All About Fabric Jelly Rolls: Tips, Tricks, And More!

[@SewtheDistance]

Links Mentioned: My Blog: www.sewthedistance.com/blog/everything-jelly-rolls Roll With It Jelly Roll Pattern: www.sewthedistance.com/store/p/roll-with-it-quilt-pattern The Simple Quilter's Video (Strip Storage): kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3Otg4aoqNCBhNksi=HOZwtyKIHpmD329U Make Your Own Jelly Rolls: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6qaiaStebSEjqssi=l4ty8jliZ7ASmxNn

[@TashaQuilts]

I really had no idea Jelly Rolls were specific to Moda and the other lines used different names! What a fun fact for today!

[@SewtheDistance]

Happy to help! ❤️

[@sandybruce9092]

Same thing with Charms and Layer Cakes - Moda does them first. But honestly we all call them by the same names no matter the company 😃😃

[@TashaQuilts]

@@sandybruce9092 that’s so interesting. Thanks Sandy!!

[@vareekinyanjui6119]

I never thought to use the card to take a picture in BW. That is an awesome tip!!!!!

[@SewtheDistance]

So happy it is helpful! 🥰

[@sewbeitquilts]

I love precuts and especially jelly rolls! Great tip on lint rolling them. I agree the pet ones are the best! I measure mine before I start too! ❤ great video.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks, Fallon! Great minds think alike! 🥰❤️🥰

[@shelleythomas1811]

Thanks for the information. No one has ever explained jelly rolls in detail. Very helpful 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure 😊 So happy this is helpful! When I was doing the research for this video, I couldn't find much on this topic either! I just knew I had to make this! In fact, most of my original topic changed when I realized no one explains these. Thank you so much for watching! 😍

[@teresafeltner8005]

I have 3 of those bins. They are awesome.

[@SewtheDistance]

I am loving them! So nice! Thank you so much for watching and sharing. 🥰

[@lornajoy8990]

I've never bought a jelly roll because they are too expensive in Canada. For example, $74.99. I cut my own strips and love to make the patterns for jelly rolls

[@SewtheDistance]

Wow! That is a lot for them! I have video on how to make your own jelly rolls like I mentioned in this video. Maybe that’s a solution? I don’t blame you! So pricey.

[@mariejohns1387]

@@lornajoy8990 wow!! Where does such a huge price difference come from? Shipping? I don’t blame you I would cut my own as well!

[@lornajoy8990]

@@mariejohns1387 Everything is expensive in Canada

[@luanasmith7642]

I am in Canada and that is expensive I live in small town in Alberta and do not pay that kind of price.

[@SewtheDistance]

I can understand that. I am so sorry.

[@stampingfunwithgaildavenpo1318]

Those jelly roll holders are also great for storing spools of ribbon too.

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhh! Great idea! Thank you! I may try that!

[@LauraSup]

I absolutely love jelly rolls. In fact, I love all precuts! I like having a sampling of all or at least most of the fabrics in a line!😊

[@JoniG-zh8lv]

I too love 2 1/2” strips! Thank you for the Jelly Roll tips. You covered everything needed for great results! 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

YAY! So glad it is helpful!

[@peterivkovich2314]

from Gerry- I just made Donna Jordan's adjustable jelly roll race quilt. Free pattern and video- love the results. The jelly roll bins are a great idea. Be blessed.

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh wow! I will have to check it out! Thank you for the tip and for watching! 🥰

[@jennystrahley927]

Great tips, Kris, thanks!

[@SewtheDistance]

You bet! Glad it was helpful!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I have never bought a Jelly Roll. I have bought Charm Packs. This is a good lesson. Thank you.

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! 🥰 Love those charm packs, too!

[@deewinston5651]

Thank you for sharing. The little container to hold Jelly Roll strips is a great idea.❤️

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! Aren't they great? I need to get a few more!

[@SuzanneStutzle]

Oh wow, love that storage box. Have never seen them before. I have a feeling though that by the time they reach Australian shores the price would be astronomical!!!!! I love jelly rolls too. In fact, funny you should have this video, as in November I am off to Bribie Island Retreat and I am making jelly roll placemats for Christmas presents. I have my spare jelly rolls folded up in a zip lock bag. They keep reasonable well in them but they get wrinkled. A proper storage box would be ideal. Loved this video Kris. I haven't forgotten you.

[@SewtheDistance]

Hi! Oh, goodness, that sounds like fun! I wish I could go with you! Would it be less expensive if I sent you one? I can look into it. They are wonderful bins! So glad you liked this one! I think about you often. We will catch up soon. No pressure! 🥰

[@ccreel64]

I love the Art Bin strip holders! Each one can hold about 3 whole jelly rolls! I’ve got 2 scrap bins for my jelly rolls (sadly the brand name has diluted just like Band-Aid), one for low volumes and solids, the other for prints.

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh, I love that idea for separating them into theme! Great tips! They are wonderful. I want to get a few more. Thanks for that idea and for watching!

[@lisass3565]

Great video!! I have one of the bins, that I bought on sale from MSQC. I love the idea of making my own jelly rolls from scrap fabric or yardage.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰 I hope you give it a try! ❤️

[@michele6708]

Thanks for the overview! I bought one of those strip containers and ended up donating it. They slid around despite the holders if the container was stored at a tilt and it was difficult to find a long flat area to store it in as it didn’t play nice with other containers. I’m sure they work great for some spaces but be sure it makes sense for your sewing room before you invest. I find that folding strips in half twice lets me store them in a variety of drawer or basket units, and then I have multiple stacks that can be sorted by color, with a separate stack for shorter strips.

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure. ❤️ So good to know! Thank you for sharing! I haven’t had these issues yet, but I’ll keep an eye out for them.

[@suzywind8153]

Very informative video. Thank you very much.

[@SewtheDistance]

Glad it was helpful! You are welcome. Thank. you so much for watching! 🥰

[@alexandra-zaza-burns]

I do love jelly rolls and other precuts as they are very versatile and I like that you can get a piece of each design in the collection. What I don’t like is that as you say they don’t always evenly split the amount if the line has say only 20 prints you aren’t guaranteed to get 2 of each design. It’s also not easy to tell this by looking at them. Sometimes it’s easier to see what’s in a layer cake or charm pack from the same collection as they are usually made up of the same amounts of each fabric. I have seen a quilt made up with low volume fabrics and it actually looked really nice the design was really subtle and it almost looked faded by the sun giving it a lovely soft vintage look. I’ve found the 2.5” used to be to the valley now it’s usually to the top of the points. I do measure mine. Great tutorial, thanks for all the tips, the pet lint roller is a great idea.

[@SewtheDistance]

I know what you mean. I hope my tips for that very issue helps you in the future! They are all things I use to see all of the prints in the jelly roll before purchasing. I hope it helps you, too! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts on this!

[@anndotsey1910]

Hi Chris. Thank you for your video on jelly rolls. I loved the tip using a pet hair roller!!! It never occurred to me, but it will be in my sewing room ASAP. I have been using Art Bin boxes for a long time and have three strip boxes which come into play very often. It is so easy to look at the colors by laying the box on its side and they stay straight using the clamp provided. Happy sewing!🥰

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome!! So glad this tip helped! I am loving the bins so far. What a great product. I think I am going to get a few more. Thank you so much for watching and sharing! 🥰

[@lindad6223]

I just love jelly rolls, honey buns, bali pops, rollie pollies, rollups, strips - all of the above! They make many patterns so very easy! and binding! I get the mottled pastel Walmart strip sets to bind charity baby quilts. 4 strips of 5 colors, and bingo, 5 quilts bound for about $8. you're pronouncing "selvedge" much better these days. Maybe there's still hope for me and some of my pronunciations! Now if I could just control my quarter inch seam. Maybe a jelly roll race to get a whole lot of practice in!

[@SewtheDistance]

I love them all, too! So much fun!

[@alexandra-zaza-burns]

A 1/4” foot or a seam guide made a huge difference to my 1/4” seams. Now I can sew one without using them!

[@lindad6223]

@@alexandra-zaza-burnsyep... until I switched machines and didn't realize my 1/4" was now 3/8 because I misplaced my guide! 😱

[@arlenepiggot3982]

Another great video love jelly rolls not good at using them just like the look 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhhh, me too! They are like decorations in my sewing room! Thank you so much for your kind words! So happy you loved this video!

[@phyllisdippert2216]

Really great tips!

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! Thank you! So glad you like them!

[@emmalewis3765]

This is a great video! I’ve learned the hard way bout measuring the width of my jelly roll strips! It worked out ok.. but it made things more difficult! And I love your lint brush idea! Definitely going to keep a lint brush in my sewing room from now on!!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! Yessss! They all seem to be different, even within a company. I alway measure. It can really throw you off, as you know. ❤️ Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@daveleeannheier5648]

Lint brush good for cleaning design wall, ironing board, and your clothes too😊

[@gquilter36]

Gloria, Thank you Kris for another great video. Always learn from you.

[@SewtheDistance]

YAY! So happy to hear that! You are so welcome!

[@audreygervais8508]

Love the jelly roll bin 👍

[@SewtheDistance]

It's a great solution!

[@knittingnana2939]

I love jelly rolls! So versatile. I have a specific jellyroll pattern that I love. I have made 2 quilts with it already and I have plans for more.

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! So much fun!

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! So much fun!

[@wandawalker4191]

I have sometimes used leftover strips for binding small projects...works great when it coordinates well.

[@SewtheDistance]

Great idea! Than you for sharing!

[@jeanielipskey1272]

I love all the pre cuts! I'm also liking the new Vegas strips from Seah yeah 6 1/2" X WOF. Do I have a favorite? I don't think so, just depends on the pattern which one I'll use! One thing for sure, can easily make rugs and bowl's with the jelly rolls too!

[@SewtheDistance]

LOVE Vegas Strips! I have a few from when I was there last summer. So much fun!

[@veevee111]

Love the storage bin!😍

[@SewtheDistance]

Aren't they great? I love them, too!

[@annolsen8276]

Best video I've seen on "Jelly" rolls. Nicely done.

[@SewtheDistance]

Wow, thank you! That's so sweet of you! Thank you for watching!

[@KimtheElder]

OMGosh, what a super video! I leaned so much. Thank you!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! I love that this has helped you! Thank you so much for watching and for your support and love! 🥰

[@christinehl4310]

That was an excellent summary of what 2.5” strips are and the various names they go by. When I unwrap a pinked edge one, it takes me 5 sheets of lint roller paper 😂

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! 🥰 I know what you mean! Try the pet ones I showed. They work so much better! Thanks so much for watching and sharing!

[@cindygehrke5249]

Hey great video Kris! I just ordered 2 of the ArtBin containers! I have all my stray jelly roll strips bunched together in a square bin, they get so tangled and wrinkled. I’m in the process of sorting all my fabric stash and these look ideal! Thanks for the info!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So glad you like the video! I hope you like the containers as much as I do. What a difference! Love that I can see what I have and it tames them. Thanks so much for watching and sharing! ❤️

[@Sewwithdebee]

I have bought solids as strips to use for borders and binding. But as mentioned very expensive compared to yardage so watch for sales. Using the scraps from strips are my to to for scrap quilts ( ie potato chips).

[@SewtheDistance]

Love it! I love making my own jelly roll strip sets from scraps. So rewarding!

[@MelindaInStitches]

Fantastic video! Please tell us how you sort your strips to store them after you do. The lint roller tip is genius!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I am using the bins I show near the end of the video. LOVE them! I am going to order a few more. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@mariejohns1387]

Hi Kris!! Jelly rolls are definitely my favorite pre-cut! Im a bit of an hst nut too though lol

[@SewtheDistance]

😂 Ohhh! I love them both, too! Isn’t quilting great?

[@lauraruthruff4741]

What a great video!! So much info!! Thanks Kris!!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! 🥰

[@angieallen4884]

Perfect content! I have that storage bin on my Amazon shopping list!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! ❤️ YAY! Those bins are amazing!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!

[@3catmom]

I like jelly rolls and layer cakes

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhhh me, too! Aren't they great?

[@lindaprice9242]

Whére did you purchase your container? It's perfect

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it great? I got it on Amazon. Here's a link: a.co/d/aRotQcm Hope this helps!

[@ChooseForToday]

Have you done any projects with Vegas Strips? I love jelly rolls, thank you for this!

[@SewtheDistance]

I haven't yet, but I do own some! I really need to dig into them. Sew Yeah gave me some when I was their guest last summer.

[@ChooseForToday]

@@SewtheDistance That would be awesome! Gotta love the Sew Yeah fam!

[@SewtheDistance]

They are amazing! Love them all!

[@delwyngraham4033]

Great storage box I wonder if Amazon or temp have then we could get in Australia otherwise postage overseas is too expensive

[@SewtheDistance]

I hope they do. They are pretty cool!

[@sandybruce9092]

I love when layer cakes show the colors on the back cardboard piece - unfortunately,this is not always the case, it depends on how they are packaged, too! It’s nice to be able to thumb through the real fabrics - and then some are wrapped completely in plastic with no indication of what the fabrics are and you can’t thumb through them! I like to see the fabrics but I have to live with what the different companies do and take a chance😀😀😀

[@SewtheDistance]

I know what you mean! Hopefully my tips on how to view the fabrics without opening them helps some. ❤️ Thank you so much for watching and sharing!

[@maryl9601]

Thank you . I have several jelly rolls. They are like have the number mentioned in them. Mine are usually half the size package you are talking about from Joanne’s . I love to make bargello patterns from them. I cut a lot of my extra fabric to 2 1/2 in strips.i never was them.i hate the pinked edges.i try and stay away from them. I do have picked edges ones. Just don’t like them. I usually make my own 2 1/2 strips for left over fabric. Again,,,,, thank you.

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! I hope my tips in this video will help you with those pinked edges. 🥰 Thanks so much for watching and sharing!

[@evelynelliott4485]

Where can the jelly roll storage bins?😊

[@SewtheDistance]

You can get them on Amazon. Here's a link: a.co/d/gpFQ8Zx

[@jeane.2722]

thx

[@SewtheDistance]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@annbarden4673]

I have had a problem stitching the strips without them bowing. What stitch length do you use?

[@SewtheDistance]

I usually use a 2. One thing that can help with the bowing is if you sew on strip set from one direction and then flip it over and sew the next strip from the opposite different. You could also try pinning it well. That can help, too. Hope these suggestions help!

[@karonwostenholme6533]

❤❤❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you for the love!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

I have several jelly rolls but don’t know what to do with them

[@SewtheDistance]

I have a few suggestions on my blog and have a few videos, too. Here’s one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYHPoJeZpsyEnNksi=bWYru8Z68KDGpdyc Hope this helps!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

@@SewtheDistance Thank you

[@sandybruce9092]

My biggest problem with precuts is that I love them all and I just want to look at them, maybe pet them a little - they are all so pretty - but actually use them???🫢🫢🫢. I really need help😩😩🤗

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh my goodness! We could be fast friends! Me too! They are so PRETTY! I totally understand! 😂