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Come and join the handmade rug craze! These rugs are so much fun to make.
In previous Jelly Roll Rug classes Rori has taught, students used a whole Jelly Roll (42 - 2-1/2" strips). This takes quite a bit of time and usually means you don't get to finish.
In this class you'll be using only 20 strips to make an oval rug which finishes about 22-1/2" x 17-1/2". (For reference, a full Jelly Roll will make a rug about 30" x 44".)
Want some inspiration? Follow #jellyrollrug on Instagram.
Prep work is required! Please see below under "Pre-class homework".
We require a minimum of 4 students.
- Dates: Saturday, October 5
- Time: 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
- Cost: $45
- Skill Level: Confident Beginner
- Instructor(s): Rori Jensen
- Pre-class homework: Please read the pattern and sew your binding strips together. Sew short ends of the 20 strips together using the diagonal binding method making one continuous long strip. Accordion fold and tie with a ribbon, as per pattern instructions.
- Supplies:
- Pattern - Jelly Roll Rug by RJ Designs
- 1 Jelly Roll OR (20) 2-1/2” x 42” strips of a particular designer's fabric line or make your own color theme. In class WE WILL ONLY BE USING the 20 STRIPS you sewed TOGETHER in the pre-class homework. Choose a dark strip to end your rug.
- Batting strips (CHOOSE ONLY ONE OPTION)
- One 25 or 50 yard roll of Bosal Katahdin-on-a-roll 2 ¼” or 2 ½” strips OR
- Batting strips (any type of batting will work in your rug, cut into 2 1⁄4” strips before class)
Pattern says 2-1⁄2 “ but I think 2-1⁄4 “ is easier to work with.
- Fabric Tube Maker tool (Clover) This is not required but INCREDIBLY helpful (A note...here at the shop these have been backordered until late September. We cannot promise we will get them before class.)
- Batting seam tape - If you are making your own batting strips (optional: join all batting strips, short ends together, prior to class time)
- Size 14-18 jeans/denim needle (bring a needle for stretch fabrics as you might experience skipped stitches)
- 1 large spool 50w of thread to blend or contrast with your fabrics (I used light grey. It is helpful if you pre-wind 3-4 bobbins prior to class)
- Quilting gloves
- A box or a basket to hold your rug coil between your feet while you sew your rug together
- Walking foot
- Clover clips
- An extension table for your machine is helpful.
- Basic Quilting Supplies include:
- Sewing machine in good working order AND you must be familiar with it - which means you should be able to thread it, wind a bobbin and use a the stitches. Instructors cannot take time away from other students to troubleshoot your machine.
- Scissors (for trimming threads)
- Seam ripper (just in case)
- Class Policies: Please read our Class Polices for additional information
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