Rainbow Jellyroll Quilt Top by Heather Jones

Intermediate | 13 min

Taught by Heather Jones

Drape a plush rainbow over your bed or favorite reading chair with this dramatic quilt. The bold visual impact belies its simple construction. Heather shows you how to pare down a standard jellyroll to arrive at the fabric amount that will result in beautiful quilt proportions. Then use simple straight stitch piecing to create this juicy gradient of color. This class teaches the quilt top only.

Get the materials for this class from Missouri Star Quilt Co

Chapters

Introduction
Overview00:25

Materials
Materials01:13

Make Quilt Top
Edit jellyroll00:00
Piece strips04:02
Press seams03:11

Finishing Quilt Top
Finishing04:21

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Materials:

Finished size 42” x 60”
1 jelly roll or 30 2 ½” x WOF (width of fabric) strips (Heather Uses Robert Kaufman's Kona® Cotton Rollup in New Bright Palette)
1¾ yards backing fabric
½ yard binding fabric
42” x 60” piece of batting
All purpose sewing thread
Quilting thread
Iron and Ironing board
Sewing machine

Get the materials for this class from Missouri Star Quilt Co