12 Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns: Easy and Beautiful
Quilting has become incredibly convenient with the introduction of jelly rolls.
Grab your jelly roll fabric and make a beautiful quilt in a day with these 12 Jelly roll quilt Patterns.
Additionally, if you need a convenient chart to know the size of your quilt to determine fabric, download our Quilt Size Chart.
If you are a beginner quilter, jelly roll quilts patterns are easier.
I would start with the Jelly roll race quilt patterns as they are simply sewing raw edges of strips of fabric.
There isn’t a ton of cutting or measuring, so the frustration level is lower.
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What is Jelly Roll Fabric?
A Jelly roll is a delicious pastry, but in quilting terms it is a 2.5″ strip cut the width of the fabric.
When you buy it from a store or Amazon, your rolls come with 42 pre-cut strips.
Your fabric strips will come in coordinating colors, so you don’t have to spend much time figuring out which colors go together.
That is great for those of us who struggle to coordinate fabrics.
If you struggle with coordinating fabrics, find someone who scrapbooks.
My daughter does, and her eye for coordinating colors is amazing. She said she learned it when she was scrapbooking years ago.
What are Jelly Roll Quilts?
Hey there! Ever heard of jelly roll quilts? They’re a cool type of patchwork quilt made using these pre-cut fabric strips called jelly rolls.
These rolls are about 2.5 inches wide and come in different lengths, usually around 42-44 inches.
The best part is that they’re sold in coordinated fabric collections, so you can easily create a quilt that looks super cohesive and visually stunning.
Here’s how it works: you take these pre-cut strips and sew them together in different arrangements to create blocks or larger sections for your quilt top.
You can get creative and sew them in straight lines, diagonal patterns, or any design you like, depending on your personal preference.
Once you’ve got your quilt top all pieced together, you layer it with batting and a backing fabric, and then you quilt it all together.
That adds some texture and stability to the quilt, making it all snug and cozy.
The best part about using jelly rolls is that they save you a bunch of time since you don’t have to do as much cutting.
That’s a big win for quilters who want to make beautiful quilts without spending forever on the prep work.
Plus, with the pre-coordinated fabric collections, you know the colors and patterns will all look great together, giving you a fantastic finished product.
Jelly roll quilting has become super popular in the quilting community.
Additionally, there are loads of quilt patterns and designs specifically made for jelly rolls, so you won’t have any trouble finding inspiration and guidance for your own awesome projects. Give it a shot, and happy quilting!
Jelly Rolls for Quilting: Where to Find Fabric
If you have a local quilt store near you, it’s always a good idea to stop in there and see if they have a pre-cut jelly roll fabric.
You can also check on Amazon for some beautiful rolls, at fabric companies like Moda Fabrics, Missouri Star Quilt Company, or Fat Quarter Shop online.
You can also create your own jelly roll strips by simply cutting 2.5″ strips, the width of fabric.
Quilting Essentials:
Each pattern how its own supplies listed, but here are just a few that I love and find helpful when quilting.
I especially LOVE my magnetic seam guide, as I am not the straightest sewer.
- Magnetic seam guide: Helps you sew straight lines
- Jelly Roll Fabrics
- Quilting rulers
- Cutting Mat
- Rotary cutter
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Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns
These free jelly roll quilt patterns are great for a beginner quilter or if you simply want a new project.
The fabric pieces can be used with a variety of colors, and you get to decide your sizes: Lap quilt, baby quilt or a full-size quilt for a bed. Don’t forget to download our quilt sizes chart, so you know how many pieces you need.
Jelly Roll Strip Quilt Pattern
Creating this quilt block is a breeze, as it makes use of a readily available 2.5" strip, conveniently pre-cut in jelly roll (rolie polie) form.
For the Jelly Roll Strip Quilt, all you need is one jelly roll / rolie polie and one solid coordinating color (She opted for an elegant off-white shade!).
This would easily come together in a day. The longest part of the process would be cutting all your pieces. Just a little tip when quilting.
When you have multiple strips like this to cut, I love using my cutting mat, quilters ruler and rotary cutter. It speeds up the process versus cutting each strip with a pair of scissors.
Simple Jelly Roll Quilt
This modern jelly roll quilt is stunning. The dark colors create a patchwork quilt that would be beautiful as a throw quilt or baby quilt.
Oh, the joy of jelly rolls because they are coordinated fabric, you can simply find the colors you love and make a stunning quilt like this.
Four Corners Quilt Tutorial
The colors in this quilt are gorgeous, and it is such an easy jelly roll quilt pattern with all the pre-cut strips
You could easily adapt the size of this and it would make a precious baby quilt with either pinks, blues or neutral colors.
It's a simple strip quilt. She has a free pattern with very detailed instructions on her website. Check it out.
Jelly Roll Race Quilt
You are going to love these jelly roll quilt patterns.
There are some beautiful ones to choose from. If you are a beginner, these are great patterns to start with.
Jelly Roll Race
Again, these are simple jelly roll quilt pattern and some of our favorite projects to make. The whole process is easy to do because the strips are already cut for you.
It simply uses jelly roll strip sets to make a unique pattern.
Remember, if you ever get stuck or have questions, you can always visit a local quilt shop or check a Facebook group to get your questions answered.
Paganelli Jelly Roll Race
Here is another pattern for jelly roll race quilts. She used hers to make a Mother's Day gift, but it would also be the perfect jelly roll baby quilt.
She notes that 42 strips make a good throw size quilt finished size.
Jelly Roll Race Quilt
Using your pre-cut fabrics to make this beautiful jelly roll race quilt. I love, in this tutorial, she didn't use just one fabric line.
She found the perfect jelly rolls to have the colors she loved. This quilt would make a wonderful gift and is easy for any skill level.
Please remember that jelly rolls help you spend less time cutting because they are uniform sizes of cotton fabric.
Jelly Roll Quilts Free Patterns
Let’s continue looking at free quilt patterns, so you can find the perfect pattern.
There are some gorgeous quilt in this section that no doubt you will love. Don’t forget to download your favorite PDF pattern on the blog post.
Simple Jelly Roll Quilt
We love Becky from Patchwork Posse. She is so creative when it comes to creating quilting patterns. I will say if you are a beginner, you may want to stick to the jelly roll race quilts as they are less complicated.
This quilt is beautiful. It's the perfect project if you have a ton of scrap fabrics and not sure what to do with all of them.
It's an easy way to use them up by simply placing your strips in the right place that goes with your fabrics on either size.
The wide strips all come together to create square blocks with a square block in the middle.
Good things happen when you simply have fun and put a scrappy quilt together.
The Birdie Quilt
This quilt from kitchen table quilting is SO cute when it comes to jelly roll quilts.
The white background she uses sets off all the different colors she used in these jelly roll quilt tutorials.
This would be so cute in a cabin or rustic living room. Additionally, it would be super cute behind a bed frame.
She didn't use a specific fabric collection but instead scrap fabrics and it just goes to show you that you can put different colors together to make a beautiful masterpiece.
Squares Quilt
Scrappy Granny has made jelly roll quilts for some time, and this is one of our favorites.
It's a square quilt and although it may look hard, again it is using jelly rolls, and she has great instructions that are each to follow.
This quilt only uses 3/4 of a jelly roll, so you can use your scrap fabrics in another quilt or to make a wall hanging.
Quilty love nailed this quilt with their color choices.
Jelly Roll Quilts
How about a few more patterns? Have you found a few yet to make? Let us know in the comments. We love to see what you are making.
Jelly Roll Rail Fence
You will love the blues and florals in this quilt although you can do it in any colors.
This quilt could be make in multiple sizes and is stunning when all the blocks come together. No doubt anyone you gifted this to would love it for years to come.
Playing the Scales
Melissa created this fantastic quilt she called playing scales. It definitely looks like piano keys with a colorful twist.
This digital PDF quilt pattern would make a great baby quilt. The colorful strips all come together to create a fun quilt that would be easy for beginners.
Strip Tube Quilt
Don't you think this would be the most adorable Christmas quilt? If you used red and green Christmas colors, you could easily have a throw quilt or wall hanging that would be the perfect Christmas decor.
You could also do a fun fall quilt using oranges and browns and it would look like the trees turning colors in New England.
Jelly roll quilts are so easy to make with pre-cut jelly roll fabric.
Any of these patterns would make the perfect quilt for a bed, to take a nap on the couch or for a sweet precious baby.
Huge thank you to all the amazing quilters who showcase their talent on websites, so we can have Jelly roll quilt patterns to copy and make our own.
Make sure and show each of them some love and leave a comment thanking them for sharing their gift.
If you have ever quilted, you know it takes time and patience to make a quilt and when you are taking photos of each step and writing directions, it takes forever.
We hope you enjoy these free jelly roll patterns and save your digital download for your favorite patterns.
Question of the day:
What quilt pattern would you like to see next?
Please let us know in the comments: It is star quilts, bargello quilts, heart quilt or layer cake quilt pattern or maybe it’s a log cabin quilt. Your vote could be the next
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