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Old 09-02-2016, 07:05 PM
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Well, I found out this week my 12 yr old mini me granddaughter loves jelly rolls & the jelly roll race quilts, my supply of jelly rolls is quickly disappearing so I don't have to worry about storing them-LOL
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Old 09-02-2016, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Maire View Post
Well, I found out this week my 12 yr old mini me granddaughter loves jelly rolls & the jelly roll race quilts, my supply of jelly rolls is quickly disappearing so I don't have to worry about storing them-LOL
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LOL -- good way to avoid storing them.

I have read some really great ideas -- now to put some of them to work. Thanks.
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Old 09-02-2016, 10:16 PM
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I buy to use immediately as I don't have a large stash of precuts. In fact I have none. I see a pattern which I like and uses precuts so buy them and use. They are not my favourite things.
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Old 09-03-2016, 03:44 AM
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In my quilting room where the LA set up my DH has made for me,

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using a 1914 Singer model 66 is,
he built two shelves about 6" wide and 3' long where I store my charm packs and jelly rolls.
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(I got carried away buying when I was working)
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Old 09-03-2016, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1 View Post
Thanks. So far I have unrolled 2 trying to get them back into a roll was a challenge. Looking at storage on Amazon, I saw this long, narrow plastic box for 2.5" strips (it is the size of WOF folded). Has anyone tried them? I was thinking they might work for the ones I cut.

Tesspug, I wish I could crochet, but I am thinking that I could make a fabric box that is similar.

Cathvv -- I am saving my pennies for the electric Accuquilt -- maybe I will ask for it come Christmas.

I have some drawers in my closet that I think I will clean out and put the precuts in -- my organized self likes that. Our Dollar Tree has some plastic baskets -- maybe they will fit in the drawers to keep the charms organized.

Thanks for the ideas -- looking forward to hearing other ideas as well.
I really like the strip boxes although they're a bit pricey so I only have three. They're about 22 inches long so you still have to fold the strips in half, but that's ok. (Easier to store). You can get at least two 40 strip jelly rolls in each box, and the boxes have sliding tabs to keep the strips in place.
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Old 09-03-2016, 02:49 PM
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I agree with the measure your precuts. I had an older jelly roll I tried to mix with a new jelly roll. They were both Kaffe Fasset fabric. They were about 1/3 inch different in width. I found this our the hard way when I was trying to put things together. I had some ripping to do and I rearranged my planned design to save on unsewing.
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Old 09-03-2016, 02:56 PM
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Only used one jelly roll in my quilting life and that came in a kit with other fabrics. If I were to cut my own I would do straight cuts.
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Old 09-06-2016, 12:00 PM
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I store mine until I am ready to use them..They stay clean and are easy to store...
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Old 09-07-2016, 03:29 AM
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I've only had 3 jelly rolls in 4 years of quilting. I don't keep them very long. The last one I bought a couple of weeks ago and it's already sewn up into this:

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Old 09-07-2016, 04:22 AM
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I have to unwrap and look at all the fabrics, but I only unwrap enough to see the different patterns. Then I wrap it back up and secure it with the ribbon that came on it originally or a strip of scrap fabric. I store them in a plastic tub.
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