Rainbow Jelly Roll Race Quilt

They are all moda bella solids they are all 2 5 x 44.

Rainbow jelly roll race quilt.

This quilt went together very quickly. Refer to diagram 1 for the direction to quilt and photo 2 to see the quilting in the ditch. Once the ditching was completed it was nice but lacked something. Floral striped throw quilt 59 25 x 71 5 chenille flowers moda aria jelly roll race feminine girlie quilt the design of this quilt is called jelly roll race and was done in the moda line called aria by kate spain.

It uses one 40 strip jelly roll fabric collection sewn into a single super long strip that is then folded in half and sew together along one edge you cut the folded edge open and then repeat for a total of 5 seams. The stripes of the quilt are pieced and the large flowers and leaves are done in raw edge applique. Jelly roll race quilt instructions 1. A jelly roll is a collection of forty fabric strips that are pre cut at 2 height x 44 long.

The strips usually consist of a variety of fabrics that are already coordinated and matchy matchy to make your project look amazing. In quilting terms just what is a jelly roll. There are no repeated fabrics and they are cut on a factory press for accuracy. A standard jelly roll race quilt produces a quilt top that is approximately 50 x 64.

There are 20 different fabrics in these jelly rolls. It wasn t made in the same way as the jelly roll race quilt. This jelly roll quilt was created a few years back after someone figured out that sewing all the jelly roll strips together makes for a nice sized lap quilt. So here is a bit of fun if you re up for it.

You ll need about 40 45 strips each measuring 2 1 2 wide by approximately 42 long. Unwrap the jelly roll or create a stack of self cut strips yourself. I just sewed the strips directly together long edge to long edge in a pleasing rainbow pattern. Quilt shops got on board and quilters everywhere were making jelly roll quilts.

Use 100 percent black cotton thread in the top of your machine and in your bobbin.