Baby Quilt Strip Quilt :: A Jelly Roll Quilt Kit

Vintage Sheet Jelly Roll Baby Quilt

 

If you need a quick and satisfying quilting project look no further than this crib sized quilt made from a Rainbow Jelly Roll from the Vintage Fabric Studio shop. I made this 36" x 54" gender neutral baby quilt in a weekend when I started with one rainbow hem strip pack. 

I started with a rainbow colors but just as sweet would be a warm pack for a girl or a cool pack for a boy. Mix n' match jelly roll color-ways and add another strip pack or two and you will be on your way to a throw sized vintage sheet quilt.

You can make this quilt block in a couple of different ways: 

• First off is the quickest way to a finish. To make the blocks for a quilt I sewed strips together the length of the strip to make the longest seam possible. I repeated this until my set was 12.5" wide. This took between 5-6 strips depending on their width.
• Next press seams; press open or flat which ever you prefer. Use a medium iron setting and starch for a firm press.
• Next using a cutting mat, rotary blade and ruler cut out 12.5" square blocks from the sewn sets. Cut out as many blocks as you are able from the set. Repeat sewing sets until you have the desired number of blocks.

• The second way to make this quilt will take a bit longer but you have more control with the placement of the fabrics. To start cut all the hems into strips 13" long. Then sew the strips together in your choice of color placement until each block is approximately 12.5" wide.
• Next press seams; press open or flat which ever you prefer. Use a medium iron setting and starch for a firm press. 
• Next using a cutting mat, rotary blade and ruler trim the blocks to 12.5" square.

You will need 12 blocks for a baby quilt which is doable with one jelly roll pack. Continue sewing blocks to make a larger quilt. There are 30 blocks for a 60" x 72" quilt (2-3 Jelly Rolls) or 42 blocks for 72" x 84" quilt (3-4 jelly rolls).

Join the blocks together and alternate the strip orientation from vertical to horizontal like I did here. The design is simple yet stricking.

To finish the quilt; baste, quilt and bind with your favorite methods. I choose to use a wool batting and spray baste for this small quilt. I free motion quilted each block following the horizontal/vertical orientation of the blocks and I then bound the quilt with a vintage sheet and used a machine binding tutorial (you can find one here from Emily Dennis at QuiltyLove.com) which I love for smaller quilts.

It all adds up to a simple and snuggly little quilt for a snuggly little baby. One of the best qualities of a vintage sheet is how soft they are right from the start. 

I hope you enjoyed this easy breezy lemon squeezey (I have elementary school children, anyone else's kids say this all the time!?) little tutorial for a baby quilt (or bigger) using pre-cuts from the Vintage Fabric Studio shop. Find Jelly Rolls here and shop all the pre-cuts and yardage at www.vintagefabricstudio.com.

Thanks for reading, please leave me a comment and be generous; a quick share of this tutorial on social media for your quilty friends helps me out bunches!

Kelly