Friday, June 15, 2018

The Jelly Roll End Is in Sight

Read the Tutorial: Still Pretty Simple Jelly Roll Quilt

I used to be a girl with lots of jelly rolls. I think it’s how they display—all neatly wound together, with a peek of each fabric along the edge—that made them so irresistible. The thing is, jelly rolls aren’t as versatile as other precuts, so they tend to accumulate in my stash. A few years ago, I decided enough was enough. I was going to use up all the jelly rolls I had on hand and stop buying them in favor of other precuts. (See the fruit of that effort here, here, here, and here.)

I am pleased to announce that I have two more quilts—one finished and one in process—and then I’ll be down to zero jelly rolls. The end is in sight! To celebrate, I wanted to share how I used one of these last jelly rolls, in a log cabin quilt pattern I’ve named my Still Pretty Simple Jelly Roll Quilt.


This was my first time sewing rectangular log cabin blocks. The rectangular version goes together as easily as the square one, but unlike square log cabins, rectangular log cabins have an orientation. For this pattern, if you add logs clockwise around the center log, you get the block on the left. If you add logs counter-clockwise around the center log, you get the block on the right ...


I made 16 rectangular blocks—8 of the left block and 8 of the right—to create my quilt. By rotating the blocks, I could have created these other designs, too ...


My finished quilt features Franklin by Denyse Schmidt; the mockups use one of her more recent lines, Washington Depot.

The Still Pretty Simple Jelly Roll Quilt is a fun—and super easy!—way to sew through a jelly roll. For instructions on how to sew your own, see the accompanying tutorial.

For more posts on jelly roll quilts, see:

Read the Tutorial: Still Pretty Simple Jelly Roll Quilt

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11 comments:

  1. Just posting a comment so I can be notified of others' comments. Hopefully, Blogger will fix this comment glitch soon!

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  2. Wow, you are so close to using up your jelly roll stash! I missed the directional nature of the rectangular log cabin in the tutorial (I'm sure you mentioned it there, too). I like the layout you selected the best. :)

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  3. This has come together beautifully, Michelle. It proves how log cabins are a classic for a good reason. You must be thrilled to have another project completed.
    Would you believe that I have never bought a jelly roll? I have used them as part of my local group's projects - when we have a mad sewing day to make something for charity or a sick friend - but I have never bought one.

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  4. Beautiful quilt and a great tutorial/pattern!

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  5. Beautiful log cabin quilt! And it's great if you are using some of your stash ;D

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  6. Zero jelly rolls - you go girl! I still have a few in my stash that I need to use up. They sure are pretty, but definitely not as easy to use as one would think. Your rectangular blocks are so interesting. I like how versatile they are. Congrats on a finish!

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  7. Thanks for sharing this pattern!
    I like the 3 possibilities to combine the blocks. Jelly rolls are indeed very tempting to me as well and I still have a fex in my stash.

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  8. Michelle, the quilt is really nice, no wonder that the log cabin block will always stay "modern". Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  9. Love the design! Congrats on zeroing out those jelly rolls!

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  10. love this, Michelle. the layout you chose is really awesome. I definitely agree with you on jelly rolls. I have only ever purchased one! It sat around for so long that I decided that was the end of them for me.

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  11. Love your rectangle log cabin quilt and blocks.
    Thanks for the great tutorial.

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