It’s all Helen‘s fault. Oh ok, so maybe I mentioned wanting to do it first, but she pointed me in the direction of this jelly roll. The trouble is, having bought this lovely object (and I do think of it as an object, rather than strips of fabric) I am now a little bit lost. I had ordered a book (Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts
That’s right – I ask the internet to help. I want to make the boy a jolly quilt for rolling around on, and being wrapped up in, so I think crib size is the way to go. I have looked up wadding and don’t know where to start – I’d prefer natural fibres but will they wash well? Apparently I will need safety pins – what kind are best? Is there a good place for patterns? Do I need a pattern? And should I get a walking foot before I even begin? Any tips you have, any websites you find useful, anything at all, would be most welcome, because I can get lost inside the internet for days as it is, and I’d prefer to benefit from other’s mistakes if I can. (If you include a link your comment won’t appear right away – spam issues…) Of course, feel free to just cheer me on even if you don’t have any tips because I tell you, I am very hot indeed, and doing anything, even thinking about a new project the like of which i’ve never done before, is an effort of extreme will.
Sorry, no advice but I would keep the delicious jelly roll to hand for ease of stroking! mmmm tasty fabric!
Hi Jo – Moda have a lot of free down-loadable patterns on their site – http://www.modafabrics.com – look under “Fun Stuff” – it’s a great place to spend some time. I have the Jelly Roll that you show in your photo; I have unrolled it, laid the strips out in all sorts of different ways, and then rolled them all up again! Analysis paralysis. (I also have the book – which I paid £15 for from the authors’ own store and from your link now I see it on Amazon for £8.99. Boo!). I like to use a wadding which is a cotton and polyester blend, but I think that they all wash well as long as you pay attention to what the manufacturer says about the maximum distance you should leave between quilting lines. You can also get safety pins from any quilting supplies site – they are bent so that you can get them in and out easily – I really recommend them – but that is only because I hate basting. Good luck, and oh yeah – congrats on finishing the crochet throw – it is nice! x Judy
What a lovely jelly roll! I am no expert but I do love making quilts, so here is my advice, for what it’s worth! Polyester batting is good if the quilt is going to be washed frequently, cotton batting will shrink and give a more wrinkled, but nice antiquey effect. You will need safety pins for basting (you can get special, curved ones) and I would recommend a walking foot if you want to machine quilt it, although it’s not essential (I don’t have one yet and have been quilting by hand instead – it’s on my list of things to get!). You don’t need a pattern – I have never used one and just put the fabrics together in an arrangement that I like. If you want some professional advice then The Quilt Room (who I think produced the book you’ve ordered) is probably a great place to start.
Hope this helps and have fun with it!
I was admiring similar in a soon-to-be-local store (Warlingham, Surrey) just last week!
Keep us posted on your progress as I’ve no doubt once we’ve moved house I’ll be ordering the same book
Ok, I’ll take a share of the responsibility for the jelly roll, but you did make me buy an overlocker the other day …
It must be such fun just admiring that jelly roll! On the batting front, I read quite a few threads on flickr and elsewhere which recommended ‘warm and natural’ or ‘soft and natural’. I liked the sound of Hobbs Heirloom and bought that for my latest quilt, so I’ll let you know how that goes. I’ve also used one by Vilene (’cause you know how much I love their interfacing) – 100% cotton and I got it from Sewessential and that was good.
I’d get the bendy safety pins – cottonpatch do them and they also do some very nice sounding organic cotton/bamboo batting.
You won’t need your walking foot until you’re quilting anyway, so you might as well launch into making the quilt top first. I do love my walking foot though and wouldn’t be without it. I think you’d probably want to do a LOT of basting if you weren’t using one, and I’m lazy, so that’s not for me.
I second Judy on the jelly roll patterns on Moda – there are lots of great tutorials there.
Here endeth this comment.
All the above advise is good.
Go to this website
http://modabakeshop.com/
There are tutorials with good instructions on making small quilts ( among many other things ). There have been several there over the last few weeks that may suit.
Good Luck!
All the above advise is good.
Go to this website
http://modabakeshop.com/
There are tutorials with good instructions on making small quilts ( among many other things ). There have been several there over the last few weeks that may suit.
Good Luck!
All the above advise is good.
Go to this website
http://modabakeshop.com/
There are tutorials with good instructions on making small quilts ( among many other things ). There have been several there over the last few weeks that may suit.
Good Luck!
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http://www.modabakeshop.com/
Hope that works.
Sorry that should have been
http://www.modabakeshop.com/
Hope that works.
Sorry that should have been
http://www.modabakeshop.com/
Hope that works.
Hello,
I love your blog. Congratulations on the new baby to come.
The best quilting blog I know of is http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/
Elizabeth has packed her blog with information and tips. She also has on file a quilt along which is ideal if you have never made a quilt before. I don’t think she has any quilt patterns specifically for jellyrolls, but if you found a pattern you liked at ModaBakeShop or someplace like that, her step by step details could be a useful reference.
I never knew what these rolls were until you have linked to the book!
It would be so fun to make a quilt for your baby. Such a great idea 
I have no idea about patchwork but I found two Japanese quilting books which looks very pretty
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I second Karin’s comment. Oh Fransson blog is BRILLIANT, especially the step by step instructions for her mod sampler quilt (http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/quiltalong.html)
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