Jelly Roll Quilts: The Classic Collection: Create Classic Quilts Fast with 12 Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns

By Pam Lintott and Nicky Lintott

Learn how to easily craft a classic quilt with this collection of twelve quilt patterns from the authors of Jelly Roll Quilts in a Weekend.

A collection of twelve quilt patterns for classic quilts made using jelly rolls. Pam and Nicky bring their expertise to classic quilt designs with Jelly Roll Quilts: The Classic Collection. Learn how to make all your favorite quilts and blocks quickly and easily with this amazing collection of jelly roll quilt patterns. Jelly rolls are a fantastic short cut to patchwork and quilting: you can avoid (some) of the hours of cutting and preparation required for making a quilt and go straight to the fun bit—the sewing!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: May 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781446379592

Pam Lintott

Pam Lintott opened her shop, The Quilt Room, in 1981, which she still runs today, along with her daughter Nicky. Pam and Nicky are the authors of several bestselling quilt books, including the phenomenally successful Jelly Roll Quilts.

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CHORUS

We always love Log Cabin designs but this one we really love because with straight lines you can create the illusion of circles. This is done by cutting the background strips narrower than the jelly roll strips. We chose to have lots of different background fabrics but it would look equally good using just one background fabric. We used a gorgeous blue range designed by Edyta Sitar.

Vital Statistics

Quilt size: 60in x 60in (152.5cm x 152.5cm)

Block size: 12in square (finished)

Number of blocks: 25

Setting: 5 x 5 blocks

Requirements

One jelly roll OR forty 2¹⁄2in strips cut across the width of the fabric

2¹⁄4yds (2m) of background fabric (or nine long quarters for a scrappier background)

¹⁄2yd (50cm) of binding fabric (or use six spare jelly roll strips to make a scrappy binding)

SORTING THE FABRICS

Choose thirty-four jelly roll strips for the quilt. These need to be darker than the background fabric. The remaining six strips can be used for a scrappy binding if desired (see Step 13).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

Jelly roll strips

Cut each of the thirty-four jelly roll strips into the following (and keep the pieces together).

Three 2¹⁄2in squares.

Three 2¹⁄2in x 3¹⁄2in rectangles.

Three 2¹⁄2in x 5¹⁄2in rectangles.

Background fabric

Cut fifty 1¹⁄2in strips across the width of the fabric (or, if using nine long quarters, cut each long quarter into six 1¹⁄2in strips). You need fifty 1¹⁄2in strips in total. Subcut each of the fifty strips as follows.

Two 1¹⁄2in x 6¹⁄2in.

Two 1¹⁄2in x 5¹⁄2in.

Two 1¹⁄2in x 3¹⁄2in.

Two 1¹⁄2in x 2¹⁄2in.

Binding fabric

If you are not using the spare jelly roll strips to make a scrappy binding, cut seven 2¹⁄2in wide strips across the width of the binding fabric.

MAKING THE QUILT

1 Working with squares and rectangles cut from the same jelly roll strip, sew a 1¹⁄2in x 2¹⁄2in background rectangle to a 2¹⁄2in jelly roll square. Press in the direction shown in the diagram.

TIP

If you are using different background fabrics, you can choose how scrappy an effect you want to create. We chose our background rectangles randomly and tried not to have the same fabrics next to each other.

2 Sew a 1¹⁄2in x 3¹⁄2in background rectangle to the right-hand side of the unit. Press as shown.

3 Sew a 2¹⁄2in x 3¹⁄2in jelly roll rectangle to the unit as shown and press.

4 Sew a 2¹⁄2in x 5¹⁄2in jelly roll rectangle to the unit as shown and press.

5 Sew a 1¹⁄2in x 5¹⁄2in background rectangle to the unit as shown and press.

6 Sew a 1¹⁄2in x 6¹⁄2in background rectangle to the unit as shown and press.

7 Repeat with all remaining squares and rectangles from the same jelly roll to make three quarter-blocks from one jelly roll strip.

8 Repeat with all thirty-four jelly roll strips to make a total of 100 quarter-blocks.

9 Choose four quarter-blocks and sew together as shown to create one block, pinning at the seam intersections to ensure a perfect match. Press the work. Repeat to make twenty-five blocks.

10 Lay out the twenty-five blocks into five rows of five blocks. When happy with the layout sew the rows together pinning at every seam intersection. Press the seams of alternate rows in opposite directions so the seams will nest together nicely when sewing the rows together.

11 Sew the rows together, again pinning at all seam intersections. Press well.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

12 Your quilt top is now complete. Make a quilt sandwich of the quilt top, the wadding (batting) and the backing. Quilt as desired and then bind to finish.

13 To make a scrappy binding, cut each of the six jelly roll strips allocated for the binding into four pieces, mix them up and sew them together into a continuous length, making sure you do not sew rectangles of the same fabric next to each other. (Six strips is rather tight, so feel free to add a bit extra.) Now make your double-fold binding.

Neapolitan

For those familiar with our patterns, you will know we normally use ‘just one jelly roll’ for each quilt design. We are ringing the changes with this quilt as one jelly roll wasn’t enough! This is a classic Trip Around the World design brought up to date with subtle shades of aqua, pink, green and yellow, designed by Tanya Whelan. You need four similar sets of sixteen strips for each of the four quarters of this quilt, otherwise you might lose the distinct design. We used four identical jelly babies (twenty jelly roll strips in each baby), which was absolutely perfect, but two jelly rolls will work. You need to sort them a little more but artistic licence can be used. If you press your seams as we have suggested, there really is no need for pinning, as your seams will butt together nicely.

Vital Statistics

Quilt size: 64in x 64in (162.5cm x 162.5cm)

Quarter quilt size: 32in square (finished)

Number of blocks: 4

Setting: 2 x 2 blocks

Requirements

Two jelly rolls OR four jelly babies OR eighty 2¹⁄2in strips cut across the width of the fabric

A scrappy binding can be made from excess jelly roll strips

SORTING THE FABRICS

Divide your jelly rolls into four sets of sixteen strips, ensuring each set has similar colours. Each set will make one quarter of your quilt. Using four identical jelly babies is easier as you know you have four strips of each fabric. Spend some time deciding in which order to sew your strips together. To assist in your decision, note that strip 1 will be the top left corner fabric – we used aqua. Strip 15 becomes the centre fabric of the quilt, surrounded by strip 14. Strip 16 (orange) is the only fabric that has a full ‘round’ and has no repeat.

Reserve seven of the spare jelly roll strips for a scrappy binding.

MAKING THE QUILT

1 Once you have decided on the order of your strips, sew strips 1 and 2 right sides together down the length. Then sew strip 3 to strip 2, making sure you sew in the opposite direction. This will prevent your strip unit bowing. Continue to add strips until all sixteen strips are sewn together. This will make one quarter of your quilt.

2 Press each seam in the opposite direction to the next seam. This is very important as it will ensure your seams nest together

Reviews for Jelly Roll Quilts

[Kathy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good. Lots of ideas and information for quilting with jelly rolls. The patterns work with fabric by the yard and scraps as well. Well worth the read and saving.

[tesca_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An inspirational book for using those tempting sets of 2.5 inch strips of specific fabric collections currently so popular. You'll want to get started immediately! Probably the best book I own by this British mother-and-daughter team.

[ggsbooks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Jelly Rolls: I am completely interested! Great book with easy to follow directions, examples and tips, tricks and thought provoking statements that get your creative juices flowing for even more quilts that can be made using these neat little packages of fabric. Went to check the cost and availability of the fabric strips in pre-wound bundles and was surprized how expensive that they can be, but the book provides several methods of acquiring the 2 1/2" strips without breaking the bank, so I bought a good pair of pinking shears and am ready to start making my own 'rolls' from fabrics I already own AND those of others in my circle of quilting friends that are willing to give up a silly little 2 1/2" strip of something they surely have extra of :)