Jelly Roll?
 

What do you make from a jelly roll!

I am new to quilting but have been doing a lot of reading and actually bought my first jelly roll. The fabrics are wonderful and it is nice that the 2 1/2 fabric strips are already cut out for me. I am planning on making a baby quilt with my jelly roll. Now I just need to decide on the placement of my fabrics.

So Mateo- you will just sew the strips together? Maybe a log cabin quilt would be good to make from a jelly roll. The ones I saw today had zig zag edges

Google Jelly Roll quilt images and see lots off pic's

there are many, many books and patterns on the market specifically for jelly rolls - or 2 1/2" strips- just do a google search- and most any strip piecing patterns work as well- there are always log-cabins & pineapple blocks- tons of options.

Go to Moda Bake Shop or Missouri Star quilting tutorials. You'll find lots of ideas there.

I agree with Mary Quilting and quiltsRfun. I don't like most jelly rolls as they don't always have enough contrast in colors, design, and scale of design. It is cheaper, as the markup on them are very high, and easier to cut my own from fabric I choose.

I had made the quilt (free Pattern) Le Belle Fleur. I bought a kit ( 2 Jelly rolls ) which ended up to being not wide enough for a Queen size quilt. So I bought 3 rolls this time and I can make it longer as well as wide enough for our queen size bed. Love the looks on how it came out. Also you can do the 45 min strip quilt. Jenny Doan at Missouri Star Quilting has a video.

I think i love jelly rolls, haven't had enough to really know yet.

So far i made a jelly roll race and an irish chain. For the jelly roll race i had bright batiks so i added some black batiks just for contrast and breaking things up a little bit. For the irish chain i had to add a dark solid and a light background to make it work. The jelly roll for the irish chain was very bland even though the fabrics were all busy.

I think i am going to make my own jelly rolls out of scraps to have on hand for those times when i need to quick projects.

A jelly roll will certainly make things go faster and you won't have to use much brain power. I love that you don't have to always think so hard so you can make something very quick and have instant satisfaction in between larger or more complicated projects.

Thank you everyone for the information. I never thought of using Penterest but it was great nor did I think of the internet in general. It seems to make cutting stuff out a lot easier.all of the ideas gave me a clearer picture! I am going to buy me some Kelley rolls!

There are so many patterns that to Google would be best to find what appeals to you. You can see when you look at a pattern that are made up of 2" strips. Even Falling Charms, a popular pattern from MSQC, uses 2.5" strips and 5" charm squares. I don't use jelly rolls very often because of the expense. I will be cutting my own 2.5" strips for using in a charity Falling Charm quilt top

Jelly rolls are my favorite pre-cut. Rail Fence is only the beginning. Please look up "Strip Club" or Cozy Quilt Shop - Daniela is amazing with jelly rolls. Also see youtube videos by Gourmet Quilter. I also use jelly rolls for borders and binding.

You can make a Rail Fence quilt pattern or a basketweave quilt pattern. I posted one in pictures under the title: Basket Weave from a jelly roll by --Jingle.
My jelly roll had very pretty colors. I can post a picture here.

I love Jelly Rolls. I'm terrible at choosing colors and cutting so they are a Godsend for me. I have made several jelly roll race quilts and other quilts using jelly rolls.:thumbup:

I would check out local Library... I have 4 with in 30 min or Less of driving time... Look through their Quilting Book Section for Ideas...I found 5 just about Jelly Rolls... I would watch for Sales at some of the online Quilt Shops ...I got my jelly roll fabric and some Charm Squares for about 1/4 the price... Connecting Threads is one place I shop...

Jelly Rolls are wonderful and there are so many patterns that use them. Try looking on Craftsy, amazing what folks have done with these gems.

You can make some great "tube" quilts with jelly rolls. Check out the Summer in the Park quilt at the Missouri Star site. It's a tube quilt. Bento box is another beautiful design that is easy with jelly rolls. I'm not a fan of the Jelly Roll Race quilt (too simple), but there are tons of other designs you can use your jelly rolls for. It's a way to get a sampling of an entire line of fabric, in convenient pre-cut form.

Geri B, Pinterest takes the place of bookmarks. It's your own personal bulletin board to "pin" whatever you want to keep as a reference for later. I keep all kinds of patterns, recipes and ideas there. It's so much fun. Lots of us are addicted to Pinterest! It's especially great for quilting.

I think Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company has a couple of videos about jelly rolls.

Also, Moda had a cute design at one point called the Lawn Chair quilt (I've made three already). Don't know if it's still available on their website, but it's worth a look.

Have you seen Liz Katsuro's website. She sells lots of jellyrolls that she cuts and has patterns for them as well. Here is a link to her page: http://www.jellyrollfabric.net/Patterns_ep_41-1.html. I joined her email list to get ideas. I think I found her website while looking for a certain color grouping.

There are a couple of people who are selling "non-commercial" (i.e specific fabric line like Moda) jelly rolls that they create.

Log cabin....rail fence, yellow brick road - so many quilts, so much fabric, so little time..................

I have inherited a lot of fabric when my sister passed away. I have so much fabric and never enough for some of my projects. So, looking at patterns for jelly rolls I started putting some colors together and cutting my own. I'm on the road to making the Friendship Braid from a book called Jelly Roll Quilts by P am & Nicky Lintott.

Kim Brackett's patterns use jelly roll strips. I love her patterns.

I have never had the money to buy a ready made jelly roll that I liked (Hoffmann Batiks) ---How many strips are there in one? I imagine I'd make whatever pattern came to mind for 2 1/2 inch strips.

I love Pickety Sticks but think the instructions and patterns just went out of print.

I did not know you could make Yellow Brick Road from a jelly roll

There are tons of patterns and Jelly Roll books. Get out there and look for them. I just purchased a pattern for $2 at a local quilt shop. It was a postcard pattern. Good luck!

I've done several quilts with jelly rolls - here's a couple.

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