Project Jelly Roll 2020: Project Inspiration and a Sew Off

Sew a Jelly Roll Day is just over a week away, Saturday September 19.

 

Starting today, when you buy a Jelly Roll at our shop you will be given a free pattern, there are four to choose from. 

Esther, Carrie and I all started a new Jelly Roll Project this past weekend to provide some inspiration for you. 

Esther made this Jelly Roll Rug using Cider from Basic Grey. We have just a few of these Jelly Rolls in stock, and the yardage will be shipping later this fall.

 

Carrie is working on a Jelly Weave Quilt (pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew and available in our shop) using a really fun new Christmas collection Jolly Season by Abi Hall. 

I made this quilt using Branded by Sweetwater, the pattern is called I-strip by GE Designs, and it came together really quick, as in I took the jelly Roll home Friday afternoon, and brought a completely finished quilt with me back to the shop Tuesday Morning.

 

These 3 patterns are all great uses for Jelly Rolls, we also love the Jelly Filled book by Vanessa Goertzen, it has 18 patterns ranging from beginner to more advanced all written specifically for Jelly Rolls. What are your favorite Jelly Roll Patterns?

These are the limited edition Grunge Jr Jelly Rolls available for Project Jelly Roll this year, use them on their own, mix them up, or use with a collection of fabrics.

 

We have early released Jelly Rolls from Balboa, Cider, Folktale, Figs and Shirtings in stock, the yardage from these collections will all be available in our shop later this fall. We also have Jelly Rolls of several of Moda's current fabric collections in the shop just waiting to be purchased, unrolled and turned into something beautiful. 

This year Esther, Carrie and I will be doing a sew off. We will each choose a jelly roll and race to make a Short and Long quilt, this is one of the Free Patterns available for Project Jelly Roll this year. We will start at 10am with a live video on our Facebook Page introducing each of us and the jelly roll we chose, and then live checkins at 11am, noon, 1pm and 2pm to see our progress.  We would love for you to join us in this race from the comfort of our own home. You can post pictures of your progress in the comments section of the video or our final photo of the day if you wish. 


Have a great weekend,

Kayla

Project Jelly Roll 2020

The third Saturday in September every year is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. This year it takes place September 19. This project started four years ago, and was created by Moda to encourage people to unwrap and unroll those sweet little rolls and actually sew something. There is contests for the shops to create the best store displays using Moda Jelly Rolls, quilts and jelly roll patterns, ( we got first place in the contest two years ago :) )

This year Moda has released 6 limited edition Grunge Jr Jelly Rolls for Project Jelly Roll 2020 and we have all 6 in the shop. Moda also released 4 exclusive patterns to shops. From September 10-19 when you buy a Moda Jelly Roll in our shop you will have the option to choose one of these patterns to take home for free as well. 

In the past we have had Jelly Roll Races in the shop and we have opened up the classroom to work on your own Jelly Roll Project. This year we encourage you to unroll a Jelly Roll on Saturday September 19, and share pictures with us on Social Media of your progress for a chance to win a prize. 

Do you like working with Jelly Rolls? 

I love how cute they look stacked up on my shelf, but I also love the projects that can come from using one too! 

I think this year I may have to make a Jelly Roll Rug for the new sewing studio that I get later this winter, or maybe I should finish last years project ;)

In a couple weeks I will share some of our favorite Jelly Roll Books, Patterns and which Jelly Rolls are our new favorites. 

Kayla