W.i.P. Wednesday: Oops, I did it again!

I found yet another way to make zig-zags; )  Sorry for being such a tease last week, I just didn't have anything more to show.  I've been waiting to use my Verna jellyroll for a long time!  I love the fabrics in this line but was having a hard time finding a jellyroll pattern to use.  I almost never read quilting magazines anymore but I stumbled upon this gorgeous Chain Reaction quilt flipping the March/April 2012 issue of Quiltmaker magazine.  I was immediately drawn to the secondary zig-zag pattern and since the Xs are made with 2 1/2" strips it's perfect for a jellyroll.  It wasn't until I was putting the blocks together I realized the pattern was created by Lee, the wonderful hostess of W.i.P Wednesday at freshly pieced.  I've been lurking there but never linked up.  Obviously I'll have to today: )

This works up really quickly, the hardest part is keeping your squares going in the same direction when you cut so you end up with a big triangle and a small one.  I've just started sewing the vertical rows together.  I'm pinning on the intersections and will try to trim the whole strip at once before joining it to the next.  I'm just a little compulsive about getting my points to match;-)

Now do you see the zig-zag?  If you're really paying attention you'll notice there's more than just Verna in there.  I did all the right sides with Verna but pulled most of the left sides from stash...  Hope Valley, Carmen, again with the Nicey Jane, some Sweetwater Pure, California Girl, various Joel Dewberry collections and a few other random things I found.  It's an eclectic mix but I think it's working