Quilting FAQs

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Jelly Rolls were first brought to the market by Moda in 2006 and have since taken over the quilting world! In a Jelly Roll you have 40 x 2½in strips (each cut the width of the fabric). They are individual strips (not joined together) and you have just over 2½ metres of fabric in one roll. Jelly Rolls are great for many reasons. They are all accurately cut at 2½in so no need to cut lots of strips from fabric as it has been done for you! Jelly Rolls are co-ordinating fabric – whether from a range or from a colourway. If you find it difficult choosing fabric then you know a Jelly Roll will look lovely together. It is a great way of obtaining a large variety of fabric from a particular range without having to buy a fat or long quarter of 40 different fabrics!

There are many patterns and books available to show you exactly what you can make with a Jelly Roll (and trust us – it’s not just a log cabin you can make!). Our first book Jelly Roll Quilts continues to be a best seller. There are now many Jelly Rolls or Strip Rolls on the market and most are standardised to 40 strips but some nowadays do contain a few less so just be aware when you buy. All our Jelly Rolls at The Quilt Room contain 40 strips. There is one word of warning though – Jelly Rolls look so delightfully gorgeous all rolled up that there have been many customers that just can’t bring themselves to unravel them!

Layer Cakes and Charm Packs are both pre-cut squares. Layer Cakes contain 42 x 10in squares of either a range or a colourway. A Charm Pack contains 5in squares – usually packs contain 42 squares but some do vary. Again, these are great pre-cuts that allow you to have a huge selection of a range and there are many patterns and books on the market that can show you exactly what to do with them. If you are a beginner then just by buying a few charm packs and sewing them in rows and then joining the rows makes an excellent starting point to making a quilt.

Unless we state otherwise all our fabric comes on bolts that are approximately 42-44in (110cm) width. A fat quarter is a half metre cut from the bolt – then cut again along the fold leaving a fat quarter of 22in x 20in (55cm x 50cm). A long quarter is cut straight from the bolt so would be 44in x 10in (110cm x 25cm). A lot of quilters prefer a fat quarter as you can then cut larger sizes than you would be able to with a long quarter. If however you are working with strips a long quarter is preferable.

By law in the UK we have to sell in metres (metric) but in the States, for example, they work with yards and inches (imperial). Patchwork and quilting is such a culmination of cultures that it is inevitable that you will come across both imperial and metric. It may seem confusing to start with but it’s easy to learn and soon it’ll be second nature. They are a few tips and equations that if you have them written down will make it easy to convert.

To convert inches to centimetres you simply multiply by 2.54 e.g. 39 inches x 2.54 = 100cm To convert inches to metres you simply divide by 39 e.g. 39 inches divided by 39 = 1m To convert centimetres to inches you simply divide by 2.54 e.g 100cms / 2.54 = 39 inches