Easy Jelly Roll Rug Sewing Tutorial

This fun sewing project by Erica Arndt on YouTube is a fun, easy, and colorful way to make a jelly roll rug! You can make this for your house, give it as a gift, or make a profit by selling it. Try it out now and you won’t regret it.

Materials:

• Jelly roll
• 16/100 denim needles
• 2 Jelly roll rug batting roll
• 50wt Aurifil 100% cotton thread
• Iron, for pressing
• Fabric clips
• Scissors
• Rotary Cutter
• Sewing machine
• Jelly roll rug pattern (you can download and use this pattern by clicking here)

Directions:

Step 1

Unroll your jelly roll, then decide whether you’ll sew the strips together as is or if you’ll re-arrange their order. Grab your first fabric strip, lay it vertically, then grab another strip, and place it horizontally on top of the first strip with their right sides facing. Rotate the joined ends of the fabric slightly, then sew them together diagonally, find the end of the fabric strip on top, flip it so that its right side is facing up, and rotate it so that it’s vertical. Grab another strip of fabric, lay it on the top horizontally, then rotate, and sew horizontally. Repeat this process until you’ve sewed all of the fabric strips. Cut off the excess threads that are connecting each pair of fabric, then stack about 3 to 4 or more pieces together matching their pointed corners, and cut off the excess fabric about ½-inch away from the thread.

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Step 2

Grab your batting fabric, then place them on top of the wrong side of the strip, then fold both their edges inward and toward the center, and fold them again in half. Sew them together on the open side about 1/8 inch away from the edge. Proceed to fold and sew them until you reach the very end of your strip. Once you’re done sewing, you can roll them into a ball to sort them out and avoid them from going all over the place. Grab the end of your roll, then fold it down making a loop that is about 12 inches long, it could be shorter or longer depending on how wide or long you want the finished product to be. Going back to the loop, make sure that the strips or sticks of fabric you folded are placed next to each other rather than stacked on top of each other, then sew them together at the center with a zigzag stitch to join them. Pivot, then continue folding the stick around making sure to give them a nice press every 4 rows or so.

*All image credit belongs to Erica Arndt via YouTube. Follow and subscribe to her channel for more!

Easy Jelly Roll Rug Sewing Tutorial