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How to Make a Jelly Roll Diagonal Strip Quilt

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Are you like me and want to buy up practically every jelly roll you see in the stores?  I always have a few packs sitting around and I am always looking for good patterns to use them in.  Here is one from Cluck Cluck Sew.

In this blog post you will learn how to use the tube method to make diagonal strip blocks.  Then you will learn how to turn them into a glorious scrap quilt.  What could be better?!

The tutorial has step by step instructions as well as plenty of photos to help you along the way.  There is even a handy chart telling you how many strips you’ll need to make various quilt sizes.

I am definitely putting this pattern on my to-do list.  It’s a great scrap buster for those 2 1/2″ strips you have!

You can find the free tutorial here: Diagonal Strip Quilt Tutorial

[photo from Cluck Cluck Sew]

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