Making a Roll & Go with Banyan Batiks African Violets collection!

by Jean Boyd November 5, 2018

written by Jean Boyd November 5, 2018

In my QUILTsocial posts Making a modern quilt design using traditional quilt blocks in September 2018, I showed you how to use 8 fat quarters from Banyan Batiks Tie One On collection along with some coordinating fabrics from the Ketan collection, to make a table runner and placemats.

This week I’m sharing some projects using fat quarters from the Banyan Batiks African Violets collection in the Cornflower and Delphinium colorways.

Banyan Batiks African Violets in the Cornflower colorway

All fat quarters are not created equal! Most fat quarters are 18″ long, but if you’re buying fabric in metric measurement, they will be 20″ long. Similarly, some fabrics are not a full 44″ wide. Fortunately, all the Banyan Batiks that I have used are 44″ wide. It’s nice to know you have that extra little bit of fabric in the width. For the projects this week, all the fat quarters are 18″ long and 22″ wide.

Let’s start by making this Roll & Go sewing organizer. It’s perfect as a gift or to use for yourself when gathering up supplies for a quilting class or retreat.

Roll & Go sewing organizer made with African Violets fabric

The Roll & Go sewing organizer hold lots of sewing supplies.

materials

3 fat quarters from the Banyan Batiks African Violets collection

1 piece 12″ x 20″ muslin or similar light-weight fabric, This fabric won’t show in the finished project

1 piece 12″ x 22″ Light-weight batting or fleece

1 piece 12″ x 12″ iron-on interfacing

1 piece 18″ of ½” wide elastic

2 yd of ½” wide ribbon for outside trim and ties

1 – 5″ strip of Velcro ⅝” wide

3 fat quarters from the African Violets collection are needed for the sewing organizer.

cutting instructions

Inside Panel

1 piece 9½” x 19½” from fat quarter 1

Outside Panel

1 piece 5½” x 20″ from fat quarter 2
2 pieces 2¾” x 20″ from fat quarter 3
1 piece 10″ x 20″ from a light-weight fabric such as muslin. This fabric will not show when your sewing organizer is finished.

From fat quarter 3

2 – 7½” squares for pocket 1
1 piece 4″ x 5″ for pocket 2
1 piece 4½” x 5½” for the pincushion

Pieces are cut for the outside, inside and pockets.

iron-on interfacing

1 – 7″ square for pocket 1
1 piece 3½” x 4½” for pocket 2

batting

1 piece 10″ x 20″

1 piece of batting, 1 piece of muslin and 2 shapes cut from interfacing

½” elastic:

1 piece 16″

ribbon

1 piece 30″ for the ties
2 pieces 20″ long for the trim on the outside panel

Come back tomorrow and I’ll show you how to start assembling your Roll & Go sewing organizer using Banyan Batiks fabrics from the African Violets collection.

This is part 1 of 5 in this series.

Go to part 2: Sewing and quilting the Roll and Go sewing organizer!

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Jean Boyd

Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts.