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Plan a quilt from a jelly roll

The Jelly Roll Strips quilt starts from the roll you have instead of a bed size. Say how many rolls and strips, pick a layout the roll fills, and it counts the strips used and left over.

Where to find it

Design → Squares & strips → Jelly Roll Strips (last on the shelf)

Start a jelly roll quilt
In the new-quilt setup, the Jelly Roll Strips starter asks about the roll instead of the bed: two rolls, four-strip blocks and a border from the leftovers, with a count of strips used and left, then it opens on the design wall

How to do it

  1. Open Design, choose Squares & strips, then Jelly Roll Strips, last on the shelf.
  2. Under Your roll, choose Half roll, 1 roll, 2 rolls or 3 rolls. Under Strips in a roll, choose 40 or 42; count yours, as it varies by maker.
  3. Under Block, choose 5 strips or 4 strips to a block. Each 2½″ strip finishes at 2″ once sewn.
  4. Pick one of the Blocks across × down layouts the roll fills, and a Border of One strip or Two strips pieced from the leftovers. The bar under the preview counts the strips cut into blocks and the strips left.
  5. Press Start designing. The strip blocks open on the design wall.

Good to know

  • Change the roll and the layout goes back to the best one that roll cuts.
  • The strips are dealt out so the ones stacked in a block are always different prints.
Who can use it
Free, no account needed
Where it works
Web studio

This guide answers

  • What can I make with one jelly roll?
  • How big a quilt will a jelly roll make?
  • How many jelly rolls do I need for a quilt?
  • What size blocks can I make from 2½ inch strips?
  • Can I use the leftover strips for a border?
  • How many strips are left after the blocks?