Press, Cut, Quilt! Get ready for a Jelly Roll Quilt with a fun twist

This week, I thought we’d do a fun and easy project—a jelly roll quilt, but with a little twist!

Last summer, I made a quilt where I added a black border right into the quilt top to add some visual interest. It really made the colors pop! “What’s in your Hemline Gold Multi-Use Craft Bag” is the title of the post.

Before we dive in, here are some of the tools we’ll be using this week:

material

notions

OLISO PRO^TM TG1600 Pro Plus Smart Iron – Tula Pink^TM

OLISO Ironing Board Cover – Grey 38cm x 137cm (15in x 54in)

OMNIGRIP Ruler – 8¹⁄₂″ x 24″ (21.6 x 61cm)

OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta

OLFA RM-MG – 24″ x 36″ Double Sided Rotary Mat

SCHMETZ #1709 Universal Needles Carded – 80/12 – 5 count

Gütermann Cotton 50wt Thread 250m – Ivory

BOHIN Mechanical Chalk Pencil 0.9mm + 6 White Leads

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm Pink Blister

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm Grey Blister

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm Green Blister

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm Yellow Blister

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm White Blister

Odif 505 Temporary Quilt Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray – 312g

BOHIN Pencil Refill 0.9mm Grey Blister

FAIRFIELD Quilter’s 80/20^TM Quilt Batting – 229 x 274cm (90″ x 108″)

fabrics

I know I’m not the only one who goes out shopping for fabric and comes home with just a bit more than the pattern calls for. When a pattern asks for three yards (or meters), I usually pick up four—just in case. Once the quilt is finished, any extra fabric goes onto the shelf to join the ever-growing stash.

For this quilt, I pulled together a selection of five fabrics from that very stash: four that looked great together and of which I had about a yard (or meter) each, and one that I had a little more than 1¾ yards (around 1½ meters).

The fabrics for this project don’t need to match perfectly—this is a quilt where you can have fun with your choices. Pick what you love, mix and match, and enjoy the process of putting it all together.

With the fabrics having been stored in the stash cabinet for a while, they’ll need a good press before we start cutting.

Today was all about getting ready for the making of the quilt, which measures 74½” x 80½”. Join me tomorrow for the fabric cutting instructions.

This is part 1 of 5 in this series

Go to part 2: Cut perfect strips and squares with OLFA Cutters and Omnigrip Rulers