Jelly rolls & charms
#21
I really love both the jelly rolls and charm packs. I often make my own using my Acquilt cutter. When I buy them though often you can get 20 or more different fabrics from the same line, that is what makes them special to me.
#22
Originally Posted by quilting cat
I hate to pay extra for someone to cut the fabric for me. I've never purchased a jelly roll for that reason -- you are usually paying at least 50% extra for the fabric. I'd rather buy 1/8th yard of each.
Sometimes it's more practical to buy the precuts if you want a variety of the fabrics because many places, especially online shops, will not sell less than 1/4 or 1/2 yard. It would cost a lot more to get 40 1/4 yard pieces to get the variety you can get in a jelly roll.
#24
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
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Jelly Rolls or 2 1/2" strips as other manufactors call them are great for certain projects. There are many great quilt design that call for "jelly rolls". These rolls have about 40 strips of coordinating fabric - so the coordinating is already done for you. The thought of picking 40 different fabrics gives me a headache. also I think that they are actually cheaper then buying 1/4 yd of 40 fabrics ( 10yds x $10 = $100) as compared to about $35 for rolls. I recently bought a roll and was delighted with variety of fabric in it. Patterns I would not have chosen by myself.
I have not used anyother precuts.
I have not used anyother precuts.
#25
I have bought from the Missouri Star Quilting Company and love, love the Jelly Rolls...the main reason I love them is that they are all coordinated sets...everything goes together...they are just plain fun! I love their tutorials. I am making the Summer in the Park quilt using Jelly Rolls...I am hand quilting it now.
Here is their tutorial pages.
http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/
Here is their tutorial pages.
http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: WISCONSIN
Posts: 381
I love jelly rolls. When I bought my studio the first die was the 2.5 strip cutter.
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