a long-arm machine! So scary after quilting everything with my Bernina. To get used to it I quilted meandering with hearts here and there. I plugged along and was done in 4 hours! My shoulders and wrists were very happy with the change in equipment!!!

After holding the quilt for me so I could photograph it my youngest son, Ryan, rolled it up and decided it was his advanced Christmas gift! Not so fast, boy!

Fat Quarter Shop’s free pattern can be downloaded by clicking here. They also launched a video to help you with the piecing. If you want to jump right in, FQS has prepared kits for this quilt. Click on the links below to see them:

http://www.fatquartershop.com/no-bake-quilt-kit
http://www.fatquartershop.com/backing-set-no-bake-quilt-kit



Now, for the giveaway: Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a Jolly Bar of your choice! Just leave me a comment letting me know how you would use a nice package of precut rectangles in your projects. If you follow me, leave me an extra comment for another chance to win. This giveaway is open to all of you, regardless of where you live. Make sure I have a way to contact you, should you be the lucky recipient. This giveaway is open until Sunday the 6th and the winner will be announced on Monday, December 7.


For more versions of the No Bake Jolly Bar quilt visit the other bloggers who are participating:

Andy of A Bright Corner
Sherri of A Quilting Life
Melissa of Happy Quilting
Heather and Megan of Quilt Story
Denise of Pieced Brain (You are Here!)
Jane of Quilt Jane
Caroline of Sew Can She
.Christina of WIPS and TUTS
Paula of The Sassy Quilter

I look forward to reading your project ideas using Jolly Bars. In the meantime, enjoy the Blog Hop…

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  1. Purl Buttons says

    I am fond of the quilts my grandmother made. She almost exclusively made one-patch quilts. I would take that package of precuts and make one like the ones she made for her grandchildren.

  2. Lee says

    I love nine patch quils and log cabins – and this free pattern! I cant decide!! But I would love to do one in holiday fabrics – Jingle would be great!

  24. tubilinha tiacarminha says

    Estou precisando de almofadas,sofá novo depois de 37 anos…Mas não joguei fora o meu velho,fiquei com pena.A reforma não compensava…está na varanda agora.beijo graaaaaannnde!!

  25. Joy says

    I've been wanting to make a chevron quilt for a long time. A jolly bar would work perfectly, and I have had my eye on Daysail for a while now.

  32. ELNM says

    I would use it for a table runner – a quick gift I could get made in time for the holidays! Many thanks for the chance!

  34. Betty says

    A (coordinated) scrappy 4 patch would be my choice for a new throw for my sofa. My cat has taken over the one I have there now!

  38. elena says

    Wonderful quilt!! I would use it to make a quilt for my daughter. she's goint to sleep alone in her own bedroom for the first time. So it would be nice to make her something new 🙂
    Thanks for this chance to win

  41. Sorcha girl says

    This pattern looks like a good, quick project quilt. The Jingle line by Kate Spain would make a wonderful quilt to display at this time of year. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.

  47. Susan L. says

    There are so many things I could make with a Jolly Bar! I would probably try the pattern that is included with each 1 first though.

  50. Anonymous says

    Your quilt is so cute in Daysail. I would love to use the Hello Darling Jolly Bar either in this pattern or one of the other Jolly Bar patterns.
    dragonfly9716 at yahoo dot com

  57. Lisa Marie says

    I haven't tried a jolly bar before so I'm not sure how I would use those rectangles — but I would be happy to win and have to figure something out!

  59. Jessica says

    Beautiful! I love B&C fabric! I think that I would try my hand a a log cabin quilt, No Bake Jolly Bar quilt, or a quilt by Me & My Sister that is similar to this one called Pigtails and braids (I think). Thank you for the chance.

  62. vicki says

    I would make a jolly bar quilt because it looks easy. I would make it for my living room couch. Thanks for the great giveaway! vickise at gmail dot com

  76. OhioLori says

    Love your Quilt! ( your son had super idea to roll it up & claim it!! giggle…) & the Houses one you made before is AWESOME!! You are so creative!!! My favorite Jolly bar is Prairie!! And think I would be making this new pattern! Really love it too! Thanks for chance to win your Give-away!! 🙂

  85. Gloria Cotten says

    I am new to Jolly Bars but, looking at the patterns on FQS website, I especially like the pattern you chose. I thk it would make a great Christmas quilt with Jingle or a nice snuggle qult with Prairie. Thanks for the oppportunity to win!!

  89. Bec says

    I've been wanting to do the quilt that uses rectangles and has a gray or dark shadow of the rectangle so that it looks like the rectangle is floating. Can't think of the name of it right now, but it is cool looking. 🙂

  101. Cut&Alter says

    What a lovely colourful quilts. Well done on your first longarmed quilt – it looks great. I'm new to it and it's such a revelation how easy it is on your body!! If I won the giveaway I would make a chevron quilt with the rectangles. Many thanks.

  106. Susie'sfun2 says

    I agree with you, I too love this fabric line it is just so fresh and warm. The colors in the fabrics are crisp and bright. I am inspired by your long arm achievement. I would definitely sew the very same pattern you chose and made a delightful quilt for our church outreach program.
    Blessed holidays to you and yours.
    Sue

  109. Celtic Thistle says

    I haven't seen the Jolly Bars before so thanks for showcasing them in such a lovely quilt. I have lots of photos of lovely tile patterns that I would love to make into a quilt one day so would be delighted to try them out with a Jolly Bar 🙂

  117. Kathy E. says

    Hi Denise! If I had a jolly bar bundle, I'd plan to make the No Bake Pattern pictured from FQS. I love it and it would fit so many people on my list as I change out the fabrics and colors. duchick at gmail dot com

  120. SherryB says

    Well, of course I would make this No Bake Jolly Bar quilt if I won your drawing! It's so fast & easy….I'm going to look through my stash this weekend to get a head start. I bet I can even make one by Christmas! YAY–thanks for the nice drawing.

  121. Esther Grimes says

    I really like the house quilt you made with a jolly bar and I like the half-rectangle triangle patterns I've started to see…not sure what I'd settle on in the end.

  124. Teddie C. says

    I love your quilt. I agree with your son. I want one also. I love the Daysail fabric. I would like to make one using the Daysail jolly bar. Thanks for sharing. Teddiechristine at Gmail dot com.

  126. Janet says

    What a fresh, pretty quilt! I've never worked with precut rectangles before. I think it would be fun to make a big flying geese quilt with them. Thanks for the chance!

  127. Nanbon44 says

    sounds like your son is just like my daughter, if she gets the quilt in her hands it ends up walking out the door to her house.. but then I did the same thing to my mom so it must just be something all quilters children do..at least we know our work is appreciated.. I think I would use the pre cuts in a cuddle quilt for my grand daughter.

  135. Deb E says

    Love your quilt – I'd make a Christmas quilt for my husband & I. I've been making several Christmas quilts (for gifts) from scraps acquired over 40+ years of quilting, but never made a Christmas quilt for us! Love the fabric line and that its an easy quilt to put together….