Yes, I’ve jumped on the Jelly Roll Rug bandwagon. I had been thinking about it since I saw the first class in my area — but it was at the same time as my trip to the MQA June Gathering, so naturally I didn’t sign up for it.
While on the trip I bought a Benartex jelly roll at Tuesday Morning — I had heard fabric could be found there, but personally had not seen any. Of the 3 or 4 choices I picked Sevilla. I thought the yellow would go in my sewing room and the price was right.
The next step was to get the pattern. My sister nabbed a pattern at the quilt show we went to in Wichita.
When I bought the batting to recover my ironing board, I decided to use the leftovers for my rug — when I got that far and after I got my own pattern.
But then Creative Hands was doing a class for $30 and it included the pattern and batting. Sold!
Taught in one day, we started making our ‘rope’ from the center. After about 2 -2 1/2 hours we stopped and started on the rug. This is NOT the way the pattern lays out the instructions but it worked.
Mine had a “peanut” shape when I brought it home. The thought was it would press out.
But when I straightened it, it waved big time. So, I ripped all the way back to the first curve. I started with a seam ripper and realized quickly that was going to take forever. So, I got out the eyebrow trimmer that Alison gave me to put with my quilting notions.
Click HERE to see the eyebrow trimmer at work on my rug.
Once I was done ripping, I started again, this time, going around that end differently (no, I’m not sure I can explain it), resulting in a much flatter rug. I did press it once after a couple of rounds, but after that, I just sewed and the rug is flat!
I’m impressed, that is lovely!