Jelly Roll Challenge : Project 3

 

Project #3 of the Jelly Roll Challenge

is a simple table runner.

This would be perfect for just about any season/ jelly roll

and it can be created

quickly.

Supplies Needed:

• (8) Coordinating jelly roll strips or (8) 2  1/2" X Width of Fabric (WOF) strips. I used 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda.
• 1/2 Yard of Bella Solid Ivory
• 1/2 Yard of Bella Solid Red for binding
• 1 Yard of Coordinating fabric for backing
• 3/4 yard of batting

Cutting:

• From the Bella Solid Ivory, cut (8) 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" rectangles

Construction:

Step 1:

• Choose (8) coordinating jelly roll strips.
• With Right Sides Together (RST) , sew (2) jelly roll strips together.
• Repeat for the other jelly roll strips.
• Press open.

Step 2:

• With RST, sew (2) jelly roll strip sets together.
• Repeat and make (2) 8 1/2" X WOF strip sets.

Step 3:

• Press the strip sets open.
• You should have (2) strip sets.

 

Step 4:

• From the first strip set, cut (4) 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" blocks.

 

Step 5:

• From the second strip set, cut (3) 8 1/2" X 18 1/2" rectangles.

Step 6:

• With RST, join the blocks according to the following diagram.
• Press the block open.
• Repeat and make a total of (4) 8 1/2" X 18 1/2" blocks.

 

Step 7:

• With RST, join the blocks according to the following diagram.
• Press the block open.
• Repeat and make (3) sets.

 

Step 8:

• With RST, join the 3 sections together.
• Be sure to add the final white/jelly roll strip set/white section to the bottom.

Step 9:

• Make a quilt sandwich using the quilt top, batting, and backing fabric.
• Baste the layers together.
•  Quilt as desired.
• Attach the binding to the table runner.

Voila! Your table runner is now complete.

Until Next Time .... Happy Quilting!

 

Jelly Roll Challenge : Project 2

Project #2 of the Jelly Roll Challenge

is a simple clutch purse.

It is another quick project

and I think that I will tuck a gift card

inside each of mine.



Supplies Needed:

• (5) Coordinating Jelly Roll strips or (4) 2 1/2" X Width Of Fabric (WOF) strips. Note: I used 12 days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda.
• (1) 15" X 8 1/2" piece of batting
• (1) 15 X 8 1/2" piece of coordinating fabric
• 1" piece of Velcro

Construction:

Step 1:

• With Right Sides Together (RST) sew (2) jelly roll strips together.
• Repeat for the other (2) jelly roll strips.
• Press open.

Step 2:

• With RST, sew the (2) jelly roll strip sets together.

Step 3:

• Press the strip set open.

Step 4:

• Lay your jelly roll strip set on top of the 15" X 8 1/2" piece of batting.

Step 5:

• Baste the (2) layers together.
• Quilt as desired.

Step 6:

• Lay your 8 1/2" X 15" piece of solid fabric on top the right side of your quilted piece.

Step 7:

• Pin and sew 1/4" away from the edge all the way around your fabric.
• Leave a 4" opening so that you can turn your bag inside out.

Step 8:

• Clip all corners so that you will have better corners when you turn the bag inside out.

Step 9:

• Turn the bag inside out.
• Use a chopstick to help push out the corners.

Step 10:

• Press the bag and whip stitch the opening closed.

Step 11:

To create the handle:

• Cut a 2 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece from the remaining jelly roll.
• Fold 1/4" from the top and the bottom.

Step 12:

• Fold the piece in half again and press.

Step 13:

• Pin the piece.

Step 14:

• Sew down the edge of the strip.

Step 15:

• Take your quilted piece of fabric and fold up 5" from the bottom to find the placement of the top piece of Velcro.
• Pin and sew in place.

Step 16:

• Find the location of the bottom piece of Velcro by matching it to the top piece of Velcro.
• Pin and sew the bottom piece of Velcro in place.

Step 17:

• Determine where you want to place your handle.

Step 18:

• Pin the other side in place.

Step 19:

• Sew 1/4" away from both sides. Back stitch at the beginning and the end.

Voila!  Your clutch purse is now complete.

(4) Jelly roll strips will make (2) clutch purses.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

Jelly Roll Challenge: Project #1

Project #1 of the my jelly roll challenge

is a simple drawstring gift bag.

Supplies Needed:

• (6) Coordinating jelly roll strips or (6) 2 1/2" x Width of Fabric (WOF) strips. (I used 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda)
• (1) 12" strip of matching ribbon

Bag Construction:

Step 1:

• Choose 6 coordinating jelly roll strips

Step 2:

• With Right Sides Together (RST), sew (2) jelly roll strips together.
• Repeat until you have (3) sets of jelly roll strips sewn together.
• Strip set should measure 4 1/2" X WOF

Step 3:

• Press the  4 1/2" X WOF strip sets open



Step 4:

• With RST, sew (2) 4 1/2" X WOF strip sets together.

• Note: Join the strip sets in opposite directions to prevent the strips from becoming "wonky". I like to use the tail ends of the thread as my guide. I simply match a long tail end to a short tail end. This way I know that I will be sewing the strip sets together in opposite directions.

Step 5:

• Repeat Step 4 until you have all (3) jelly roll strip sets joined together.
• The completed jelly roll strip set should measure 12 1/2" X WOF

Step 6:

• Cut the jelly roll strip set into (3) 12 1/2" X 12 1/2" blocks.
• Save the remaining piece for a future project.

Step 7:

•  Fold the top jelly roll strip in half. Press to set the fold in place.

Step 8:

• Pin and sew the strip in place to create a tube for the drawstring ribbon.

• Note: When sewing, I used the neighboring jelly roll strip as my guide. This helped to create a straight line.

Step 9:

• Fold the 12 1/2" X 12 1/2" block in half.
• Pin along the two sides.
• Sew 1/4" away from the edge of the bottom of the bag and the long side of the bag.
• Be sure to stop sewing just before the seam of the that tube you created for the drawstring ribbon.

Step 10:

• Clip the corner edges of the bottom of the bag.

Step 11:

• Turn the bag inside out.

Step 12:

• Press the bag to give it a crisp, fresh look.

Step 13:

• Attach a safety pin to the end of the drawstring ribbon.
• Using the safety pin, thread the ribbon through the tube that you created.

• Pull the drawstring ribbon to close the bag.

Voila! You are now done creating your drawstring gift bag. All you have to do is add the goodies!

Note: (6) jelly roll strips will yield 3 drawstring gift bags.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!