Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
Turn your jelly roll pieces into a one of a kind spiral accent rug for your space. They are easy to make and perfect for beginners.
Create the charm of a rag rug with the jelly roll rug by RJ Designs. Learn tips and tricks for making your own rug without breaking the bank or getting frustrated.
There is no real "pattern" for creating a jelly roll rug. This HOW-TO tutorial will have you making rugs in all shapes and sizes.
Not long ago I saw the cutest projects showing up on social media . . . jelly roll rugs! Well it didn’t take me long to get the itch to make one myself, so I snooped around a bit and discovered tha…
Back in May I decided it was time to use my Winter’s Lane jelly roll….. this is my most favourite fabric line of all time and I have been hoarding it for ages…. but…. it really was time to USE IT! When I got my Winter’s Lane jelly roll out...
THIS POST IS REPUBLISHED FROM 2015: I started this rug as a bit of an experiment and with no plan to create a tutorial so please forgive me if the photos are a little cobbled together. OK guys, now this is more of a marathon than a sprint (although it is super quick) so I think we need to organise ourselves before we start. Why ? because of course I jumped in feet first and fluffed up a few things and could have done them better so you guys get the benefit of my experience. You will need : Cotton sashing cord: I started with 8mm and had to really squeeze it under my presser foot. Once I ran out of 8mm I had to use 7mm - and it was much easier. You may need to see what your own machine is happy to cope with. My finished rug measures approx 47 inches across and I used 125 metres (almost 400 feet) of cotton sashing. Fabric strips: Any length x 1 1/4 inches wide. (Depending on my mood, I ripped some and cut some.) My strips varied between 1 and 2 inches but I found the narrower ones easiest to wrap. I have no idea how much fabric I used but my scraps are once more actually fitting in the scrap basket. Polyester Thread : Lots of thread - more thread than you can imagine. It is a good idea to pre-wind a stack of bobbins as well, because once you get started you are going to want to keep on going - it is highly addictive! Jeans needle: I started with a regular needle and broke one before commonsense kicked in and I switched to a jeans needle. Set Up: OK guys, this is the secret to success. You need to be able to sew somewhere that your machine will be at the same level as a flat surface roughly the size of the rug you want to make. You cannot fudge this step or you will end up making a basket. I started by putting the weird little plastic table on my sewing machine (I have never used it) but in the early stages the rug grows so quickly that it outgrew that little table in no time. In the end, my kitchen table, butted up against the kitchen bench (With the Guinness book of records under my machine to raise it) was the perfect workstation. There is a box, also on a book behind my machine and once the rug got wider than this arrangement I put chairs next to the bench. Yep, home beautiful all the way. You really need to be able to sort this out, if you don't have a flat surface it is impossible to keep your rug flat. Machine settings: I set my machine at the widest zigzag stitch possible and the stitch length at roughly the midpoint of what my machine offers. Getting started: Simply wrap one of the strips around the end of your sashing, making sure you have covered the end. If you look closely you can see, not only the zigzag stitch but also a straight stitch running the length of the cord. I began by stitching the length of the cord after I had wrapped it. I soon realised this was double handling and it wasn't really needed. Wind your covered sashing into a circle and sew. It could not be simpler. Joining: Simply tuck the next fabric strip into the one previous and keep wrapping. You will most likely get little bits hanging out - it is no problem at all, they get hidden as you add the next row around the rug. I began by sewing the ends of the sashing cord together but that meant taking the rug out of the machine each time. The sashing cord had tape on each end to stop fraying, so in the end I just taped them together - woohoo !! Easy !! As the rug grows it is going to get heavier - a lot heavier ! It will then become harder for your machine to 'pull' the rug through. Once the rug became very large, I would sew about 20 cm and then pull the rug around, constantly readjusting it so I was doing the heavy work not the machine. Tips: if you have a needle up/needle down function on your machine set it at needle up. Once your rug gets large and heavy and you start shoving it around a bit,you are less likely to break a needle if you leave it up. Finishing: I took this photo late at night so please excuse it. I wrapped the end of the sashing in sticky tape (just one layer) and then cut it, tapering it to a kind of point. I covered the raw cut edge with a bit more tape and then wrapped it and sewed. A little spot of backtacking and the rug is done! Note : My machine collected an amazing amount of lint during this project. I am not sure if it was the hours of sewing in one sitting, or something to do with the cotton sashing but it is worth your while to stop every few hours and remove the lint build up. If you have any questions I will answer them in the comments so everyone can read them, so make sure you pop back to get your answer.
I came across this Jelly Roll (precut fabrics)rug tutorial and I knew I had to share it with you. Everyone is decorating with a boho or bohemian theme and these rug rags are the perfect addition to…
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
DIY Fabric Jelly Roll Rug Free Sewing Tutorial
No Wrapping, Braiding or Crocheting! Create all the charm of a rag rug without braiding or clothesline rope with this clever technique. Start with 2 1/2″ jelly roll strips and add batting for an easy-to-construct rug. It will be lovely next to the bed, in front of the kitchen sink, in the bathroom and elsewhere …
I still have to laugh - one of the gals at a recent All Day Sewing Day was working on a Jelly-Roll Rug. She showed me the pattern and I thought she was insane - why would anyone pay money for a Jelly Roll, then spend hours stitching a rug when you could simply purchase one for next to nothing at Target, especially since you were going to throw it on the floor and walk all over it?! (Uh duh, that would be what we do as quilters on a regular basis, now wouldn't it, minus the walking-on-it part?!) The crazy thing was that I couldn't get that rug off my mind! I went home and watched every YouTube video I could find, searched all the hashtags on Instagram, and read everything I could find about tips and tricks in making a rug. I even e-mailed the pattern author! The more I read, the more nervous I was that I wouldn't end up with a rug I was happy with. But finally, I felt like I had gathered enough info and was ready to take the plunge. It turned out great, and I had so much fun making it! And, after all the research I did, I wanted to document it here and share it with you as well. So, here are my Jelly-Roll Rug Tips and Tricks: ~ First of all, you'll need to purchase Roma Lambson's Jelly-Roll Rug pattern. I purchased it from The Old Country Store, the local quilt shop where I teach classes. You can purchase a downloadable PDF from Roma's Etsy shop here, or you can find it online from various shops, ~ This video by Erica Arndt of Confessions of a Homeschooler was the most helpful of the ones I viewed. Thanks, Erica, for filming it! ~ You can use a Jelly Roll or cut 2-1/2" WOF strips from your stash. If you decide to use a Jelly Roll, you can rearrange the order of the fabric strips, but I decided not to over think it and used them in the exact order they were arranged on the roll. I simply decided which strip I wanted on the outside of the rug (usually the darker values look best on the outside). It was so fun to see the design emerge!! ~ Instead of fan folding my pieced fabric strips, I simply let them fall into a small round laundry basket as I seamed them. Then, when pressing the seams, I allowed them to fall into a second laundry basket. ~ I used Warm & White batting scraps and also cut strips from batting yardage instead of the 2-1/2" Bosal precut batting roll. It was a great way to use up all those skinny batting scraps that I've been saving, and it was cheaper too. But, using the precut batting strips will save you some time. My understanding is that the Boasal is not quite as thick, so your rug may end up being a little less substantial. You can also use the 2-1/4" Bosal precut batting rolls that are now available. ~ I did not seam or fuse my batting strips; I simply lapped them, cut them on a diagonal, then butted them up and overlapped them ever-so-slightly. ~ I don't know if anyone has tried using polyester batting, but I would think cotton batting would be the better choice in case you need to steam press your rug to get it to lay flat. Same with using a cotton/poly blend fabric such as vintage sheets - I would not try that until you get the hang of keeping your rug flat without pressing. ~ I used my Juki to stitch the fabric and batting tube; it speedily powered through the thick layers with no trouble whatsoever and didn't require a walking foot! I wouldn't have even considered skipping the walking foot if Erica hadn't mentioned that in her video. ~ If you find you do need to use a walking foot for stitching the tube, try to center the tube under the walking foot so that the walking foot isn't hanging over the tube, and so that the tube is centered over the feed dogs as well. You'll likely need to move your needle over a few notches if you are stitching on the edge of the tube vs. in the center. I used a 3.0 stitch length and chose to stitch a slightly less than 5mm seam (less than 1/4"). I was really happy with the way that looks in the finished rug. ~ I turned the edges in toward the center and clipped as I went along, using no more than five Clover Wonder clips at a time. ~ Again, I allowed the tube to coil into a round laundry basket, even though rolling the long fabric tube into a ball results in a way cooler effect! ~ If you choose to roll your tube into a ball, Clover Wonder Clips in place of rubber bands work great to keep it from unrolling. ~ When it comes time to zig-zag the coil together to make the rug, I would encourage you to make a test swatch and test your stitch length and tension. For whatever reason, I had trouble with skipped stitches using a Denim/Jeans needle on my Bernina until I switched to a Topstitch needle. I only had a size 14 on hand, but a size 16 would probably have been a better choice. Had I taken the time to do a test swatch, I could have saved myself from unpicking a lot of stitches. ~ You'll probably want to change your sewing machine needle at least once if not more during the zig-zag stitching process. Keep in mind you are sewing through four layers of fabric and four layers of batting. I could hear that my needle was getting dull, but I didn't bother changing it because it didn't seem to be impacting my stitch quality. ~ I followed Roma's recommendations on the stitch length and width, and was really pleased with the results. ~ When stitching the first sharp turns, I found a Clover Tailor's Awl to be helpful in guiding the fabric tube and holding it in place. ~ I had planned to use a walking foot, but I felt that I got better results with the dual feed. I did reduce the foot pressure to 25 on my Bernina. ~When zig-zag stitching the coils together, keep your eye on your presser foot and don't look away, especially on the turns! This may sound like a no brainer, but I found myself admiring the rug instead of watching what I was doing, and before I knew it, my stitching was no longer in the center and I had missed catching both sides of the coil, especially when I was going around the curves. ~ A flat bed machine is ideal, but not all quilters have that kind of set up these days. I simply used three plastic Art Bin boxes next to my machine, and that allowed me to keep the rug flat as I was stitching it. You basically can use anything to create a flat surface - books, foil roasting pans, you name it! ~ After seeing numerous pictures on wavy rugs online, I was really concerned that I wouldn't be able to keep my rug flat. But, I had absolutely no trouble. A flat surface was most likely the secret. Also, as soon as the rug starts getting wonky, take it off the machine, spray both sides liberally with Best Press or spray starch, press flat and allow to cool before proceeding. I mixed up a solution of half Stay Flo and half water in a spray bottle, but never even needed to use it! ~ Don't feel like you need to have your machine sitting on a large table. I simply folded the rug as needed while I was working on it. ~ I had a number of thread start and stops, either because I had stitched off course, or due to the bobbin running out. I chose to bury my thread ends (I know, I'm probably the only one out there crazy enough to do that, but it really does make for a nice stitch if you want to take the time to do that.). ~ I was really happy with my decision to use Aurifil 50 wt 100% Cotton Thread. I considered using So Fine polyester thread thinking it would be stronger, but then I was concerned about pressing a polyester thread with high heat if my rug needed lots of pressing. My go-to shade of Aurifil 2021 blended in beautifully. I looove the finished rug! It was such a "zen" project.... I really, really enjoyed working on it. Can't wait to make another one!!
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
The Jelly Roll process in just a few seconds!! From the Jellyroll strip ball to the finished rug that lays on the floor with pride on my sewing room floor!! #HeatherMakes #sewing #Quilting...
Experience a warm welcome into your kitchen with our Handmade Pink Kitchen JellyRoll Rug. Crafted in Canada with passion and precision, this rug embodies the charm of homemade items, offering a cozy and inviting touch to your space. This rug is made of quality, 100% cotton for unrivaled comfort and durability. Its JellyRoll fabric design adds an intriguing aesthetic, capturing the attention of your guests. As a truly unique feature, this rug is completely machine washable. Keeping it looking pristine and fresh is as easy as a spin in the wash. Proudly display this handmade masterpiece, knowing that its unique charm and craftsmanship are simply irreplaceable. What’s Included One Rug Approx. 25x36 Inches Features High Quality Quilting Cotton Extra Thick Fill for long lasting loft Absorbent Anti-fatigue Co-ordinates with other products by Home Stitchery Decor What’s Not Included All other products are used for display only. This listing is for the rug ONLY. Anti Slip NOT INCLUDED. You can purchase Anti Slip Pads, Strips and Backing thru this link. Anti-slip Product Care Wash on gentle cycle with warm water. Tumble dry on low heat; OR lay flat to dry. DO NOT BLEACH Safe to Iron on Low Safe to Dry Clean Vibrant Colors may run. Try using a color catcher in the wash cycle. You can get one here. Color Catchers Material Exterior 100% Quilt Cotton Fill 93/7 Cotton Poly Fill Polyester Thread
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Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
I still have to laugh - one of the gals at a recent All Day Sewing Day was working on a Jelly-Roll Rug. She showed me the pattern and...
Stars 'n Stripes 'n Scraps Quilt (queen size--just finished Sun 3/13/16) Answering the question--what to do with all those lovely fabric scraps? I'm still pecking away at my fabric scrap piles, building as many scrappy queen size quilts as I can by May, then I'll switch to building purses, baby quilts, table runners, and pot holders. I am full speed in my commitment to reduce 3 big bins of scraps, mostly 2.5" strips. I have a fourth bin full of 1.5" strips - and here's what those 1.5" strips made in the past: a decorative pocket for a soft luggage, this travel bag is 22 x 22. and I make other soft luggage out of upholstery material--oh yeah, got a big bin full of upholstery material scraps. Here are a couple pics of the soft luggage the small cotton fabric scraps I build these . . . little padded pouches with metal swivel clasp to carry cell phone or eye glasses. and rope baskets that are cool seriously, it takes a full day to make one of these. I wrap fabric strips around 1/4" cotton clothesline rope to create a disc (bottom of the basket), then I start nudging the disc upwards with my left hand to build the wall while I stitch. A zig zag stitch holds firmly. Ok, ok back to photos of current quilt Stars 'n Stripes 'n Scraps . . . my signature free hand edge to edge quilting "Feather Bouquet" I confess, even after doing the last three quilts--I made only a dent in the scrap piles. Ah, oh well. I'll keep sewing 'n sewing. I'm sure I mentioned one more scrap pile of 1" wide or less strips and short lengths?? I give them to my friend Jerry who uses all the colorful bits in beautiful rag rugs he looms. They are gorgeous! Here's the half way point of long arm quilting process. Lots of color loading quilt (floating quilt) After removing the quilt from the frame, I cut away excess batting and backing, square the quilt, sew 400+ inches of fabric binding, install the binding, then sit for 5-6 hours turning the binding and hand stitch. It's not complicated work. Its time consuming, but relaxing. I'll drop in more photos later. Right now, I'm going to take a nap. Talk to you later.
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They Can be Any Size You Want! Create pretty patchwork coasters, trivets and more from leftover 2 1/2″ jelly roll strips. They’re simple to make and can be any size, even as large as place mats. Combine your favorite colors from a coordinated jelly roll pack. Or use up leftover strips in your stash. These …
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Have you made a Jelly Roll Rug? Download @Romaquilts pattern from here and get a group of your sewing friends together and spend a fun filled day making this delightful rug. I have been wanting to make one for months and I seized the opportunity this weekend to gather up my True Blue Feedsacks by Linzee Kull…
THIS POST IS REPUBLISHED FROM 2015: I started this rug as a bit of an experiment and with no plan to create a tutorial so please forg...
Make this mug rug from a charm pack that double as a wine coaster! Go ahead, open that charm pack for this quick and easy project.
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Hello! This is Jera {quiltingintherain.com} bringing you this fun weekend rug project that requires just 1 jelly roll. Make a free rug for yourself by checking out my blog for a jelly roll giveaway…
Learn tips and tricks to make a beautiful and colorful jelly roll rug. All you need is some precut batting and a jelly roll of fabric!
