In our last blog post, we already started the celebration around National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. The Jelly Roll is an invention cooked up by Moda Fabrics in 2006. Moda invites shop owners, Moda designers, and their customers to celebrate every third Saturday in September by putting the Jelly Roll in the spotlights. Which is this Saturday, woohoo!
Jelly Roll articles by Moda
On the Moda blog, you can read a lot about Jelly Rolls. You can learn how to make Jelly Roll Rugs for example. I was reading that article the other day and was in aaww… on the beautiful rugs in all kinds of colors. It has a materials list, instructions, and so many beautiful photos of rugs. It even has a photo of a rug made with our collection Hey Dot from 2016.
Another great article on the Moda blog, answering probably a question you have asked yourself as well, is if you need to pre-wash your precuts. Moda states that it’s a personal preference, but the article has some pretty great tips on how to do this with the little pieces of fabric should you want to.
And in honor of September, National Sewing Month, Moda has put an article on the blog all about how to celebrate this month beyond National Sew a Jelly Roll Day, the 18th.
Celebrating with 4 patterns
At Zen Chic, we want to participate in the celebration of National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. We are going to do that with these next patterns, great for using your favorite Jelly Roll.
Mega Star
With my Christmas collection White Christmas from 2017, I had to find a star pattern. I went with the traditional Lonestar quilt but made it modern with a bit of a scrappy look. It also had an asymmetric setting inside the layout. A fun twist to a traditional quilt.
It became a hit and was quickly sold out. No doubt in my mind... I had to recreate that pattern featuring my latest Christmas collection Chill from 2019.
Striped Paint
This is an easy-to-do quilt, perfect for beginners. You just cut your Jelly Roll strips into four equal parts and put them together to make blocks where two different fabrics build a “rhythm”.
This pattern is best used with a colorful and youthful collection.
Cross It
I developed the quilt Cross It for my second collection called Comma in 2013. It became very popular. I taught lots of classes on how to make this quilt and have seen a lot of awesome results from my students.
So in 2020, it was time to get it re-branded to showcase my collection Quotation using this pattern.
Ikat
And last but not least, we offer a free pattern using Jelly Rolls. In fact, for this free Ikat pattern, I used 2 identical Jelly Rolls.
If you want to receive this free pattern, you can do so by subscribing to our newsletter. Just click the link to sign up and we’ll send the pattern straight to your inbox.
Share your Jelly Roll projects
Picked out your pattern and Jelly Roll for it, make sure you share your progress or finished quilt with your fellow quilters. Celebrate with us and use the hashtag #projectjellyroll2021 so we can find you and cheer you on!
Joining hexagons can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Knowing how to do this properly using your sewing machine is a great skill to have under your belt. Watch the video tutorial by All People Quilt featuring the Day in Paris fabric collection.