It s not a hard project but it is time consuming.
What is a jelly roll rug.
The strips usually consist of a variety of fabrics that are already coordinated and matchy matchy to make your project look amazing.
Jelly roll of your choice.
The jelly roll fabric has a host of uses one of which being designing them into pretty rugs that can be used as placemats table mats or coffee mats.
A little steam will iron out a little waviness but keeping it really flat while sewing is the trick.
This pattern is super customizable supplies.
Jelly roll rugs are all the rage right now and with good reason.
The jelly roll fabric has an immensely enticing appearance because of its rolled appearance and fantastic color combination.
Here is the final rectangle jelly roll rug.
A jelly roll is a collection of forty fabric strips that are pre cut at 2 height x 44 long.
Jelly roll rug i share the tools i recommend and loved using as well.
The biggest tip i have for making a jelly roll rug is to go slow and enjoy the process.
They re super fun to make and are actually quite addicting we dare you to make just one.
Jelly roll pack of 2 5 quilting strips makes one rug.
Tips for making jelly roll rugs.
Fusible fleece or quilt batting.
Two rolls of precut 2 1 2 batting or cut your own strips from yardage.
You have sew all the strips together then bind them with the batting then sew them together and finally iron the rug.
Here are 3 more reasons we love the jelly roll rug.
To create an oval jelly roll rug approximately 3 feet by 4 feet you will need the following supplies.
I spent some time on youtube and checked out several blogs and then just made it up as i went.
The 5 mistakes i made while making a jelly roll rug.
I used a jelly roll of fabric scraps of batting cut 2 wide or you could use katahdin batting from bosal affiliate link it s already cut to 2 wide 90 14 denim needle and cotton thread.
Hopefully by shining a light on my mistakes i can give you an idea of what to watch out for when you make your jelly roll rug.
I used 1 full jelly roll and the finished size was approx.
Kathy used her sewing table with a large flat surface and held the strips flat while sewing.
But you can use more or less strips depending on what size you want your rug.
Jelly roll rugs are easy.
One jelly roll or 42 2 1 2 x wof strips.