More FREE Jelly Roll Patterns

National Jelly Roll Day is tomorrow, September 19, and I've got more FREE jelly roll patterns to add to last years popular list.

Grab a jelly roll or two, pick a pattern, and sew along to celebrate this fun quilters-only holiday!

Confetti Stars table runner from Missouri Star,

 Cutting Corners quilt, also from Missouri Star,

Etchings quilt from Moda Bake Shop,

Sunny Skies quilt from Missouri Star,

Tropical Punch from Moda Bake Shop,

Ribbon Candy, also from Moda Bake Shop,

Falling Leaves, one more from Moda Bake Shop,

Super Zig, from The Happy Zombie,

Ridiculously Easy Jelly Roll quilt from Bolt to Beauty,

Granny Squares quilt from QuiltyLove,

and the To the Point quilt from Stitchery Dickory Dock.

Need more? Check out last year's FREE Jelly Roll patterns list, and visit the Fat Quarter Shop's catalog of free jelly roll patterns.

If that's not enough, I recommend these four books (affiliate links) from my shelf, all full of Jelly Roll patterns.

Love Jelly Roll Quilts - a dozen jelly roll projects from various designers

Jelly Roll Quilts - seventeen quilts with plenty of helpful information too!

25 Ways to Sew Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Charm Packs - multiple quilts in more modern settings

Scrap Quilting Strip by Strip - use Jelly Rolls or cut your own for 12 quilts

These patterns and books should keep us all busy not just for National Jelly Roll Day, but for months to come!

Happy Quilting!

FREE Jelly Roll Patterns!

Happy National Jelly Roll Day!! How about 12 FREE Jelly Roll Patterns to celebrate?

This quilters-only holiday is in it's third year, and a great inspiration to use up those jelly rolls! And to get you started, choose from these beautiful FREE patterns below - it's hard to choose just one! (updated 9-2020)

Avignon from Moda Fabrics

                                              


Ins and Outs from Jo's Country Junction

                                      

Vortex from Wilmington Prints, tutorial available on video,

                                    


Jelly Roll Ripples from The Fat Quarter Shop, tutorial also available on video,

                                   


Inspired yet? With the onset of cooler weather, I see many of these quilts in fall fabrics - both Halloween and leaf themed. Maybe one of these patterns, like this one from Jo's Country Junction,

Jimmy John, 

                                   

or Dottie from Moda Fabrics,


                                          

or maybe this Strip Tube Quilt from A Bright Corner.

                                         

And how about these? Jungle Path Baby Quilt from Sew Crafty Jess,

                                     

or Meet in the Middle from Jo's Country Junction,

                                     

and definitely Skinny Strips from designer Holly Hickman

                                                    

Let's not forget Mixed Bag from Moda,

                                           

or this Heart Quilt from Quilting in the Rain.

                                        

My! So many FREE patterns to choose from - I want to make them all! Of course, I probably don't have time for that, but feel free to choose your favorite and start sewing!

Also, check out these jelly roll friendly books (affiliate links):

On a Roll          

More Jelly Roll Quilts  

  

Striking Strip Quilts  

   

Jelly Filled 

    

Jelly Roll Quilts - the Classic Collection

Jelly Roll Quilts in a Weekend

Happy Quilting!

My Favorite Patterns

July and August 2017 Book of the Month

It's the 1st of July, which means another choice for the Book of the Month feature! This one goes to Kate Henderson and her book, Strip Savvy (affiliate link).

For many months, I've contemplated cutting some of my stash into strips, to easily make quilts and make room for new fabric. That last part is probably the bigger reason - wink, wink! Seriously, we all love new fabric. But the older stuff needs to be used first. That's just the way I think.

Glancing through this book, there are numerous quilts that have caught my eye. So, I've gone ahead and made this my choice for both July and August. Plenty of time to work on at least one quilt!

It may be a week or two before I get a start as there a several projects to work on first: the patriotic project, the duck pinwheels, and a project for the Christmas in July blog hop. Busy, busy, busy!

Continue to have a great weekend - see you on Monday!

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June Book of the Month

Here it is, June already! Time for grads (that's my son!), and Dad's. For me, another Book of the Month selection. I was fortunate last month to win a contest on Instagram, #smashyourprecutstashtakeover, sponsored by C&T Publishing. The prize was Smash Your Precut Stash! by Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama.

Being a brand new book, I thought it a perfect fit for my Book of the Month feature, and so it is!

I've been so busy the last few weeks that I've only gotten to glance through the book, but now I need to get serious and make a choice. There's a jelly roll in my stash that's calling!

As for last month's book, T-Shirt Quilts Made Easy

I found it a great source of inspiration, both in design and technique. Ultimately, though, my friend's t-shirt quilts had their own voice, and I'll go over how I planned and created those quilts. There's one quilt left to put together, so plenty left to do.

Until then,
Happy Quilting!