Love those Jelly Rolls!
I’m in love with Jelly Rolls. There’s just something so dang sweet about them! Yesterday I went to the Moda web site and ta da! My favorite Jelly Rolls appeared! I was so surprised to see that Lily & Will were having coffee hot chocolate with Moda!
If you like to play with Jelly Rolls go to the Moda website for the new Jelly Roll Dream Challenge! Here’s your chance to design a Jelly Roll quilt and win big! Enter the contest and you might win a Janome sewing machine not to mention a lot of fame. It’s “sew” easy and so much fun! Remember you can download the fabric swatches for all the current lines on the Moda website then design away using graph paper or Electric Quilt.
I’m taking a little survey: Are you a “waste not, want not kind of quilter” or is “time well spent” more important to you? I have to admit I’m on the side of “time”. I’m the one who loves to use pre-cut cream and white jelly rolls! Forget cutting my own strips it’s just not for me. I want to open the package and start sewing. Which one are you? Tell me in the comments and you could win a cream jelly roll along with a Lily & Will Jelly Roll! I’ll tell you the winners on my next blog post! (There is no wrong or right answer so be honest.)
Back soon!
Anne
244 Comments
Loris Mills
I’m a “waste not, want not” kind of girl but jelly rolls don’t seem to waste fabric and they definitely save time :-)
Would love to sew up some Lily and Will!
Staci
It all depends on what I’m making, if the print is a jelly roll, I’ll go with the jelly roll of the solid fabric as well. I saw the Lily and Will jelly rolls on the Moda site a couple days ago, and it certainly made me smile!
Sue from Cyprus
Hi Anne
I’m a “waste not” kind of person really. I just hate wasting fabric…. in fact, when I finish snowbound, I will use all my scraps for the Henrietta BOM quilt. I think it will look really lovely. However, I would love to try a jelly roll. We just can’t get them here in Cyprus, so Anne, please pick me!!
Hugs, Sue from Cyprus x x
peggy(aka-weaver49)
I don’t mind cutting my jelly rolls…especially if i want a certain colorway…
RC
I haven’t tried the cream/white jelly rolls but am thinking I need to try them since I have very little quilting time!
Irma M. jesop
I’ve only used precuts a couple of times, and I did enjoy not cutting immensely. However, I guess I’m a little tight with my money, therefore I usually cut my own. It seems that even with cutting, I still have a large scrap bag.
Pam
I had surgery on my right shoulder awhile back and have problems cutting fabric. So when precuts came out, I was jumping for joy.
Louise
I have just recently started playing with the jelly rolls. Oh my how easy that makes it! However, I cannot bear to part with scraps other than to gift them to someone else. Over the holidays my daughter and grand daughter gifted me with a day of co ordinating my civil wars. They pulled out any odd pieces or small scraps. These I am now cutting down to 1″ strips for a Courthouse Steps. What can I say??
Jean
I really like the pre-cuts, especially the jelly rolls. No more crooked strips!!! I guess I’m going to have to order my all white jelly rolls as the local quilt shop that sold them is closed. That’s two quilt shops within my area closing in the last year!!! Big frowny face!!! :-(
Rebecca S.
I’m a little bit of both worlds, depends on how many ends the candle is burning and then I go from there. I do save a bunch of scraps, but I like to save time where I can.
Karen
Love the precuts! Let’s skip that cutting and move right into creating!
Sunny
I’ve never actually used a jelly roll, but there’s no time like the present to try one! If you pick me, I’ll make my decision after I use it!
Janet
I had to think about this one, but I believe I’m both! I love the precuts, but more because I get to see the whole line, which my LQS may or may not stock, but I also like yardage so I can combine my own. And I do have scrap drawers – not as organized as I’d like (someday), but 2 1/2″ squares in one, strips in another and lots of yet to be cut down scraps in 2 more.
Leslie Legros
Hi Anne!
I’m a time well spent girl too. I am frugal with my fabric, but realistic there may not be another purpose for some of those little pieces!
I like to plan my projects. As I work at my job 45 hrs/wk, I plan for each step, unfortunately equals about 1 to 1.5 hrs/evening of sewing. So either sewing and pressing or pressing and pinning or pinning and sewing.
Slow and steady gets the job done. Of course, precuts help me meet my evening goals much more quickly!
Thanks for the giveaway,
Take care, Leslie
Amber R
I’m a time better spent. Especially with a newborn baby girl. However I haven’t used any jelly rolls… Yet! I would love to try it. I would think binding would be so much easier. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Laura K
I have very little time to sew having two little ones at home so when I do try to get something done, it has to be quick and easy! I have to make good use of every free moment I have. I am also cheap so I make good use of every scrap I have too!
Rachel
I like both. Jelly rolls and other precuts are great when that’s the exact amount of fabric you need/want. But I also like having leftovers to incorporate into other projects. I’ve done it both ways and I suppose I’ll continue on with no real preference and often with no real plan ;)
Love the Willie and Lil jelly rolls, though. I may have to look for a project…
Gill
I don’t like wasting anything including my time!!
I love pre-cuts!
Robin Crittenden
I don’t like the prep work to I’m a time well spent girl. Now to just find more time.
Linda
HELLO ANNE, I’M IN BETWEEN-LOVE THE NEW PRE-CUTS, BUT CAN’T BARE TO WASTE ANY SCRAPS SO I CUT THOSE INTO SHAPES TOO !
Darlette
I’m in the first group. I don’t like to waste but I love precuts I just try to use them wisely.
Donna Liljegren
Hi Anne:
I just adore the precut fabrics. Although, I have to remember to buy yardage of at least one of the fabrics in the line so I have backing!
I love being able to open the jelly rolls, charm packs or honeybuns and just start sewing away. I’ve even purchased the solids so that I have sashing and border fabric without cutting. Well worth ever dime to buy them…and I love how the rolls look in my fabric drawer, all lined up like fancy soldiers waiting their turn to become something fabulous!
Have a great day and thanks for the chance to win your fabric. It’s gorgeous!
xoxo
Donna
Jess
I think I am a little of both. I love precuts, I think cutting is the worst part of quilting. But I don’t like to waste either so I keep all my scraps, even the tiny ones. These little scraps are great for small applique pieces.
I am planning my jelly roll challenge quilt now and am so excited about it!
kade
I have never used jelly rolls…I do love layer cakes and charm packs. But I think it has more to do with the variety than the fact that they are precuts.
Lesliebee
I like time well spent… but I have the hardest time even opening my jelly rolls. They’re so perfect and I know that they’re beautiful inside. I never even thought about white or cream precut but what a smart idea. And I bet I’d be able to open one of those
Mary T. Salmon
Hi Anne:
My mother lived through the depression. I was brought up to conserve and not waste something that could be used for something else. She was an original “green” consumer. So, I tend to be conservative when it comes to discarding scraps. On the other hand, cutting fabric is very therapeutic. I get to touch, measure, touch again, see it transform into different designs, and touch again! I love using Jelly Rolls and precuts (especially the Layer Cakes) but I also love cutting my own. It just gives me more time to touch fabric! Love, Mary
Abby
I love pre-cuts! I think they save a lot of time … but I also make sure I use every last bit of them. I ended up with 128 bonus HSTs from my last layer cake project, so sometimes an extra seam here and there can result in great use of what would have been discarded otherwise!
Pauline
I don’t like to waste fabric and I wish I had 36 hours in my day sEw I’m not sure which category I fall in….probably the ‘don’t like to waste fabric’ one….but that’s not to say I don’t buy pre-cuts….as I have bought many. I must say the 2 jelly rolls on the cake plate sure look sweet. Thanks for the chance to win a sweet jelly roll. Have a wonderful day Anne.
Amy Rochelle
I’m all for using pre-cuts if it works in the pattern. I don’t choose patterns only because they are “pre-cut” friendly. But, if it works, I’m all for it!
Ruth B
Love all the pastries…honey buns, jelly rolls, layer cakes. But, to save money, I usually buy the yardage and cut it myself. Cutting is definitely not my favorite part of quilting though, and if I could afford it, I’d buy the precuts. Besides, they are so pretty!!
Amy
I hate cutting my fabric! I love opening up a jelly roll and diving into a project!!!!
Robin Gold
Actually, I’m both. It depends on the day, the project, and what else is going on in my life! I, too, love to get to the sewing part right away, so pre-cuts are nice! but I also love needle-turn applique, so often the pre-cuts don’t work for that. Those luscious strips, though, would make great sashing! Or, I’m certain I could find something else fun to do with them :-) !!
Penny
I would love to use precuts but my local store doesn’t carry them :(
Ria Groeneveld
I’m a novice in quilting, so I don’t have experience with a jelly roll, but it seems quite handy to use a jelly roll, aspecialy for the patterns that are designed for 1 jelly roll. And I think the colours in 1 roll are great for combining with each other.Besides all this, it is very hard for me to do the cutting of fabric because of my fibromyalgia, so anything that is allready cut seems to be handy for me to use.
May Britt
I am a “just want to have fun” kind of quilter, and I love jellyrolls because using them I save time cutting stripes. I have two jellyrolls now that I am having so much fun with. Amazing how many small projects, table runners aso you can get out of them :)
Andrea
I have yet to use any precuts as the local stores carry very limited quantities, if any at all (ugh!). I think I’d thoroughly enjoy a pre-cut, however! I have a multitude of patterns that call for pre-cuts, so I’m just figuring out how to get them!
Sandy R
I love using pre-cuts, mostly the jelly rolls and honey buns. I often use the jelly roll for binding as well as blocks.
Lotta
I love precuts!! They are so easy to work with and save a lot of time. you see the result much quicker. Where I live I can’t find the white ones and it would be a pleasure to have the solid precut too.
Lotta in Sweden
CW
Cutting is my least favorite part of the quilting process yet I still haven’t jumped on the “pre-cut wagon”.I’m not exactly sure why.
Kelly
I’m definately a “time well spent” gal. I love precuts. I like being able to just start sewing and not spending ages cutting.
Patricia Droste
I never think about buying Jelly Rolls, so I’ve always cut my own. You make them sound so quick and easy…guess I need to get started with using them.
Rosalie
I used precuts (charm pack) for the first time just this week. I am hooked! My least favorite part of quilting is the cutting, so I was thrilled at how quickly I was able to start sewing. (Not to mention, they have all the fabrics coordinated for you, so you don’t have to agonize over whether or not something “goes” with something else.) And there are so many patterns out there now that are based off of precuts!! I have never used a jelly roll before, but that is next on my list!!
Maria
I love the instant gratification of a jelly roll quilt. It’s fun to spread out those strips and start planning. Soon you have a gorgeous quilt top finished. Now if Moda could come up with a way for them to quilt themselves!
Marg C.
Yes I do hate to waste fabric…I have all my scraps organized. I haven’t used a lot of precuts…but sure could use them to save time. I am using the 2-1/2 precut strips right now for my Hexie quilt…sure is quick & easy.
Marg
deborah
I would love to only use precuts, but my budget prevents me. I don’t mind cutting strips now, because I know I’ll be beginning a new project! I guess I have more time than money:))
Jocelyn
I guess I am a waste not want not, as I have never used a jelly roll yet. I’d love to give them a try :-)
Amy
I love using precuts!! Time is short…I’d rather spend time sewing than cutting.
Becky
I HATE cutting fabric. I’m not sure why, but I only started my first jelly roll quilt last night. It was nice to skip cutting the strips. For me, it’s all about the time!
Robyn Brown
I guess I’m in between. I LOVE to use precuts. It’s just so (sew)easy and fun. On the other hand I don’t like to throw any fabric away so I use up my scraps a lot.
Anita
I really don’t like wasting fabric, guess that is why my scrap bin in bursting full. I just can’t bear to throw out scraps. I do like to save time but I think I dislike wasting fabric more.