For anyone who hasn't tried this, I have a tip for you. Don't use the same color strip until you get to every fourth strip at least, otherwise, you will have the same color sitting next to one another in the finished quilt.
I want to open my jelly roll and section each off into its own pile and pick one from each file for the first row Maybe start with the middle pile and work my way like that so I do get the variety.
I became legally blind this year and thought my new adventures in quilting were over. Then I stumbled upon your tutorials Jenny! This was the first I attempted. Took me 4 days but I did it!! Thank you so much for helping me adjust and realize life could still be fun. You gave me my confidence back!
I love the way that Jenny always licks her fingers to help separate fabric. It's so homely and always reminds me of my Mum. Jenny, you're a great presenter, fun to watch and such a friendly personality. Luv from Paul, UK.
I am fairly new to sewing, and I made several of these quilt tops on my modern machine. A month ago, I bought a treadle machine from 1920, cleaned it up, oiled it, and this was the first quilt top I made on it. It was perfect for learning how to use the treadle machine! Just keep sewing straight lines. Thank you!
I am not a quilter, in fact I could never even sew a straight line but I cannot believe I watched this whole video because it was just such fun. You are really fun to watch, Jenny. Love your competence.
first i;am a canadian 54 years old and this is my first ever jelly roll bought at the thrift store for $3.oo had fun doing it nice to just sew and not cut giving it to a friend hope to do more in the future either pre cut or my own cutting love this method thanks jenny love your video's and you are an inspiration to the quilting world you are a familar ray of sun shine keep on shining please happy quilting
I just recently finished my first one which was also my first experience with a jelly roll. I love how it goes together so well. My first row was twisted but I patiently worked with it as I figured out where it should be folded and then cut. As it became wider, it was much easier. I love watching Jenny.
2 of my friends got me hooked on quilting 2 months ago. We have a co-worker who is very ill and we wanted to create a quilt quickly. We did this one in an evening. It was so easy! Thanks Jenny
I have needed a quick quilt so many times and was at a total loss until I saw your tutorial on the "Jelly Roll Race". I now have a "stash" of your tutorials and love them because, being a visual learner, your tutorials are just what I need. Thank you so very much, Jenny, for helping not just me but so many other quilters.
Lovely lady. Perfect for this type of demonstration. This got me in the mood to go out and buy some jelly rolls to enter this Jelly Roll Race! Loved the Video. She's a natural for doing this.
I made a Jelly Roll Race Quilt for our neighbor. I wanted a quick to finish quilt, this tutorial was very helpful. I went to my stash, cut many 2 1/2" strips and started sewing...I was done in no time. Thank you, love the Friday tutorials!
I absolutely loved the line "you get rid of it" and the toss over your shoulder....how Eleanor Burns! This is my kind of quilting, I'll have to give it a go.
Hi Jenny my name is Ruth :)......and I'm an addict. I was introduced to your company last fall by two of my BFF's and the first quilt I made was this Jelly Roll Race with Serendipity II. I wanted to make Christmas gifts better and more meaningful by doing quilts. I made my first 3 quilts thanks to your company and being inspired to sew again. Needless to say my momma loved her quilt and tears rolled down her face in aw of the detail I put into it. When quilting I wrote "Momma I Love You...Sugars" that way when she covers up she will read it every time and be reminded how much I love her. :)
HI Jenny, I love this quilt and I used it as a background for an applique on the top of it - turned out great. One thing I do, when I start cutting them apart, I throw the end over my shoulder - then I don't have to find it later - it's right there....
I love this tutorial because it shows you how you can do a quilt in a day with one jelly roll! Jenny is so cheerful and fun to watch. Her way of teaching is so easy to follow!
I've never made anything on a sewing machine before. My partner bought me a mini one to start learning. I watched your video and decided to practice by making a quilt for a doll. I used strips of fabric 10cm by 5cm, added a border then a solid back. It came out beautifully. Thanks for the video. I wish I could add a picture to show you.
Hi, Sarah! You can send a picture either via our Facebook page (facebook.com/QuiltingDeals/), our Twitter account (@missouriquiltco) or email (info@missouriquiltco.com). We'll look forward to seeing it, and glad we could help inspire you to start!
It's nice to see a 'professional' using a singer machine. I've lamented for too long thinking most of the quilt patterns I see on you tube can 'only' be made on a machine that costs $3-4000. (I have a singer patchwork and I LOVE it!)
@@maxiedoodle You can sew a quilt or piece it in any sewing machine. I am working in one, kind of this one in a Singer Featherweight from 1948. Later, I will quilt it in a Baby Lock Aria. Sometimes I use a 1955 Singer...........I have few of those old ones and they are great. .......I did not like the noise that Jenny's machine makes, you can tell that it is mostly plastic and you can find a good machine for about the same price of that machine at an expensive sewing machine shop.
I have done this two times with my granddaughter when she was in high school. She is a beginner at sewing, so we didn't sew the ends on the diagonal. We did them just straight ends. They turned out great. We used batting and a backing that we turned the edge up and around the quilt top. It made a small quilt that covered the top of a queen bed. Very nice and fun memories! It took us much longer than an hour to complete each top and we had two sewing machines. Also, we had to be careful not to twist the long strips at first. I would definitely recommend this!
After watching jelly roll race 2, I went back to this one. It's not that I did not believe you, lol, I just had to try a sample of this for myself. I grabbed some scraps of different lengths and cut them to 2 1/2 widths. Sewed them together like the instructions and my sample worked perfectly--this really works!! It ended up a quilted mat for my sewing machine. Thanks so much for your tutorials they are always great!
Here are some of the people's questions answered: A “jelly roll” of fabric is literally a roll of 2 1/2″ x 42-44"″ pre-cut strips of fabric, and a roll usually has 40-42 strips. These are usually created and sold to feature prints in a particular line (one or more strip of each print included) or groups of, say, coordinating solids. A lap or baby-sized quilt can be made from 1 jelly roll (Which is what Jenny uses in the above tutorial = ending size 58" x 60"). If you want to make your own jelly roll strips, just cut 2 1/2 inch wide strips across the width of any fabric. If you are reusing fabrics that aren’t 44 inches wide, still cut 2 1/2 inch wide strips, you’ll just need more of them. STEP 1: Unwrap the jelly roll (or create a stack of self-cut strips yourself. You’ll need about 40-45 strips, each measuring 2 1/2″ wide by approximately 42″ long). Sew them together, end-to-end, at a 45 degree angle, RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER, BOTTOM ONE (design facing you)EAST TO WEST and the TOP ONE (design facing down) SHOULD BE NORTH TO SOUTH, just as you would sew strips together for binding. Sew a diagonal stitch line from the top left edge of the top strip to the right lower corner where both of the strips meet. You will cut away all but 1/4 inch seam allowance later. Continue this step of sewing all the jelly rolls together, end to end, you will have a 1600″ long strip if you have 40 strips. Trim off the tails, trim the seam allowances away, but no need to iron till the end. Cut off the first 18″ or so of the long strip. This ensures that your joined seams are staggered across the quilt, and not all on the edges. STEP 2: Fold the entire long strip in half, lengthwise, and sew it all together. Snip open where the end makes a fold, creating an 800″ long strip. Repeat step 2, and watch your strip get shorter, yet wider, each time. Your quilt top is forming! Continue repeating step 2 over and over until you have your completed quilt top in the width and length you want. Iron, baste into a sandwich, quilt, and bind and your quilt is done! You will need at least 3 jelly rolls of same line for a queen quilt, plus extra for a border if you want and also binding plus backing - look at it this way: A queen sized Jelly Roll Race Quilt, with horizontal strips, and no border, will take 64 strips for the initial quilt + 32 strips for the add-on section = 96 strips need for the whole Jelly Roll Race Quilt top. So you need 3 fabric jelly rolls (with 40 fabric strips in each jelly roll) to make this quilt. A quicker formula to just figure out how many strips you need for your Jelly Roll Race Quilt is this… (inches wide x number of rows) / 40″ strip = number of strips needed Lets try it… 80″ wide x 48 rows = 3840 take that and divide by strip length 3840/40 = 96 strips… TADA! Good Luck!
Oh my quilt math!!! I want to make a 66x86 (twin size), that can include boarder(s). So of course I am lost on how many strips I will need before I put on any boarder(s). The 66 inches is the width (after boarder(s)), so say 60 inches before any boards x number of rows (?) not sure how I would know how many rows. So I can't get the number I would divide by 40 inch strip. In your example of 80" wide, how did you come up with 48 rows? Its not 80/2.5 (width of a strip) as that would be 32. Then there is the problem with getting the 86" length, my guess here is that I would stop sewing the strips together once they are long enough - so 1st sew is 800, then 400, 200, 100 and I couldn't fold and sew again as it would be too short at 50 inches. So I end up with 100 inches and would need to trim that down to 80 inches so I can add my boards. Do I at least have that part correct? I am as you can see very confused and would very much appreciate help with the math of this twin size quilt. Thank you.
For a king size quilt, I think you're going to need three in total. Once a strip Is sewn to another either side of becomes 2" wide so you need at least 40 strips lengthwise. For the width you need a full length plus half a strip. If you sew a full jelly roll, 42 x 42" that gives you 1764" , divide that by 66" and you get 28 rows, you need 3 sections to give you 83" . Add your borders and that should give you the sizes you're looking for.
@@lynnwelch6223Sorry for the long delay in answering this question. Each row is 2 inches so you to take the width of the fabric and estimate how many strips you need to make the 66 inches for each row. Given that most Jelly Rolls are about 42 inches plus 24 inches gives for each row (estimated). so that is 1 and 2/3 strips, or 1.667 times 80 gives you how many strips you need.
Really very interesting. I've seen jelly rolls around, of course, but never really understood what you could do with them. I am definitely going to try this!
I love this tutorial, it's the one that proved to me that making a quilt doesn't require hours picking out fabrics hoping they really do match, and then spending oodles of hours assembling it. I just keep sharing it with anyone who hints that they want to learn to quilt!
Non capisco una sola parola di inglese, ma grazie ai suoi tutorial riesco ugualmente a imparare. Ora ho notato che quando lei parla, viene automaticamente tradotto (scritto) in italiano. Ne sono felice, adesso mi è ancora più chiaro. Complimenti per come è organizzato il suo sito, è simpatico, veloce e chiaro. Grazie
This was such a joy to watch!!! And the muuusic to match! And the fast forward! Hahahahaha!!! The fastest quilter in the world! Thank you so much! Lovely personality you got, too! Oh boy! Really enjoyed this!
First... Where were you about 10 years ago, when I was hoping to find someone to show me how IT'S done, and nobody would teach me.. lol. Second... What a wonderful sense of humor you have.. loving it.. Third.. I have since completed a few quilt tops and some even ended up in a complete blanket or quilt (thousand hours later and usually with less than a quarter and you know what that means, right? lol) Fourth.. I will definitely look into seeing more of you and thank you so much for sharing this. You are awesome.
I found you a few days ago. I freaking love you ❤️. I have coffee with you every morning now. Your a hoot. I had to find some beauty in All this ugliness.
I love her videos, she is adorable!!!! I did few projects with her help, the way she's explaining it and showing it is so easy. My projects turned out great, thank you Jenny :)
While I can't make the top in an hour like Jenny, it sure does go really, really fast. I've made 2 in a week now and will for sure use this again and again. Thank you for the wonderful easy quilt tutorials. Vicci
My first quilt was a jelly roll race quilt! I watched your very helpful video and when our Viking store did a jelly roll quilt, I actually knew what I was doing! Thanks for all the great tips, tricks, patterns, and information that you provide in your well planned videos!
Jenny, how did you quilt your jerky roll race quilt? Did you do an all over pattern or did you quilt in the ditch? i want to quilt it on my home sewing machine, so I need an easy way to do it. Thanks for all your help
Oh my gosh, it is ONE long piece! Can't wait till I see the finished product.!! This is my first quilt project... wish me luck, i think it will take me longer than a couple of hours
Well! I’m a brand new quilter! My very first experience was a t-shirt memory quilt for my son upon his graduation from a law enforcement academy. I had absolutely nothing to sew with, no notions and certainly no know-how. I shopped continuously for what I needed while watching hours and hours of TH-cam tutorials. I finished it 5 days after his graduation- crooked seams and MANY mistakes. BUT NOW, I’m completely smitten with quilting!! I saw this tutorial and knew I had to do it. Well, I confess- I initially sewed all of my strips together in the wrong direction and had undo and re-sew! But I’m not giving up. It’s the night before I put my turkey on for Thanksgiving and I’m going to finish this quilt top! Thank you for this tutorial!!
I love that you started from the very beginning - unroll and go. Other videos have the first strip done and for us newbies it's a bit confusing of how to get the first strip like the ones in the video. Thank you!!!!
At the 3:00 mark, she demonstrates how to connect the strips incorrectly. The line she draws with her finger goes the wrong direction. DO NOT sew the corners "mountain to valley" like her finger shows. Instead, sew from outside corner to outside corner - the opposite of what she shows. When she proceeds to do this on the machine, she does it correctly, and you can see this if you look closely as they come off the machine.
Thank you! I got so frustrated, something supposedly so easy and I was doing it wrong and kept watching the video over and over. I wish she would show close up views of the actual sewing. That would be very helpful. Cathy
I wish I had read this before starting. I put all mine together wrong and had to undo them. It isn't the best step by step video they have done. I have been fine with others. I am making this now. Hoping I get it right. Just not sure when I'm supposed to stop putting the rows together.
I am a beginner and I've made three of these quilt tops so far, and I"m starting on another one. Thank you so much for this tutorial! The Lone Ranger theme runs through my head every time I make one :).
I wish you had showed up close how to do the 45 degree angle seam and a close up on cutting. I'm a beginner, so I really need to see close ups. Thanks for posting this!!
Just made a larger one. Would love a video just about how to figure out the backing and border (especially how much fabric to buy). I just starting quilting on Saturday. :)
Just finished my first 1600. Have done many jelly roll quilts, but always with cutting and turning and small pieces of the strip. This was so easy, so much fun and so beautiful. Used Berry blue. but label doesn't say who makes it. Just wish I had mixed the strips up more, sewed them as they came off the roll and have several areas with 2 or even 3 together. Took about 3 hours to piece the top, probably because I started about 9:30PM and was making mistakes in sewing the individuals strips to each other on the diagonal. Got up in the morning, finished sewing the strips together and it is beautiful. Thanks Jenny for a great tutorial.
LOVE it! And the best part is the END.....I have no thread :) Oh Jenny, YOU ARE THE BEST....I am still laughing! Thank you, I needed a laugh this morning
Thanks so much for your instructional videos. I've learned so much about quilting and binding. I've made two of these jelly roll quilts for my first granddaughter (for her Baptism and First Birthday) and so many of the flannel self binding baby "tummy time" blankets. I appreciate your time and talents!!
For Sandy Roper..... you can make it bigger. You can use 2 or 3 jelly rolls. If I were you I would contact their shop and ask specifics. I saw her do a beautiful one with Mary Porter on Fons and Porter this morning. Go to their website and look it up. It had scallops. It was beautiful.. As for designs.. you don't need a degree... you just need to have fun, and an imagination.. its a quilt.... as a sewer I had a terrible time at first, I wanted every thing to match and not use certain colors together. I'M glad I got over that... Jenny Doan. You are my icon.....
I love this quilt because anyone can do it from very young beginners to older experienced quilters. It can be made to any size you want and lots of variation ideas.
That's correct, Jacque. We forgot to mention that, nut you'll want to clip that loop so that you can open up the fabric and then sew another row together. :)
I'm just a watcher/ wish that I could do that, viewer, but the first thing I thought when Mrs. Doan 'started' sewing the strips, was that I wish the camera was over the sewing machine, so that I could actually 'see' how she attached the corner-to-corner pieces. I'll figure it out by watching more vids, but, that would've been really helpful to me as a newby-wanna-be quilter.
The first time I watched this video I was inspired to get a jelly roll and try it with one of my friends. We both made one and had lots of fun. I loved watching this video. Jenny is such a natural in front of the camera.
I know this comment is 8 years away, but what could be more fun than this? Wanted the instructions,so I could make one, I love it - the look, the ease, everything! Going to have to hunt up the 1812 Overture though, so I can do it right! HA! Love y'all, you make my day!
Well its been 10 months since I watched this for the first time and I've made a few crib quilts and opened up my jelly roll and unrolled it all over the place. Not very good instructions with it. I can't understand how she can just grab one and sew it without somewhere having them get twisted around. Not sure I even want to try this. Are there any better instructions on the internet that aren't going at warp speed?
You're right about the fabric strips twisting. I had to think on it for a while myself. I see now that since there is a fold at the end of sewing each time, just cut the fabric before you get to the very end and line them up. As the project progresses, this becomes less of a problem.
I love this lady's enthusaism! It is absolutely contagious! She is glowing from the inside out :) I am glad, blessed, to have been browsing through and found this on God's Day, Sunday, but each day :) She is a total love bunny !
I am a big fan. You have lots of amazing videos/tutorials. I am having trouble with this one though. In the beginning you pointed at the 45 angle from the outside corner to the inside, when it should have been from the opposite corners- not sure if that was a good description- but now I have to go through and unpick everything I just sewed and I don't know whether to scream or cry.
Taking this opportunity to tell you all at MSQC that you, especially Jenny, have inspired me to start a new chapter in my life. This is my favorite video because it's the first video I ever watched and I thought, hey I can do this! I have always been a yarn girl, doing a lot of knitting and crocheting. but in recent years it has become more difficult and now nearly impossible due to inflammation in my hands. When I discovered Jenny and her teaching methods I was so inspired!! I decided to try my hand and made her charm pack purses for everyone for Christmas. It felt wonderful to be creating again. Then I walked into 3 Dudes' shop and whose face should I see but Jenny's smiling at me?? So I of course bought a ticket to see her in February!! I then came back to this video and made my first ever quilt top for my daughter. Just got a new machine last night and I hope to finish it this weekend!!! I never thought it possible and I'm so grateful!! I am looking forward to meeting Jenny or at least seeing her in person in AZ and I'm looking forward to being able to create again. Thank you MSQC!!
My absolutely favorite You Tube video !! I never "quilted" before this but sewed for years. It was so much fun and very easy to follow. I sewed my first quilt because of this video. Thanks!
You are so much fun to watch but you go so fast...lol... AS a beginner I wish some of the key points were explained just a little more detailed. Thank you so much..Loved watching you~
Wow Jenny, that's amazing. You are the fastest quilter I've ever seen. LOL I've learned so much from watching your often amusing videos. You are a GREAT teacher.
We did this as a group at our local quilt shop on Sunday. I used a solid color jelly roll and cut half of the strips in half and the rest of the strips into thirds. It takes a little longer to sew them all together for the first 1600 inches, but it was worth the time, as the quilt top is very colorful. A word of warning: Don't try to "arrange" how you sew the strips together. You can't plan how it comes out. I think Jenny's idea of just taking the strips as they come off the jelly roll is the easiest one. For those of you who want to try using halves and thirds, try putting your cut pieces in the dryer on Air Dry for just a few minutes to jumble them up, then put them in a bucket or large bag and just pull them randomly. Again. NO PLANNING! Enjoy!
I made a quilt with this technique and absolutely loved it. In no time I had a quilt top that was done and looked really good. It was so easy to do and I backed it with a piece of fleece which made it nice and cozy. This is good for a beginner.
I cut my own strips and used 42-43 in flannel for baby. 24 strips cut at 2.5" makes the quilt top about 42 x 48 '" before borders. great size for baby.
I couldn't believe when she ran out of thread. Happens to me all the time. lol Thanks for putting that in there. Such a beautiful quilt in such little time. Wonderful.
The first MSQC quilt video I ever watched and made! You got me hooked, Jenny. Then I found out I'd moved into your neighborhood & it meant a road trip to Hamilton. Thanks for encouraging me to quilt with these videos. My 6 yo granddaughter loves to watch too then begs me to get started on a new quilt.
I love this tutorial because it is the very first Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial I ever saw - and it gave me something to do with my jelly rolls! I love Jenny's enthusiasm and easy way that she explains how to do something!
I'm doing this type of quilt for my first quilt ever. A friend suggested it, because it's an easier one to do. I'm making mine for my new Grand Daughter coming in January. I find this video easy to follow as well. ;-)
Hi Jenny! you are so down to earth. It shows in your voice what a wonderful person you are..Oh yeah, I do appreciate your video!! I can't wait to make one of these Jelly Roll Quilt! Thanks for help!
I had to rewatch the beginning of this over and over because I couldn't get the right way to sew the 45 degree angle and then I realized that I was sewing it the way you pointed it on on the two strips, and that was wrong! You should redo this showing the correct angle on the strips - the outside angle, not down the middle of them.
I agree! We went through the whole jelly roll and had to waste yardage due to the error in the video instructions. We were NOT going to seam rip the whole long chain of strips, so we cut them instead. This video REALLY needs to be done over or at least edit to put in the correction.
I could watch and learn from you all year long. I love your personality, and how you make sewing so fun. Thanks for the heads up about the thread and bobbins, and checking to see if the pieces are being sewed together. It's been a joy to watch your DIY video.
is there a formula for creating a queen size quilt? I will be cutting my own fabrics to use up my yardage and I know they are 2.5" wide by width of fabric but how do you figure out how many to cut for a queen size quilt ? thanks
I have never quilted in my life and now that my daughter has graduated from high school I want to have a hobby. I've watched many videos but I LOVE watching you because you are awesome at an explaining the steps to a quilt. I am definitely going to try this method. I am also in the process of starting a t-shirt quilt. lets see how it goes. Thank you for being such a fun, bubbly, lovely lady.
This really makes me kinda mad. I was really excited to make this quilt. watched the video several times and followed your directions. I did not read the comments first. Big mistake!! Now I have HOURS of unsewing to do. I would think that a video that has been up for more than a year could either be corrected or taken down. At the very least add a disclaimer at the beginning!! Beware if you are making this nor to sew at the angle Jenny points out. Sew together like a binding strip. Also, mix your strips up. She doesn't tell you this either.
+Laura McLemore the angle sewing is correct, we do the same with the binding strip, I think maybe tour angle was not right. She did say one can mix strips but she likes them as they come, personal choice, sorry to hear you had to undo your work. I'm just a beginner and love these videos, very informative and I've learned lots.
We're sorry about the confusion, Laura! You're absolutely right, just sew like a binding strip. And you can mix your strips or leave them as they come in the roll, it's all according to your personal preference.
I've lost track of the number of times I've watched this video. It is a fun video. I've used it to make my first of many jelly roll quilts. Thanks for the tut!
I found this informative but as a beginner it would be VERY helpful to have the camera in an angle showing your cuts, angles, sewing up close and slower. It would help the beginners if the camera was closer and the video went slower. I'm definitely going to try this and appreciate your experience and talent...please remember tho that some of us are newbies...thanks!
This was the first tutorial that I watched, and decided that this one was going to be done w/ my granddaughter. It was fun, we messed up, we didn't use the right batting and our seams weren't that perfect 1/4" so when we washed it it fell apart in some places. There is more to say about our first quilt. I would do it over again and in fact I plan on ripping mine apart to fix it. All in all it was a great learning experience.
For anyone who hasn't tried this, I have a tip for you. Don't use the same color strip until you get to every fourth strip at least, otherwise, you will have the same color sitting next to one another in the finished quilt.
Thank you for this. I’m not a quilter, I want to use my jelly roll for a garment so this hint is particularly useful
Gr8 tip!!!
I want to open my jelly roll and section each off into its own pile and pick one from each file for the first row Maybe start with the middle pile and work my way like that so I do get the variety.
How about a rainbow roll??
Question: how big is the quilt top with the jelly roll and what if we used 2 jelly rolls, would it still work or would the size/shape be weird?
I became legally blind this year and thought my new adventures in quilting were over. Then I stumbled upon your tutorials Jenny! This was the first I attempted. Took me 4 days but I did it!! Thank you so much for helping me adjust and realize life could still be fun. You gave me my confidence back!
Thanks for being a great example to us all Janet! Happy Quilting!
I love the way that Jenny always licks her fingers to help separate fabric. It's so homely and always reminds me of my Mum. Jenny, you're a great presenter, fun to watch and such a friendly personality. Luv from Paul, UK.
I am fairly new to sewing, and I made several of these quilt tops on my modern machine. A month ago, I bought a treadle machine from 1920, cleaned it up, oiled it, and this was the first quilt top I made on it. It was perfect for learning how to use the treadle machine! Just keep sewing straight lines. Thank you!
I am not a quilter, in fact I could never even sew a straight line but I cannot believe I watched this whole video because it was just such fun. You are really fun to watch, Jenny. Love your competence.
first i;am a canadian 54 years old and this is my first ever jelly roll bought at the thrift store for $3.oo had fun doing it nice to just sew and not cut giving it to a friend hope to do more in the future either pre cut or my own cutting love this method thanks jenny love your video's and you are an inspiration to the quilting world you are a familar ray of sun shine keep on shining please happy quilting
I just recently finished my first one which was also my first experience with a jelly roll. I love how it goes together so well. My first row was twisted but I patiently worked with it as I figured out where it should be folded and then cut. As it became wider, it was much easier. I love watching Jenny.
2 of my friends got me hooked on quilting 2 months ago. We have a co-worker who is very ill and we wanted to create a quilt quickly. We did this one in an evening. It was so easy! Thanks Jenny
How wonderful of you to do that for your co-worker, Roxanne! :)
I have needed a quick quilt so many times and was at a total loss until I saw your tutorial on the "Jelly Roll Race". I now have a "stash" of your tutorials and love them because, being a visual learner, your tutorials are just what I need. Thank you so very much, Jenny, for helping not just me but so many other quilters.
We are so happy to hear that Annette! Thanks for the comment!
Lovely lady. Perfect for this type of demonstration. This got me in the mood to go out and buy some jelly rolls to enter this Jelly Roll Race! Loved the Video. She's a natural for doing this.
Do it, Sharon!! We can't wait to see yours!
I love watching this tutorial because of the choice of music. In a cloud of dust and a hardy high-o-silver Jenny is made a quilt.
The Radetsky March is perfect for this clip.
I made a Jelly Roll Race Quilt for our neighbor. I wanted a quick to finish quilt, this tutorial was very helpful. I went to my stash, cut many 2 1/2" strips and started sewing...I was done in no time. Thank you, love the Friday tutorials!
I absolutely loved the line "you get rid of it" and the toss over your shoulder....how Eleanor Burns! This is my kind of quilting, I'll have to give it a go.
Hi Jenny my name is Ruth :)......and I'm an addict. I was introduced to your company last fall by two of my BFF's and the first quilt I made was this Jelly Roll Race with Serendipity II. I wanted to make Christmas gifts better and more meaningful by doing quilts. I made my first 3 quilts thanks to your company and being inspired to sew again. Needless to say my momma loved her quilt and tears rolled down her face in aw of the detail I put into it. When quilting I wrote "Momma I Love You...Sugars" that way when she covers up she will read it every time and be reminded how much I love her. :)
That's so wonderful, Lindsey! What a lovely way to show your mom your love for her. :)
HI Jenny, I love this quilt and I used it as a background for an applique on the top of it - turned out great. One thing I do, when I start cutting them apart, I throw the end over my shoulder - then I don't have to find it later - it's right there....
The Jelly Roll Race is so fun. We did it at our quilt camp and laughed until we cried. We made 15+ beautiful charity quilts in no time flat.
I love this tutorial because it shows you how you can do a quilt in a day with one jelly roll! Jenny is so cheerful and fun to watch. Her way of teaching is so easy to follow!
I've never made anything on a sewing machine before. My partner bought me a mini one to start learning. I watched your video and decided to practice by making a quilt for a doll. I used strips of fabric 10cm by 5cm, added a border then a solid back. It came out beautifully. Thanks for the video. I wish I could add a picture to show you.
Hi, Sarah! You can send a picture either via our Facebook page (facebook.com/QuiltingDeals/), our Twitter account (@missouriquiltco) or email (info@missouriquiltco.com). We'll look forward to seeing it, and glad we could help inspire you to start!
It's nice to see a 'professional' using a singer machine. I've lamented for too long thinking most of the quilt patterns I see on you tube can 'only' be made on a machine that costs $3-4000. (I have a singer patchwork and I LOVE it!)
I am scrolling through the comments to see if anyone mentioned the model Jenny is using.
@@maxiedoodle You can sew a quilt or piece it in any sewing machine. I am working in one, kind of this one in a Singer Featherweight from 1948. Later, I will quilt it in a Baby Lock Aria. Sometimes I use a 1955 Singer...........I have few of those old ones and they are great. .......I did not like the noise that Jenny's machine makes, you can tell that it is mostly plastic and you can find a good machine for about the same price of that machine at an expensive sewing machine shop.
Me too. I have a Singer and I am very happy with it. I inherited a Bernina 400 range older model. Noisy and difficult. I prefer my Singer.
I have done this two times with my granddaughter when she was in high school. She is a beginner at sewing, so we didn't sew the ends on the diagonal. We did them just straight ends. They turned out great. We used batting and a backing that we turned the edge up and around the quilt top. It made a small quilt that covered the top of a queen bed. Very nice and fun memories! It took us much longer than an hour to complete each top and we had two sewing machines. Also, we had to be careful not to twist the long strips at first. I would definitely recommend this!
I couldn't be more lost. Thanks for showing steps closer up.
After watching jelly roll race 2, I went back to this one. It's not that I did not believe you, lol, I just had to try a sample of this for myself. I grabbed some scraps of different lengths and cut them to 2 1/2 widths. Sewed them together like the instructions and my sample worked perfectly--this really works!! It ended up a quilted mat for my sewing machine. Thanks so much for your tutorials they are always great!
This is my favorite Jenny video ever! Cracked me up AND I learned what to do with jelly rolls. Thanks, Jenny!
Love it!!! Thank you so much JC Samimi-Luu!
Jenny is such a hoot! Makes this all the more fun!
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Thanks so much Jill Marberger! We have a great time!
Here are some of the people's questions answered: A “jelly roll” of fabric is literally a roll of 2 1/2″ x 42-44"″ pre-cut strips of fabric, and a roll usually has 40-42 strips. These are usually created and sold to feature prints in a particular line (one or more strip of each print included) or groups of, say, coordinating solids. A lap or baby-sized quilt can be made from 1 jelly roll (Which is what Jenny uses in the above tutorial = ending size 58" x 60"). If you want to make your own jelly roll strips, just cut 2 1/2 inch wide strips across the width of any fabric. If you are reusing fabrics that aren’t 44 inches wide, still cut 2 1/2 inch wide strips, you’ll just need more of them.
STEP 1: Unwrap the jelly roll (or create a stack of self-cut strips yourself. You’ll need about 40-45 strips, each measuring 2 1/2″ wide by approximately 42″ long). Sew them together, end-to-end, at a 45 degree angle, RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER, BOTTOM ONE (design facing you)EAST TO WEST and the TOP ONE (design facing down) SHOULD BE NORTH TO SOUTH, just as you would sew strips together for binding. Sew a diagonal stitch line from the top left edge of the top strip to the right lower corner where both of the strips meet. You will cut away all but 1/4 inch seam allowance later. Continue this step of sewing all the jelly rolls together, end to end, you will have a 1600″ long strip if you have 40 strips. Trim off the tails, trim the seam allowances away, but no need to iron till the end. Cut off the first 18″ or so of the long strip. This ensures that your joined seams are staggered across the quilt, and not all on the edges.
STEP 2: Fold the entire long strip in half, lengthwise, and sew it all together. Snip open where the end makes a fold, creating an 800″ long strip. Repeat step 2, and watch your strip get shorter, yet wider, each time. Your quilt top is forming! Continue repeating step 2 over and over until you have your completed quilt top in the width and length you want. Iron, baste into a sandwich, quilt, and bind and your quilt is done! You will need at least 3 jelly rolls of same line for a queen quilt, plus extra for a border if you want and also binding plus backing - look at it this way: A queen sized Jelly Roll Race Quilt, with horizontal strips, and no border, will take 64 strips for the initial quilt + 32 strips for the add-on section = 96 strips need for the whole Jelly Roll Race Quilt top. So you need 3 fabric jelly rolls (with 40 fabric strips in each jelly roll) to make this quilt. A quicker formula to just figure out how many strips you need for your Jelly Roll Race Quilt is this…
(inches wide x number of rows) / 40″ strip = number of strips needed Lets try it… 80″ wide x 48 rows = 3840 take that and divide by strip length 3840/40 = 96 strips… TADA! Good Luck!
I made the mistake of washing my jelly roll pieces - don't do it!!!
Wow. Thank you so much for the information that I have been searching for.
Oh my quilt math!!! I want to make a 66x86 (twin size), that can include boarder(s). So of course I am lost on how many strips I will need before I put on any boarder(s). The 66 inches is the width (after boarder(s)), so say 60 inches before any boards x number of rows (?) not sure how I would know how many rows. So I can't get the number I would divide by 40 inch strip.
In your example of 80" wide, how did you come up with 48 rows? Its not 80/2.5 (width of a strip) as that would be 32.
Then there is the problem with getting the 86" length, my guess here is that I would stop sewing the strips together once they are long enough - so 1st sew is 800, then 400, 200, 100 and I couldn't fold and sew again as it would be too short at 50 inches. So I end up with 100 inches and would need to trim that down to 80 inches so I can add my boards. Do I at least have that part correct?
I am as you can see very confused and would very much appreciate help with the math of this twin size quilt. Thank you.
For a king size quilt, I think you're going to need three in total. Once a strip Is sewn to another either side of becomes 2" wide so you need at least 40 strips lengthwise. For the width you need a full length plus half a strip. If you sew a full jelly roll, 42 x 42" that gives you 1764" , divide that by 66" and you get 28 rows, you need 3 sections to give you 83" . Add your borders and that should give you the sizes you're looking for.
@@lynnwelch6223Sorry for the long delay in answering this question. Each row is 2 inches so you to take the width of the fabric and estimate how many strips you need to make the 66 inches for each row. Given that most Jelly Rolls are about 42 inches plus 24 inches gives for each row (estimated). so that is 1 and 2/3 strips, or 1.667 times 80 gives you how many strips you need.
Wow. You and your husband are a patient pair. It's so do-able. Thank you ever so
Really very interesting. I've seen jelly rolls around, of course, but never really understood what you could do with them. I am definitely going to try this!
I love this tutorial, it's the one that proved to me that making a quilt doesn't require hours picking out fabrics hoping they really do match, and then spending oodles of hours assembling it. I just keep sharing it with anyone who hints that they want to learn to quilt!
Hey Gwen, here is a link to make this a queen sized quilt! :) blog.missouriquiltco.com/fabric-friday-43/
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Janice - here's the link you wanted:
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Non capisco una sola parola di inglese, ma grazie ai suoi tutorial riesco ugualmente a imparare. Ora ho notato che quando lei parla, viene automaticamente tradotto (scritto) in italiano. Ne sono felice, adesso mi è ancora più chiaro. Complimenti per come è organizzato il suo sito, è simpatico, veloce e chiaro. Grazie
We're glad that you enjoy our tutorials Ivana!
Love this video Jenny! It was a blast to watch. I'm still smiling. I needed that after a very long week at work. You really made my day.
I know. The racing music made me laugh
I have a 10 year old daughter that wants to start quilting. I think this would be a PERFECT 1ST QUILT. THANK YOU
This was such a joy to watch!!! And the muuusic to match! And the fast forward! Hahahahaha!!! The fastest quilter in the world! Thank you so much! Lovely personality you got, too! Oh boy! Really enjoyed this!
First... Where were you about 10 years ago, when I was hoping to find someone to show me how IT'S done, and nobody would teach me.. lol.
Second... What a wonderful sense of humor you have.. loving it..
Third.. I have since completed a few quilt tops and some even ended up in a complete blanket or quilt (thousand hours later and usually with less than a quarter and you know what that means, right? lol)
Fourth.. I will definitely look into seeing more of you and thank you so much for sharing this. You are awesome.
I found you a few days ago. I freaking love you ❤️. I have coffee with you every morning now. Your a hoot. I had to find some beauty in All this ugliness.
Aw, good ol' 2012, when you wouldn't get yelled at for licking your fingers. Thanks for the great tutorial--can't wait to try this!
I love her videos, she is adorable!!!! I did few projects with her help, the way she's explaining it and showing it is so easy. My projects turned out great, thank you Jenny :)
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Thank you Jenny, i love every thing u do, i have made about 6 of these for all my grandchildren, then i add some dimention. i just love them, thank u
I just love how beautiful these turn out with so little effort. I made my first of many yesterday!
While I can't make the top in an hour like Jenny, it sure does go really, really fast. I've made 2 in a week now and will for sure use this again and again. Thank you for the wonderful easy quilt tutorials. Vicci
That is soooooo cool. I don't even know what a jelly roll is, but I'm going to get one and start sewing!
My first quilt was a jelly roll race quilt! I watched your very helpful video and when our Viking store did a jelly roll quilt, I actually knew what I was doing! Thanks for all the great tips, tricks, patterns, and information that you provide in your well planned videos!
Jenny, how did you quilt your jerky roll race quilt? Did you do an all over pattern or did you quilt in the ditch? i want to quilt it on my home sewing machine, so I need an easy way to do it. Thanks for all your help
I love your tutorials, Jenny. This one is my favorite!
Oh my gosh, it is ONE long piece! Can't wait till I see the finished product.!! This is my first quilt project... wish me luck, i think it will take me longer than a couple of hours
I don't think I've laughed this hard in a long time! Jenny's tutorials are AWESOME ALWAYS!
Well!
I’m a brand new quilter! My very first experience was a t-shirt memory quilt for my son upon his graduation from a law enforcement academy. I had absolutely nothing to sew with, no notions and certainly no know-how. I shopped continuously for what I needed while watching hours and hours of TH-cam tutorials. I finished it 5 days after his graduation- crooked seams and MANY mistakes. BUT NOW, I’m completely smitten with quilting!!
I saw this tutorial and knew I had to do it.
Well, I confess- I initially sewed all of my strips together in the wrong direction and had undo and re-sew!
But I’m not giving up.
It’s the night before I put my turkey on for Thanksgiving and I’m going to finish this quilt top!
Thank you for this tutorial!!
OH JENNY! This is too much fun! So cute! Thinking that I might challenge my sister to a Jelly Roll Race!
I love that you started from the very beginning - unroll and go. Other videos have the first strip done and for us newbies it's a bit confusing of how to get the first strip like the ones in the video. Thank you!!!!
At the 3:00 mark, she demonstrates how to connect the strips incorrectly. The line she draws with her finger goes the wrong direction. DO NOT sew the corners "mountain to valley" like her finger shows. Instead, sew from outside corner to outside corner - the opposite of what she shows. When she proceeds to do this on the machine, she does it correctly, and you can see this if you look closely as they come off the machine.
Good point, Elizabeth. Thank you for pointing that out!
Thank you! I got so frustrated, something supposedly so easy and I was doing it wrong and kept watching the video over and over. I wish she would show close up views of the actual sewing. That would be very helpful.
Cathy
Just like when you are stitching together your binding?
I wish I had read this before starting. I put all mine together wrong and had to undo them. It isn't the best step by step video they have done. I have been fine with others. I am making this now. Hoping I get it right. Just not sure when I'm supposed to stop putting the rows together.
Yes, a close up of the sewing would've been helpful. But I love her videos 😊 Thanks for sharing
I am a beginner and I've made three of these quilt tops so far, and I"m starting on another one. Thank you so much for this tutorial! The Lone Ranger theme runs through my head every time I make one :).
I wish you had showed up close how to do the 45 degree angle seam and a close up on cutting. I'm a beginner, so I really need to see close ups.
Thanks for posting this!!
Thanks for letting us know Leslie!
Thanks, Christine! Super glad you liked it. We can't wait to see yours!
Just made a larger one. Would love a video just about how to figure out the backing and border (especially how much fabric to buy). I just starting quilting on Saturday. :)
I use the the Robert Kaufman quiltingcalc app for that.
Just finished my first 1600. Have done many jelly roll quilts, but always with cutting and turning and small pieces of the strip. This was so easy, so much fun and so beautiful. Used Berry blue. but label doesn't say who makes it. Just wish I had mixed the strips up more, sewed them as they came off the roll and have several areas with 2 or even 3 together. Took about 3 hours to piece the top, probably because I started about 9:30PM and was making mistakes in sewing the individuals strips to each other on the diagonal. Got up in the morning, finished sewing the strips together and it is beautiful. Thanks Jenny for a great tutorial.
LOVE it! And the best part is the END.....I have no thread :) Oh Jenny, YOU ARE THE BEST....I am still laughing! Thank you, I needed a laugh this morning
Jenny's great, isn't she?? :)
She sure is!!
Thanks so much for your instructional videos. I've learned so much about quilting and binding. I've made two of these jelly roll quilts for my first granddaughter (for her Baptism and First Birthday) and so many of the flannel self binding baby "tummy time" blankets. I appreciate your time and talents!!
For Sandy Roper..... you can make it bigger. You can use 2 or 3 jelly rolls. If I were you I would contact their shop and ask specifics. I saw her do a beautiful one with Mary Porter on Fons and Porter this morning. Go to their website and look it up. It had scallops. It was beautiful..
As for designs.. you don't need a degree... you just need to have fun, and an imagination.. its a quilt.... as a sewer I had a terrible time at first, I wanted every thing to match and not use certain colors together. I'M glad I got over that...
Jenny Doan. You are my icon.....
I love this quilt because anyone can do it from very young beginners to older experienced quilters. It can be made to any size you want and lots of variation ideas.
Love this! Question, when you are sew the first two together, are you cutting the end portion where the loop is?
That's correct, Jacque. We forgot to mention that, nut you'll want to clip that loop so that you can open up the fabric and then sew another row together. :)
I love, love, love when the computer attempts to translate what you are saying Jenny. It's almost as great as your quilts!
Hahaha, I can only imagine!
How do you know when to quit sewing the strips together to get the quilt the right length/width?
Our charity group loves to use scraps to do this quilt. Thanks for all the quick easy ideas you have given us
I'm just a watcher/ wish that I could do that, viewer, but the first thing I thought when Mrs. Doan 'started' sewing the strips, was that I wish the camera was over the sewing machine, so that I could actually 'see' how she attached the corner-to-corner pieces. I'll figure it out by watching more vids, but, that would've been really helpful to me as a newby-wanna-be quilter.
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Me too. Couldn’t see anything!
Loved it!
The first time I watched this video I was inspired to get a jelly roll and try it with one of my friends. We both made one and had lots of fun. I loved watching this video. Jenny is such a natural in front of the camera.
Ok! How about a really easy border and backing video???
Great suggestion! Thank you!
I know this comment is 8 years away, but what could be more fun than this? Wanted the instructions,so I could make one, I love it - the look, the ease, everything! Going to have to hunt up the 1812 Overture though, so I can do it right! HA! Love y'all, you make my day!
Well its been 10 months since I watched this for the first time and I've made a few crib quilts and opened up my jelly roll and unrolled it all over the place. Not very good instructions with it. I can't understand how she can just grab one and sew it without somewhere having them get twisted around. Not sure I even want to try this. Are there any better instructions on the internet that aren't going at warp speed?
You're right about the fabric strips twisting. I had to think on it for a while myself. I see now that since there is a fold at the end of sewing each time, just cut the fabric before you get to the very end and line them up. As the project progresses, this becomes less of a problem.
I love this lady's enthusaism! It is absolutely contagious! She is glowing from the inside out :) I am glad, blessed, to have been browsing through and found this on God's Day, Sunday, but each day :) She is a total love bunny !
I am a big fan. You have lots of amazing videos/tutorials. I am having trouble with this one though. In the beginning you pointed at the 45 angle from the outside corner to the inside, when it should have been from the opposite corners- not sure if that was a good description- but now I have to go through and unpick everything I just sewed and I don't know whether to scream or cry.
Michael Goff I know this is three years late..but I just did the same thing. So heart breaking!
I did the same thing and clipped because i thought it was correct. So, now, I'm stuck with some strips that i may just have to go through and sew.
Taking this opportunity to tell you all at MSQC that you, especially Jenny, have inspired me to start a new chapter in my life. This is my favorite video because it's the first video I ever watched and I thought, hey I can do this! I have always been a yarn girl, doing a lot of knitting and crocheting. but in recent years it has become more difficult and now nearly impossible due to inflammation in my hands. When I discovered Jenny and her teaching methods I was so inspired!! I decided to try my hand and made her charm pack purses for everyone for Christmas. It felt wonderful to be creating again.
Then I walked into 3 Dudes' shop and whose face should I see but Jenny's smiling at me?? So I of course bought a ticket to see her in February!! I then came back to this video and made my first ever quilt top for my daughter. Just got a new machine last night and I hope to finish it this weekend!!! I never thought it possible and I'm so grateful!! I am looking forward to meeting Jenny or at least seeing her in person in AZ and I'm looking forward to being able to create again. Thank you MSQC!!
That's wonderful to hear, Naomi! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. :)
Roughly how big does it come out to be? thank you
Well if my math is right approximately 64 by 50ish inches before borders.
It's approximately 58x60 :)
Dang my math was wrong. '-(
Can't figure out where it went all horribly horribly wrong. My maths are usually pretty good. ;-)
My absolutely favorite You Tube video !! I never "quilted" before this but sewed for years. It was so much fun and very easy to follow. I sewed my first quilt because of this video. Thanks!
You are so much fun to watch but you go so fast...lol... AS a beginner I wish some of the key points were explained just a little more detailed. Thank you so much..Loved watching you~
How big is 1 jelly roll.
Linda Stoutenger 42 - 2 1/2 strips
@@ksharpe8137 not always. I see many that are 20 strips. just have to look at details before buying
I have never seen a quilter as fast as Jenny, and I have made one jelly roll quilt so far and they are so much fun to make.
Just love watching your videos you so fun.
Thank you so much!!
Wow Jenny, that's amazing. You are the fastest quilter I've ever seen. LOL
I've learned so much from watching your often amusing videos. You are a GREAT teacher.
We did this as a group at our local quilt shop on Sunday. I used a solid color jelly roll and cut half of the strips in half and the rest of the strips into thirds. It takes a little longer to sew them all together for the first 1600 inches, but it was worth the time, as the quilt top is very colorful. A word of warning: Don't try to "arrange" how you sew the strips together. You can't plan how it comes out. I think Jenny's idea of just taking the strips as they come off the jelly roll is the easiest one. For those of you who want to try using halves and thirds, try putting your cut pieces in the dryer on Air Dry for just a few minutes to jumble them up, then put them in a bucket or large bag and just pull them randomly. Again. NO PLANNING! Enjoy!
I made a quilt with this technique and absolutely loved it. In no time I had a quilt top that was done and looked really good. It was so easy to do and I backed it with a piece of fleece which made it nice and cozy. This is good for a beginner.
Jenny, how many strips would i need if i wanted to make a quilt sized for a baby?
I cut my own strips and used 42-43 in flannel for baby. 24 strips cut at 2.5" makes the quilt top about 42 x 48 '" before borders. great size for baby.
I couldn't believe when she ran out of thread. Happens to me all the time. lol Thanks for putting that in there. Such a beautiful quilt in such little time. Wonderful.
Can you tell me how large the Jelly Roll Race this comes out to be?
The first MSQC quilt video I ever watched and made! You got me hooked, Jenny. Then I found out I'd moved into your neighborhood & it meant a road trip to Hamilton. Thanks for encouraging me to quilt with these videos. My 6 yo granddaughter loves to watch too then begs me to get started on a new quilt.
Couldn't really see how she was doing it. Just wish it was filmed closer. Other than that brilliant idea.
We know, sorry Amber! We're moving into a new studio very soon and working on that!
Yes I would hate to sew all those inches and have it twisted .... not so very clear what went on there.
I love this tutorial because it is the very first Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial I ever saw - and it gave me something to do with my jelly rolls! I love Jenny's enthusiasm and easy way that she explains how to do something!
I just did a jelly roll race yesterday my fabric kept getting all tangled up how to keep from getting it tangled please
I'm doing this type of quilt for my first quilt ever. A friend suggested it, because it's an easier one to do. I'm making mine for my new Grand Daughter coming in January. I find this video easy to follow as well. ;-)
I looks fantastic!
Hi Jenny! you are so down to earth. It shows in your voice what a wonderful
person you are..Oh yeah, I do appreciate your video!! I can't wait to make one
of these Jelly Roll Quilt! Thanks for help!
I had to rewatch the beginning of this over and over because I couldn't get the right way to sew the 45 degree angle and then I realized that I was sewing it the way you pointed it on on the two strips, and that was wrong! You should redo this showing the correct angle on the strips - the outside angle, not down the middle of them.
I agree! We went through the whole jelly roll and had to waste yardage due to the error in the video instructions. We were NOT going to seam rip the whole long chain of strips, so we cut them instead. This video REALLY needs to be done over or at least edit to put in the correction.
Thank you! I can’t believe a lot of viewers didn’t make the same comment. She misled with pointing out the angle to sew.
I could watch and learn from you all year long. I love your personality, and how you make sewing so fun. Thanks for the heads up about the thread and bobbins, and checking to see if the pieces are being sewed together. It's been a joy to watch your DIY video.
Thanks so much!!
Drawing a line would be helpful until you get the hang of it! Jelly Roll quilts are very addictive!
This was my favorite quilt pattern so far and Jenny explained it so well. She made it easy!!
is there a formula for creating a queen size quilt? I will be cutting my own fabrics to use up my yardage and I know they are 2.5" wide by width of fabric but how do you figure out how many to cut for a queen size quilt ? thanks
Jordan fabrics has a tutorial that breaks down what size quilts you can achieve by adding additional Jelly Roll..
I have never quilted in my life and now that my daughter has graduated from high school I want to have a hobby. I've watched many videos but I LOVE watching you because you are awesome at an explaining the steps to a quilt. I am definitely going to try this method. I am also in the process of starting a t-shirt quilt. lets see how it goes. Thank you for being such a fun, bubbly, lovely lady.
How many times do you sew the rows together? Like how do you know when you're done?
When I did it with just one jellyroll the last time sewing was with 32 strips being sewed to 32 strips.
Love this tutorial. Every time I am looking at a jelly roll debating to buy it, I think JELLY ROLL race!
This really makes me kinda mad. I was really excited to make this quilt. watched the video several times and followed your directions. I did not read the comments first. Big mistake!! Now I have HOURS of unsewing to do. I would think that a video that has been up for more than a year could either be corrected or taken down. At the very least add a disclaimer at the beginning!! Beware if you are making this nor to sew at the angle Jenny points out. Sew together like a binding strip. Also, mix your strips up. She doesn't tell you this either.
+Laura McLemore the angle sewing is correct, we do the same with the binding strip, I think maybe tour angle was not right. She did say one can mix strips but she likes them as they come, personal choice, sorry to hear you had to undo your work. I'm just a beginner and love these videos, very informative and I've learned lots.
We're sorry about the confusion, Laura! You're absolutely right, just sew like a binding strip. And you can mix your strips or leave them as they come in the roll, it's all according to your personal preference.
I've lost track of the number of times I've watched this video. It is a fun video. I've used it to make my first of many jelly roll quilts. Thanks for the tut!
I found this informative but as a beginner it would be VERY helpful to have the camera in an angle showing your cuts, angles, sewing up close and slower. It would help the beginners if the camera was closer and the video went slower. I'm definitely going to try this and appreciate your experience and talent...please remember tho that some of us are newbies...thanks!
This was the first tutorial that I watched, and decided that this one was going to be done w/ my granddaughter. It was fun, we messed up, we didn't use the right batting and our seams weren't that perfect 1/4" so when we washed it it fell apart in some places. There is more to say about our first quilt. I would do it over again and in fact I plan on ripping mine apart to fix it. All in all it was a great learning experience.
Glad to hear it was a good learning experience for you and your granddaughter Betty!