Have you ever sewn a Jelly Roll Rug?

I always watch videos—they’re so colorful—but I don’t think I could sew one that lies flat and has no gaps. 🙈

And I don’t want to have to buy anything extra. 🤔

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Hi Anja,

I first Googled what a Jelly Roll Rug is. Okay, so it’s a colorful rug made from fabric strips. I’ve never sewn anything like that before. There’s a sewing tutorial for it on the Bernina blog, and the project looks like a lot of (cumbersome) work. To make sure the rug lies flat, they ironed it with steam in between steps. 

You probably have to sew very precisely, and the sewing machine has to cooperate too, to get it to come out so even. But who knows—that’s just my first impression. Maybe someone else who’s already sewn a rug like this will chime in.

If all rugs of this type are lined with a strip of batting, I’m wondering whether you have a large roll of narrow batting tape at home. 

Best regards, Ina

You can also make a Jelly Roll Rug yourself if you have enough cotton fabric scraps—just cut them into squares of the same size and then sew them together; that’s something anyone should be able to do. I’ve done it myself and sewn quilts from them. But I’ve sewn quilts of various kinds for the whole family, and I’m really fed up with PW.<\/p>

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Yes, but what about the batting for the inside? 

The batting is incorporated just like with any other quilt: place the top with the wrong side facing up, lay the batting on top, then the backing, and then sew everything together.

Best regards, Inge

So far, I’ve only used jelly rolls for quilts and quilted bags. For a rug like this, it would be too expensive for my taste. I don’t find the result particularly beautiful either.