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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project six. Car insurance keeper.

February 27, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project six. Car insurance keeper.

Today we’re making a car insurance keeper. First, choose two strips from your jelly roll and cut three 14″ pieces off each strip {giving you six 14″ pieces}. Sew three strips together. Sew the other three strips together. Iron your seams. Add fusible web to one of your fabric panels. Now fold the bottom...

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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project five. Camera strap cover.

February 24, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project five. Camera strap cover.

Did you think I was out of jelly roll strips? I’m not!! There are still plenty left. After today’s project you’ll have about 14 strips left, and if you’re wondering: we’ve used 26 so far, including today’s project. For our camera strap, which is probably the easiest thing you will ever make, choose two...

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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project four. Eyeglass case.

February 22, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project four. Eyeglass case.

Continuing my “What can you make with a jelly roll?” series, today I bring you: an eyeglasses case! For this project you’ll need to choose four strips from your jelly roll. Again I’m using Reunion Jelly Roll Sweetwater for Moda, still working with the same roll… project number four and still more to go!...

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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project three. Thread catcher.

February 21, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project three. Thread catcher.

Today’s “What can you make with a jelly roll?” project is a thread catcher using four strips from your jelly roll. I am still working with the same jelly roll as the other projects: Reunion Jelly Roll Sweetwater for Moda. Remember the point of this series is to see just how much you can...

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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project two. Reversible tote.

February 20, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project two. Reversible tote.

Continuing the “What can you make with a jelly roll?” series, today I made a reversible tote/purse. Again, I’m still working with the same Reunion Jelly Roll Sweetwater for Moda. Again, the point of this series is to see how much we can make with just one jelly roll of fabric, other than a...

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What can you make with a jelly roll? Project one. Coin purse.

February 19, 2012
What can you make with a jelly roll? Project one. Coin purse.

I’m going to be completely honest with you here and say this: I have never worked with a Jelly Roll before! Honestly, I’ve been scared. I don’t make a lot of quilts so I thought, what can I make with a jelly roll… with all these… strips? I’m going to share with you on...

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In Progress: Quilt from Baby Clothes

February 17, 2012
In Progress: Quilt from Baby Clothes

I started this quite a while ago and still have not finished it!!! I keep forgetting to buy a backing fabric… oops. I started with this: And here’s what I’ve got now: Not sure what I’ll do with it once it’s finished, since Hannah’s no longer a baby. Maybe add hanging tabs to the...

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Teacher Gift: Mug Rug. So cute!

February 13, 2012
Teacher Gift: Mug Rug. So cute!

Matthew really likes his teacher and really wants to give her something for Valentine’s day. This is what I’ve come up with. I figure she can keep it on her desk or something. I attached a tag that explains what a mug rug is, which is an idea I found on Pinterest. I am...

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Upcycled: A fold-up bag.

February 11, 2012
Upcycled: A fold-up bag.

I have this book called “A Perfect Handmade Bag”. This is my first time making anything out of the book… And I didn’t follow the directions. I looked at the photo, checked the rectangle bag measurements and went from there. I used a sheer curtain my neighbor had given me a few days before,...

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Car visor CD holder

February 10, 2012
Car visor CD holder

I wish I could write a post to go with this but there’s not much to say about it. It’s pretty self-explanatory I think. P.S. Many of my followers get updates via Google FriendConnect. Because I blog on WordPress, those of you subscribed via FriendConnect will soon be missing updates from my blog. I...

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