A while back I realized that although I share lots of photos on Instagram every week, I don't blog as often as I should about the things I create, especially quilts. So, today I want to show you the simple Jelly Roll Racer quilt I made for my daughter last Summer for her 7th birthday.
The instructions (with a nice video tutorial) for making a quilt like this can be found at Heirloom Creations. Although many have posted similar videos and tutorial since, this is considered to be the original. At first I was a bit flabbergasted at just how long your finished strip (of all the strips together) was going to be, but once you start making your rows it goes extremely fast!
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The fabric I used was from a general unnamed Jelly Roll found at JoAnn Fabrics in their nursery / precuts section. It was my first ever time using a precut like this and I was instantly hooked! The backing is also from JoAnn's, I pieced together two prints from the same line.
The think I like most about Jelly Roll Racers is that not a ton of planning or time is involved - you're not even 100% sure what the quilt will look like or where the prints will end up / how they'll mix together until you're totally finished. I loved that!
Have you ever made a racer quilt? Would you consider it?
I've done Jelly Roll Race twice from an actual commercial jelly roll, and several other times to use up 2 1/2" wide scraps. It's a lot harder to get the size and proportions right when using scraps; the commercial jelly rolls always seem to come out fine.
ReplyDeleteYours is pretty! I love that butterfly backing!
Thanks so much! Jelly Rolls are my favorite precut :)
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