Jelly Roll Quilts: The Perfect Guide to Making the Most of the Latest Strip Rolls

I bought this book quite a while ago, but didn't get around to making one of the quilts until recently. I'm sorry I waited so long. One of the reasons to use a "jelly roll" -- a collection of 40 strips of fabric, 2.5" wide -- is that everything is perfectly cut, so you can get right to work. Most jelly rolls have an assortment of fabric in one color range (black-and-white, or midrange blues) or with a specific theme (reproduction-era fabric). It's a good way to get a "scrappy" look that has visual integrity without building up a huge stash of your own. In other words: I don't have to depend on my imperfect color/design sense. The quilts in this book are mostly lap-quilt sized, which is a plus or minus depending on what you like to sew. (I like them because I can wrestle them under the sewing machine.) In any case, that's not clear from the book description. Most of the patterns -- all of which I like quite a bit -- use a single jelly roll and then another fabric or two, mostly for borders. What I _didn't_ realize is _how fast it is to make a quilt top_. I bought the jelly roll early Saturday afternoon. I was completely done with the quilt top by Sunday afternoon... and that was with ordinary Life Stuff To Do, too. And it came out *great*; the secret recipient is going to love this. (Once I get it quilted, that is... which will take far longer than the piecing. I'm pushing myself to do something fancy on the quilting.) The instructions are good, and with the near-immediate gratification I'm tempted to say that this would be a good book for a quilting beginner. But really.... no. It's easy for someone who's made several types of quilts, but I think the authors do take some knowledge for granted. But if you've made several quilts and are looking for fun and easy patterns that let you use the ever-increasing number of jelly rolls, this is a WayCool book. Recommended.

Great quilting book for using precut 2 1/2 jelly rolls for making strip quilts. Great instructions

I have selected three quilts immediately to make. Detailed instructions with visualizations of strip layout to facilitate easy assembly to bring joy to sewing. Very pleased to have this in my hands.

This book had some good ideas. It made things easy and explained in detail how to do different quilts. The ladies are from England and have their own quilt shop. They are very knowledgeable with what they do and how they do it.

I am a beginner quilter and have been fascinated and confused by "jelly roll" fabrics - but, no longer! The directions in "Jelly Roll Quilts: The Perfect Guide to Making the Most of the Latest Strip Rolls" were clearly written and easy to understand. There were also many quilt patterns so one could start sewing right away.

I ordered this book after seeing in a local quilt store and reading it at the library. Yes, I had to have it! The book provides up-to-date pictures with great instructions printed in-color on quality paper.

lots of pattern opertunity

As advertised

livre très clair avec des explications détaillées; les modèles sont superbes. noter toutefois que la plupart du temps il faut rajouter plus ou moins du métrage de tissu, les modèles ne "se fabriquant" pas uniquement avec les jelly rolls. enfin c'est dommage que les auteurs ne présentent pas des "petits modèles". comme une autre utilisatrice ayant acquis des Pam Lintoot, je souligne que l'on peut se débrouiller très bien de l'anglais si l'on a assimilé les bases scolaires de la langue de Shakespeare. étant particulièrement séduite j'ai acheté un autre volume de leur production également très bien layer cake jelly roll and charm quilt pour lequel je fais les mêmes commentaires et je suis en attente d'un livre du styles comment faire 2 quilts avec un rouleau de jelly roll....hum deviendrais-je fan ?

I'd heard that anything Lintott was good value for money in the overcrowded patchwork/quilting/crafting book world. This book bears testament to that advice 100%. Inviting photos are followed up with exact lists of what you will require for that project; instructions are clearly printed and easy to follow; the diagrams are superb and show how manageable the job is; the colourways recommended to give flow with fabric design and shade are clearly presented too. Great to see so many of the current, contemporary fabrics being used, which so many of us will already have offcuts of, which could be carefully cut down to use alongside jelly rolls. Fully recommended to those who are advancing in this wide world of fabric, as it is an encouraging text that is not only helpful and confidence boosting, but generous in setting out to develop the skills of the stitcher - nothing is hidden or rushed past (to hide a sneaky detail). This would make an ideal gift for someone. It could also be an ouzzle book just to brouse through with coffee. Fully recommended, and true - it is great value for money and my copy will be used over and over again.

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Dies ist ein wunderbares Buch mit vielen Möglichkeiten, Jelly Rolls zu verarbeiten. Schon beim Durchblättern möchte man am liebsten ins nächste Patchworkgeschäft fahren, um endlich anfangen zu können, um das eine oder andere auszuprobieren und nachzunähen. Die Anleitungen sind gut verständlich, man braucht kaum ein Wörterbuch, um sie zu verstehen. Allerdings bin ich Anfängerin, fortgeschrittene Patchworkerinnen kennen diese Muster wahrscheinlich schon. Ich freue mich sehr auf die Arbeit mit diesem Buch!

Book was in excellent condition. I wanted the Pineaple Surprise pattern and immediately found two others I wanted to do as well it came quickly and was exactly what I wanted instructions are very clear as well