Has Anyone Made a Jellyroll Rug?
 

Hi friends,
A blog I subscribe to called Carried Away Quilting featured a darling rug made from a jelly roll and a roll of cotton batting.
I found several places that sells the batting- it's 2.5 inch strips on a roll. Wondering if anyone has made one and how hard/easy was it to make.
Thanks!
Susie

I have not but have thought about it. Would love to hear from this great group.

I've made 4 and have taught 2 classes so far on these rugs. They are Very easy to make. The directions in the pattern are easy to follow. Just be very careful to let your machine feed the fabric through - don't push or pull and keep the area behind your machine clear so the rug can lay flat as it goes.
I cut up my scraps of batting to use in the rugs. Cut them just under 2 1/2". I had enough scraps to make all the rugs and a couple samples.
I had some really ugly jelly rolls that I bought years ago - it made a great looking rug. It's one of my favorites.
I also had a ugly panel that came with a kit I bought. I cut that up into strips. It looks really cool and is one of the favorites of the ones I take as samples to the classes.

do you have pictures?

I'm waiting for a class on it. I do better in a class setting learning a new project. The shop here gives free classes for this type of project if you buy the pattern and supplies from the shop. Worth it to me. After that I can make more if I want on my own.

I tried- it turned into another basket- I can not figure out how to keep the ends from folding up. i was so frustrated with it- I will stick with other rag quilts- that one just doesn’t work out for me. I’ve seen pictures of some that are great, I just cannot figure out the trick to going around the corners

That sounds like a real trip-hazard. lol (I can relate because I have tried crochet patterns that were supposed to be flat and turned into some interesting shapes.)

jelly roll rug pictures
 

Here are pictures of a couple of the jelly roll rugs I made.
The white one was made with a panel I cut into strips and the other was made with a jelly roll.

I think another thread not long ago was on here. Somebody posted a link on YouTube that showed how it's done.

Sewgood...your rugs look awesome. This is on my list of things to try too. There is a gal in our sewing group who is going to give us a tutorial sometime soon.

Saw a demo at the Shipshewana quilt show. There is the jelly roll and then two rolls of batting, very thin, sewn down. There should be a tute on it. The rolls of batting were 12.xx$$. Really cute, trick is to easy the corners in and get it to lay flat.

I bought the pattern to make one a few months ago...it's here somewhere! Guessing you can tell that I haven't tried it yet! LOL But thanks for the reminder!

I just jumped off this site for about ten minutes and went to YouTube and there are many, many tutorials for jelly roll rugs. I even found some other interesting options for rug making out of fabric scraps. So, go and wander about YouTube and see what feeds you need to make a rug from jelly rolls or scraps.

Your rug is pretty but that's not the one I saw. The one I saw is rows of strips and it's rectangular.

they are very colorful, I have been toying with the idea mainly because I need small rugs for my small rooms and can't find anything I like on the market, thanks for sharing, they look great

Sewgood, love your rugs. They look like the ones made from fabric covered clothesline as demonstrated by Joyce Drexler. Many years ago, I tried my hand at Braided Rugs and had a lot of trouble with turning corners or increasing.

Very interesting about the strip rug. Here's what I found:

Pattern for rug:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/6074980...op_home_feat_2

Source for batting strips:

https://www.stitchesngiggles.com/lis...oll-2-12x25yds

I bet if we did enough web searching we could find an online tutorial. I'm off to check it out. Here's one I found that doesn't require batting but you use a non slip backing for the back side. Cute idea.

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/02/...-roll-rug.html

Jelly roll rug pictures
 

Like these?

Thank you so much for the links. I just order 2 rolls of the batting for some purses I want to make!

I would love to make one but haven't yet.

Here are the rectangle and oval ones to compare:

https://www.checkernewsletter.com/th...rug-rectangle/

Those are AWESOME! How long does it take to make one?

I would ask my friendly neighborhood long armer if they have batting scraps they would like to get rid of! I seem to have bags of the stuff and I don't quilt much for others!

The panel one looks so modern ! I love it !

They really are easy to make... the first two turns require a tiny bit of pushing...but after that, just let the machine do the work. Having your sewing table level with the machine is pretty crucial...but there are ways to “design” a level table if your sewing table isn’t flush with your machine. I Love the idea of using a panel.... I have several that I found in estate sale boxes that I won’t use as a panel.... goody goody...more rugs!!!

They've decided that 2 1/4" batting works better than the 2 1/2" batting. And you can buy it in a 50 yd roll for about $28, instead of the two rolls.

I have made 4 so far, I currently have one under my needle as I type this, and I have 4 more cut out waiting, and my neighbor and I went to our LQS yesterday where I bought fabric to coordinate with some fabric I had to cut out two more, and I have fabric coming in the mail from Connecting Threads that I will use in some more jelly roll rugs. Can you guess????? I love making these. They are so fun to make.

Iron and steam alot, best press the corners if you have some. I iron and steam after every corner for the first 3-4, after that only if I feel it bowling up and not laying flat.
I use my walking foot, even feed makes a big difference.
Use a jean weight needle.
I use poly thread, cotton skipped in my machine,even with a new heavy needle.
I use my extension table.
ease in your corners by holding the rug as you build it with your left hand, and push and "scrunch" your sewn fabric tube with your right hand.
Youtube has lots of great tutorials, and Pinterest has links to blogs with great tutorials and tips.

Enjoy. They are a lot of fun to make.

If cutting your own batting, you will be happier, as in it will be easier, if you cut the batting 2 1/4" instead of 2 1/2". I don't find the rugs difficult to make but time consuming. And if using precut purchased strips and batting, expensive.

https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop...ll-rug-pattern

They're quite easy to make. Requires a zig zag stitch. I won't tell you her secret to make it lie flat. Gather supplies and support other crafters