Wanting to make it bigger that would double the same fabric each time. So we now need a second mega strip that is 1280″ long / 40 strips = 32 jelly roll strips. and a basting polester/cotton,,,Do I have to do the ditch stitch through out the quilt ? If I cut 5 inches off a strip (so I can have 2 1/2″ charms for other projects), it’ll make the strips 35″ long, If I want more variation, I can cut those 14 strips in half, right? I love jelly rolls quilts. Oh no. Keep in mind fabric widths range from 40” to 42”. We can assume each row is 2″ tall since the initial jelly roll strips are 2.5″ inches tall with a 1/4 seam allowance on each side. For the main part you will be working with 16 rows. Inches wide x # of rows / 40 = # strips needed. 16 rows = 32″ tall You can use jelly rolls for a variety of projects. it came out to narrow. I can still do algebra and some calculus but quilting throws me for a loop. Now each time you fold the strip in half and sew up the side seam you loose half the width. So you need 3 fabric jelly rolls (with 40 fabric strips in each jelly roll) to make this quilt. Do you have a picture of the first quilt? I see that I’m a little late in replying. (inches wide x number of rows) / 20 strip = number of strips needed, Based on the basic 50×60″ quilt… yes, you would need 80 strips. Since a jelly roll has 40 strips that measure 2.5 by 42 each. I’m sorry that this isn’t getting through to me. I’ve had some weird pooling of colors before and chose to seam rip one row when the top was done and flip a section over to eliminate some of the pooling. Help needed to make a King Quilt "jelly roll style" from Charm Rolls? Can’t thank you enough for sharing! 32 rows = 64″. 2 rows = 2.5 inches tall Yours is so beautiful! One Jelly Roll, two quilts?… Yep! I make these quilts for a hospice. full size bed quilt. Strips. It’s way too long and too narrow. I just attempted my first jelly roll quilt top using your directions for the queen size. hello, I want to Mae a baby quilt for toddler bed but for strips to be horizontal not verticAl… Help! Assuming you would like a horizontally striped quilt, we can easily change the width by adding or subtracting the number of strips we add to our first mega strip. Only the width is completely flexible. Eeeek! If you want to make a baby jelly roll race quilt and you want to know how many strips (or inches) to use -If your length is 32", select a proportional width (around 28"). Round that number down to determine how many strips to eliminate from the jelly roll. This means you can actually make two identical placemats from the seven strips listed above. Hope that helps. If you use polyester, you can use a cutting board and cutting wheel to cut the strips instead of ripping. I totally agree. Do you also have instructions to determine how much fabric to buy for the backing and binding?! I want to make a wall hanging around 30×32. Thanks for sharing. Take your total mega strip length and divide it by the 40″ jelly roll strip length and that will give you how many strips you need to sew together. Using jelly rolls. In order to learn how to make a rail fence quilt pattern using jelly rolls you first need to know what a jelly roll is. Thank you so very much for taking the time to put all of this in print. With the fat quarter bundles that I got I figure that I would need 80 strips at 2.5 by 21 to make my quilt. Are you using 20″ or 40″ strips?) Some of the pooling is natural to this style of quilt… similar to working with variegated yarns. All Rights Reserved. I’m so glad we answered all of your questions. I can still do algebra and some calculus but quilting throws me for a loop. Craft along with us or join in our homeschooling adventures! Copyrights © 2020 Wee Folk Art, LLC. Jelly Rolls. In order to add this length, we actually have to make a separate piece. You get the number of rolls by multiplying these numbers, then divide it by 3200. Layer cake, jelly roll, and charm quilts are among the most popular free quilt patterns around. If I were to sew it back up…I’d have a seam running straight up the middle of the quilt. 4 rows = 5 inches tall Strip = 42" × 2.5" = 105" sq. So you need 3 fabric jelly rolls (with 40 fabric strips in each jelly roll) to make this quilt. I’m doing mine on a treadle machine I just got and fixed up. Hope Sam stops back to read your advice. Usually the fabric strips in a jelly roll are around 42 inches wide. So the base quilt is 50x60in which gives you a perimeter of 220 inches. And just remember that because jelly roll strips have a pinked edge, they can produce a lot of lint. There are so many cool ways to make Half Square Triangles and half square triangles from a jelly roll are super easy and really neat. With a small quilt like this, it is easy enough to trim the final top down to the extract size you want… so I would tend to err to a tiny bit big if I had enough fabric. Do you think I should do the standard jelly roll, baste, then cut off the excess and bind, or should I try to add some extra inches to my fleece? I just did it all at the end. 40"-41" each. You will need 20 strips all together. To add to your length you will have to make two separate pieces and combine them. I prefer to do wall hangings. (30×16) / 17″ strip = round up to 29 (I might use 30 just to be sure). They measure 18 by 21 each. Once I had all fifty rows of 82” wide strips sewn, I laid them on the floor so I could inspect the pattern, make adjustments in mixing, sewing and moving them. I found the post that you mentioned. For this extra section we need to double our 80″ width 4 times, not 5 like the original top piece… 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280. These are precious … So this would be 42″ wide x 16 rows = 672. 35/2 = 17.5 – if you use 1/4″ seams than you can base your calculations on 17″ strips, also remember you need a bit of extra to cut off at the beginning. These would all be sewn horizontally. I made a queen sized in purple themed fabrics that was 82” wide by 102” long. I like to use some of the strips for the binding. Thank you. How can I fix this. I’m going to give this a try. Do you have to press the seams in between sewing together or all at the end? I don’t know if there is a specific size you want to make, but using what you have will break down something like this…, 40 strips x 53 inches (rounded down for seams) = 2,120 in (1 row) So 64″ + 32″ gives us a reasonable queen sized quilt top of 96″ long. Thank You. So, ( 88 x 16 ) / 40 = 35.2 rounded up to 36 strips plus you have to add-on a bit of length… 2 more rows should give you 99″ long, ( 88 x 2 ) / 40 = 4.4 rounded up to 5…. We used a Paradiso by Kate Spain for Moda Jelly Roll to make this quilt and we are so happy with the result. That would definitely take longer. Thanks for your instructions. Any suggestions and guidance you can offer would be incredibly appreciated! Using the American quilt sizing, a twin-size quilt is 63 X 87 inches (160 cm. I often say that Joann’s makes my brain tired. What would you like the final size to be? This begins the first strip. Using a soluble marker for fabric, mark the direction of stitching travel on the backside as you go, remembering to go left to right and alternate right to left. You can easily make it 96in long (by adding 16 more rows) to over hand bottom of the bed 16in. Hi Michelle, 530/2 = 265 (8 rows) You can find jelly rolls in varying sizes … You could always cut your initial strips is half to give more variation on a little quilt. When you leave a comment you can click on the box “Notify me of follow-up comments by email” just below the post comment button. I added khaki-natural hair and lavender eyes--adorable! Round it to the nearest whole number, so you get 2 jelly rolls. How much too narrow? Tell me if I’m wrong but it looks like your calculations . Math is not my strength! Heather shows an example of one size of jelly roll and explains that they are pre cut strips of fabric packaged into rolls. Thanks so much! I just bought some fat quarter fabric bundles. If you used the strips as whole pieces (as in the jelly roll race quilt), each strip would provide about 3200 square inches (40 strips *40" long *2" wide after seam allowances). But I would only want to make it longer not wider. 40×64 is easy to do. It worked perfectly! Lets try it… 80″ wide x 48 rows = 3840 take that and divide by strip length 3840/40 = 96 strips… TADA! This quilt may cause a stir of anxiety at first glance, but do not fear, it only looks intimidating. Yes I realise I can do random but on one video I saw it just picked them up in the order they unrolled. This act will keep the quilt from forming a curve tendency from sewing all 50 of the rows. This quilt is a great easy design for a teenager who loves music. I loved all three blog posts and have bookmarked so I can have them handy as I start sewing. In the original pattern, using 40 strips, 18″ are cut. So that will take 72 jelly roll strips. Will I have to eliminate a couple strips to make up for the squares?? Of course you will want your quilt to hang down a bit all around. 4800 ÷ 105 = 46 strips (rounded up). But this will help you with your calculations. or do you have any suggestions. Again measure 82” for the second row keeping the end of row one as the beginning of row two. 2120/2 = 1060 (2 rows) Enjoy! Since your length will hang over the bottom by 5″ I would probably add 10″ to the width so it hangs down 5″ on either side. The strips are 40 inches. Now if you know what size quilt you want, figure its square inches and divide that by 3200 to get how many jelly rolls you need. So basically decide how wide you want the quilt to be (that’s the strip width), and how long you want it to be, (that’s how many strips you’ll need to make the rows). Be sure to follow the links for the other two posts to see all the pictures. (inches wide x number of rows) / 40 strip = number of strips needed, 108in x 48 / 40in strip = 131 strips (rounded up a bit) So round up to 13 strips. Cookies help to deliver content on this website. 8 rows = 16″ tall I need to change size 54 x100 inches finished. Yes, the squares will add more length and therefore you will need fewer strips. I’ve made a few jelly roll race quilts but nothing as big as what I want to make this time. I think I messed up the math. Baby quilts, but still! I use “real life” math every time I quilt, sew, create a pattern, bake, cook or do home repair stuff. But then I’ll be making one in my colors for my twin bed. Am planning to make a jellyroll throw quilt for my son and found your site to figure out how many jellyrolls to buy. I was wondering how to finish up the Jelly Roll quilt i made this morning, I will be putting a border on it. In other words, you are losing the “quilt in an hour” benefit to the design of the sewing long strips without thinking about it. Thanks for this tutorial. 4 rows = 16 tall Hi I made a jelly roll race quilt 30 strips 6 inches wide and 20 inches long. Click here for supplies:http://missouriquiltco.com "A Quilt Top in Less Than An Hour!" It is just a jelly roll strip quilt. By logging into your account, you agree to our. Jelly Roll Race Quilt :: Make a Quilt in an Hour?! I think it’s just the project I need to begin with–my sewing/quilting is a bit rusty. I wanted mine to cover equally side to side 82”, top over and under pillows and down to over the footboard, 100”. Michelle, I’m having a hard time understanding the formula. 64 rows = 80 inches tall, If you want it 60 inches wide… 1 row = 2″ tall Do I still need to cut off a portion of the original long strip before sewing the sides together? I would use 15 strips and then trim the finished size. Cwtch, How many strips to I need to make a full size quilt? This means you are only going to do 4 seams along your mega-strip (not 5). So let’s try 68 wide by 88 long. So now, let’s say you wanted it to be 100″ long (that gives you an 88×100 inch quilt with a vertical alignment)…, (inches wide x number of rows) / 40″ strip = number of strips needed, If you want it to have a horizontal alignment you will have to do the Add-On portion at the bottom. It is the length that gets a bit tricky. I have many 1.75″ WOF strips…how do I figure for a jelly roll quilt….probably 60 x 80…Thanks, If your strips are only 1.75 inches tall and you loose a ¼ inch on either side for seam allowance, your strip rows sewn together would look like this…, 1 row = 1.25 inches tall I’m looking forward to trying this. I want to use batiks and not have the split in each row, just want eac row with the sone strip so if I do not cut the 18 inches off will I gave solid rows? First of all, in order to change the size of the Jelly Roll Race Quilt, you have to understand how the quilt comes together. The solution is to add another section to the bottom of our original Jelly Roll Race Quilt top. Jelly rolls are also used to make strip quilts; just sew the strips together, attach batting and a backing, and you have a quilt. So depending on your exact seam allowance…. Also, you can scale it down to make a super fast baby quilt with vertical strips. So actually it is more like 72 main section + 36 for the add-on section. For approximate width by length that would yield 3200 square inches. Let’s say you want an 80″ wide queen sized Jelly Roll Race Quilt and figure 80 (double it 5x), 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560… so you need an initial mega strip that is 2560″ long. Thank You. I haven’t made one this size yet so I don’t know how much that will effect the overall size of the blanket. . I’m open for any suggestions. I found a pattern for dresses for the dolls...self-made, thank you very much! 8 rows = 10 inches tall (30×16) / 34 strip = number of strips needed… which is a little over 14 so round up to 15. In your case, we can assume each row is 4 tall since the initial jelly roll strips are 4.5 inches tall with a 1/4 seam allowance on each side. Standard quilt measurements are generally too short/narrow for me. How many do I need to set aside before I start my jelly roll race? Thanks for your advice. in your case, I would probably alternate how often I added a white strip… sometimes after 2 reds, sometimes after 3 reds, and sometimes after 4 reds. But if you want more control… that’s the way to go. 2560″ mega strip / 40″ jelly roll strip = 64 jelly roll strips needed. Thank you for replying to my question! Here are the standard measurement for mattress sizes. Our Soaring Eagles Quilt is perfect for jelly roll! And most of the table runners on these pages have simple designs and should therefore be pretty easy for a beginner to sew. if there are 40 strips per roll you would need 7.2 (you will have pieces left over to use so probably only need 7) if there are more than 40 strips divide 288 by the number in the roll and that tells you how many rolls you need You’ve already figured out the equation for me! Thank You. 16 rows = 20 inches tall For the first section you double the 90″ five times. Carla Sidwell If you have any advise that keeps me from a color pooling and Sean ripping nightmare… I’d really appreciate it!! This is fine for a throw quilt, or if you add a border it would work for a full sized bed. Good morning! I made a twin-size quilt with two jelly rolls and some border fabric.... Go to missouri star quilt co you tube and put in 3 Dudes and there is a jelly roll quilt that can be made in a day and looks good. (50″ x 16 rows) / 40″ long strips = 20 strips needed OR (50″ x 16 rows) / 20″ long strips = 40 strips. Here is an easy Jelly Roll Quilt top that you will find quick and easy to do. I was getting ready to figure out the math problem and solution but googled first and found your post. I would probably just trim the top to fit the backing since you are only off by a couple of inches. X 221 cm.). My last race quilt somehow I arranged my strips and I was sewing them and ended up seam ripping the whole quilt! I have BA degree from college with s minor in math. So, depends on how many fabrics are in the jelly roll bundles. If my end desired size is 90 x 96, would that be 72 strips for Section 1 and 16 strips for Section 2? To make this quilt you will have to make two separate sections that you sew together. Coined by Moda, the term “jelly roll” refers to a number of strips of quilting fabric, 2.5-inches wide by the width of the bolt (usually 40-45 inches). Do the same with the next strip sewing each one to the other until I get it the length I want. You might want to use 18 strips just to be sure you get enough length. I don’t have any specific directions for random placement of the white strips. Your quilt is beautiful!! I just finished a queen size quilt for a man I work with and I think I used close to 4 jelly rolls not counting the borders. Jenny Doan demonstrates how to make a simple, yet lovely Single Irish Chain Quilt using Jelly Rolls. I love the idea of the jelly roll race, but I don’t really want large quilts. So you ask: “How Many Packs do I need for a Queen size quilt?” Here’s the short answer: If you are just stitching the precut pieces together, with no other additional fabrics, then you would need about: 9 x Charm Packs, or 2 x Layer Cakes, or 2 x Jelly Rolls, or 1 x Fat Eighth Bundle. Please check my math. Such a great guide to have on hand. You could add a 2 1/2″ square between each strip. which means you will need 3 u00BC jelly rolls that include 40 strips. 90 wide x 48 rows = 4320 take that and divide by strip length 4320/40 = 108 strips total. Ahhhhh yes….. Toddler mattress/ bed size is 27x 52. Maybe someone else here can post an idea? 8 rows = 32 tall Using this pattern you can create two quick and easy, scrappy baby quilts, each measuring 36″ x 36″. I’m making a King sized quilt that’s 120×120 how many strips do I need? 64 rows = 128″ tall. There’s no way to know how it will turn out unless you try it. I want to cut my strips in half before i sew them together so the patterns change more. Therefore after opening your jelly roll pack, you may want to wish i saw your post prior to starting my very 1st row got twisted, rather than pulling 1600 inches ... Britta’s Dilemma :: A Gnome Thicket Adventure. That’s kinda what I figured. Gail Briney. Jelly Roll/Bali Pops/Strip Pack/Rolie Polie/Design Roll/Pixie Strips/Roll-Ups/Double Scoop/Pinwheels/Karats: -2 1/2 inches by 44 inches -Cut into long strips -Usually 40 fabrics per roll -Equivalent to approx. Woo Hoo! Community Answer Queen = 60" × 80" = 4800" sq. Any suggestions? Now you could turn this Jelly Roll Race Quilt top sideways, so the strips run vertically and add a border (which is what I did with my “I Want Crazy” quilt) but if you want it to run horizontally and not a have a border we need to add length. (I bought a roll of 20, so I’m thinking of cutting all 20 and using 28 of them (20 plus repeating 8 favorites.). I’d like to make a nice lap size quilt for my daughter’s upcoming wedding using some lovely Liberty of London Jelly Rolls. Now, most jelly rolls have 40 strips of approx. We are a mother/daughter team who share our mutual love of crafting and the gentle art of homemaking. (inches wide x number of rows) / strip length = number of strips needed, 50″ wide X 20 rows altogether / strip length (I’m not sure how long your strips are. Thank you, your explanation has been the most helpful. Created by using strips of fabric, often jelly rolls, to make a design that is both colorful and eye-catching, bargello quilt patterns are surprisingly easy. Increasing patterns, calculating yardage needed, doubling a recipe, figuring out flooring square feet, measuring to cut crown moldings (that’s a tricky bugger), estimating the cost of tiles, etc… all give a true hands on application for all that math. A border that matches the sashing could help get the total width just right. Michelle, I’m afraid I do not understand the formula. Using the formula 32" = 16 strips of 2" each; 28" wide X 16 strips = 448" (11 strips) Lastly- don't be afraid to turn the quilt vertical! Rustling Leaves Jelly Roll by Benartex. If I wanted the quilt to be 90″ x 96″, are you saying 72 strips for Section 1 and 16 strips for Section 2? Strip quilts are the easiest things to do on a machine like this! One and a half jelly rolls (each one contains 40 – 2.5″ x WOF strips) will make a throw quilt and one will easily make a baby quilt. This article shows you what size quilt you can make with what amount of Jelly Roll fabric you have. Hi Dale, Thanks for the email. The main piece that has 16 rows and a second pieces that is only 4 rows. I think I’d be ok going; red, teal, navy, red, teal, navy…. So you need 3 fabric jelly rolls (with 40 fabric strips in each jelly roll) to make this quilt. Every time you fold your strip you double the number of rows of your Jelly Roll Race Quilt top. I’m a bit (ok, a lot) thrown off by the math. You can now easily figure out how many strips you will need for any size Jelly Roll Race Quilt. Your first strip needs to be 2880 long. SCROLL DOWN & FIND the WORDS “Next Page” Highlighted in Color TO WATCH “Pineapple Jelly Quilt Top” Jelly Rolls or 2.5″ wide strips are used to make this Pineapple Block. Finish sewing the log cabin quilt block by adding the remaining pieces … Here it goes, 63 X 87 is 5,481 ÷ 3200 and you get 1.7 jelly rolls. How many jell rolls do you need to a king size quilt. hello and many thanks for your instructions. I’m wondering if to fix the length issue (I’ll be doing mine vertically) if I just add several more strips on my super-long beginner strip to account for the additional I want. If you cut the strips up, you will have more fabric in the seams and will therefore need more jelly rolls at some point. Do the math! Thank you for all the info in this post. Just remember, the length will be determined by the number of rows and that is a set number. For a binding, you will need to set aside enough to equal the perimeter of your quilt. 64" can be your width. I have purchased a pack of 24 2.5 by 44. Plus, it totally puts those jelly rolls to good use. Can you tell me what the easiest way would be to make this? Just remember that you are making this quilt in two sections. So you will be making one mega long strip and setting aside the extra strips for a shorter mega strip. Thanks!! Section one: 108in x 32 rows / 40 = 87 strips, Section two: 108in x 16 rows / 40 = 44 strips. The pattern I used for this quilt is a brand new free-download pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop called the Jelly Roll Jam. I cut off 1/3rd of the first strip so the seams will be more random and not aligned, then I measured the mega roll out to a 82” strip. Great idea! I am changing up my colors by using half rolls (20 strips in each roll) of 3 different color patterns: black, grey, and a deep purple, just to mix things up. That should give you a quilt that is approximately 90×96. Thank you kim. Sew the two sections together to make the quilt top. Manufactured by Moda Fabrics, Jelly Rolls are different … I plan to make a baby quilt using your size guide. I hope that helps you figure out how to size your Jelly Roll Race Quilt to fit any size bed. I have tried to do this myself but my math is failing me. I am wanting a baby blanket. How many jelly roll strips do I need to make a queen size quilt? So your quilt would be a total of 20 rows, once they are pieced together. My granddaughter will be spending a few weeks with us this summer and she will be working on a jelly roll race for her first quilt! A single jelly roll will easily make a smaller project like a table runner, Christmas stockings, or a baby-sized quilt. This also gives you a little extra for the piece you need to cut off at the beginning. Rolled into a small bundle, from the top, the different colors make a swirl and look like a jelly roll cake. Look at the row height chart listed in the post. How do I arrange my strips to avoid color pooling? 1 row = 4 tall Sorry, I don’t really have any other suggestions to fix it. Jelly Roll Race Quilt :: Directions & Notes. For a 32″ square it would be one section… 32×16/40=12.8. anyway have a question regarding horizontal to vertical stripes ? Thank you! 2 3/4 yards fabric -Note: "Jelly Roll" is a trade marked name registered specifically to Moda - Easy strip quilt pattern How Many Jelly Rolls Would it Take to Make a Quilt? But in that case, I think it would be easier just to sew the strips on top of each other and not mess with the whole long, mega strip. For a queen sized quilt you probably want it to be more like 90-100″ long. Can’t I cut the first strip (after cutting the 18” off) the width I want the quilt (throw) to be? Excellent instructions…which I will use for future jelly roll quilts. I have 40, 2.5 x 54 strips. I would make the first one 16 rows and the second one 4 rows. By continuing to use the website, you agree to the use of cookies. SEVEN Jelly Roll Strips per placemat NOTE: If you want matching placemats, one Jelly Roll strip is normally 44″ long, so you could cut one strip into two 20″ lengths (the length needed for our design). Hi. You are going to lose a bit of length due to seam allowance… so for safety sake I would base it on strips 34″ long. If not, how many do I need for a king size jelly roll race quilt? Strips cut 3 1/2 inch wide. I’ll let you know how it turns out (assuming I get around to making it!). No – you do not press the seams as you go. It added a bit more time but I was happier with the end result. Check there first and then let me know if you have anymore questions. Click here for supplies: http://missouriquiltco.com Jenny Doan and 3 men show us a REALLY REALLY easy and awesome jelly roll pattern. I messed up sewing one row too many and trimmed the bottom. Good luck with your project. What a lovely quilt. Follow the same Jelly Roll Race Quilt directions for this add on section. 16 rows = 64 tall The pre-cut fabric scales back the time it takes to make a quilt and allows a quilter to make complex designs without a complex process. For example, to make a queen quilt that is 90x100, you need 3 jelly rolls (90x100/3200=2.8). would one make the bed look either smaller or bigger?? Sorry I forgot to mention that. You can also combine jelly rolls with fabric yardage for bigger projects like bed quilts. Hi Timothy, you are looking at a quilt around 66 x 64 inches before you add a border. If you are making it up, just decide how big the blocks are going to be, then figure how long each strip needs to be for that block. A formula to just figure out how many strips you need for your Jelly Roll Race Quilt is: (inches wide x number of rows) / 40″ strip = number of strips needed *Number of rows is your quilt height divided by the height of your jelly roll – ex: a 2.5″ jelly roll strip will be a 2″ height strip with the seam allowance taken out. This is SO why I was an English major. It uses one 40 strip Jelly Roll Fabric collection, sewn into a single, super long strip, that is then folded in half and sew together along one edge, you cut the folded edge open and then repeat for a total of 5 seams. Thank you so much for helping me (beginner sewer ) out. 672/40″ = 17 strips. A quicker formula to just figure out how many strips you need for your Jelly Roll Race Quilt is this…. 6″ wide strips would leave you with 5.5″ of finished width. I just posted above question about King Jelly Roll, could you notify me with michelle.blanton@sbcglobal.net on comment updates? 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