Grrrr...pinked jelly rolls
11-01-2010, 10:35 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by BevD
I bought a Jelly Roll pattern book last year at our quilting show. Great book have already made two quilts and one top out of it, no problem...
My bad move lately was buying three jelly rolls on the internet and not realising - wasn't in pics - that the edges were pinked!!
My poor machine is so clogged I swear I will never again buy the pinked, I will ALWAYS email and ask if they are straight cut.
Bad enough the bits everywhere when you open the jelly roll, the bits on the ironing board when pressing seams but my poor machine had to suffer too..
Sorry about that, just had to stop CLEANING and have a gripe.
My bad move lately was buying three jelly rolls on the internet and not realising - wasn't in pics - that the edges were pinked!!
My poor machine is so clogged I swear I will never again buy the pinked, I will ALWAYS email and ask if they are straight cut.
Bad enough the bits everywhere when you open the jelly roll, the bits on the ironing board when pressing seams but my poor machine had to suffer too..
Sorry about that, just had to stop CLEANING and have a gripe.
I just bought my first 2 jelly rolls "Batik Pops" from a quilt show recently. I won a door prize for $10 at a booth and the only thing that interested me were the Batik Pops because of the colors. Since I couldn't decide I bought 2 of them at $35 each (or $30 each with the prize).
I figured out later that at $35 the fabric would have been $12/yd. I suppose that if you take in the fact that you don't buy a lot of extra fabric this way and can still get a good selection of fabric that it is probably more cost effective to buy it this way -- but it still seems pretty darn expensive.
11-01-2010, 11:50 AM
#32
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I have used 4 jelly rolls in 2 different queen size quilts and didn't have any issues with the pinked edges. I vacuum the rolls before I unwrap them, then I spray starch the strips . I have also used the 5" charms many times without any problems. So far I have only used the Moda lines.
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11-01-2010, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mac
Originally Posted by BevD
I bought a Jelly Roll pattern book last year at our quilting show. Great book have already made two quilts and one top out of it, no problem...
My bad move lately was buying three jelly rolls on the internet and not realising - wasn't in pics - that the edges were pinked!!
My poor machine is so clogged I swear I will never again buy the pinked, I will ALWAYS email and ask if they are straight cut.
Bad enough the bits everywhere when you open the jelly roll, the bits on the ironing board when pressing seams but my poor machine had to suffer too..
Sorry about that, just had to stop CLEANING and have a gripe.
My bad move lately was buying three jelly rolls on the internet and not realising - wasn't in pics - that the edges were pinked!!
My poor machine is so clogged I swear I will never again buy the pinked, I will ALWAYS email and ask if they are straight cut.
Bad enough the bits everywhere when you open the jelly roll, the bits on the ironing board when pressing seams but my poor machine had to suffer too..
Sorry about that, just had to stop CLEANING and have a gripe.
I just bought my first 2 jelly rolls "Batik Pops" from a quilt show recently. I won a door prize for $10 at a booth and the only thing that interested me were the Batik Pops because of the colors. Since I couldn't decide I bought 2 of them at $35 each (or $30 each with the prize).
I figured out later that at $35 the fabric would have been $12/yd. I suppose that if you take in the fact that you don't buy a lot of extra fabric this way and can still get a good selection of fabric that it is probably more cost effective to buy it this way -- but it still seems pretty darn expensive.
11-01-2010, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzy
I vacuum the rolls before I unwrap them, then I spray starch the strips .
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11-01-2010, 04:47 PM
#39
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Originally Posted by BevD
Sure have, the one I'm using at the moment is beautiful fabric but they aren't all true 2 1/2 inch strips. Even where the fold is it is wider than the rest.
A lady from one of the quilt stalls last year told me they are all laser cut, but I don't think so or they would all be true sizes.
I love the idea of jelly rolls they are so quick to use but they seem to be getting a little bit lax at times with the cutting. *sigh*
A lady from one of the quilt stalls last year told me they are all laser cut, but I don't think so or they would all be true sizes.
I love the idea of jelly rolls they are so quick to use but they seem to be getting a little bit lax at times with the cutting. *sigh*
11-01-2010, 05:01 PM
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This may sound a little far-fetched, but I blow them out before I use them. We have an air compressor (for inflating tires, etc.) and I just take the air hose and blow off the excess fabric from the jelly roll while it is still all together. This stops all of the little fuzzies from getting trapped in your machine and making a mess in your sewing area.
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