Jelly Roll Challenge 2026
Jelly Rolls are wonderfully versatile and a joy to sew. Over the past few months, members of The Sewing Studio team shared their projects as they turned Jelly Rolls into something beautiful, with the final makes coming together in September. Along the way, we shared progress photos from both our team, packed with plenty of inspiration. A huge thank you to everyone who followed along on our social channels, joined in with their own Jelly Roll make and shared their progress with us. We loved seeing what you created.
Anna - Makower Golden
Using the beautiful tones in the Makower Golden Jelly Roll, Anna will be making a quilted jacket from the Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets book.
Introducing “Golden”, a stunning collection by Makower UK featuring rich, nature-inspired abstract prints enhanced with luxurious gold metallic accents.
Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets will take you through each step of the process to handcraft a quilted jacket!
Anna's first attempt at a quilted jacket was a sucess!
Jenny – Quiltessential
Jenny is hoping to create an understated herringbone quilt using the Quiltessential Jelly Roll, allowing the tones and pattern to shine.
Quiltessential offers precisely what its name implies: a collection of stripes, ginghams, and spots designed to complement your patchwork and quilting creations.
Jenny's Herringbone Jelly Roll quilt is taking shape.
Jenny chose Makower Rivermoore - Sprout Caramel for the sashing.
Jenny's herringbone Jelly Roll Challenge quilt.
Jeanette - Coriander Colors
Using the Coriander Colours Jelly Roll, Jeanette is making a double nine-patch quilt by Pam & Nicky Lintott.
Jeanette's double 9 patch quilt top is coming together nicely!
To make sure every Jelly Roll strip had a chance to shine, Jeanette's made a scrappy border to frame the quilt.
Jeanette's completed Double Nine Patch Jelly Roll quilt.
Double Nine Patch quilt block tutorial
Aimee - Makower Golden
Mirroring the Gustav Klimt-inspired forms found in Makower Golden, Aimee is making the Sparkling Gemstones quilt pattern from Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott.
The pattern calls for plenty of 1.5" strips, so Aimee opted for Honey Bun to save cutting loads of strips.
Deciding on a final layout.
Sparkling Gemstones is shining in Aimee's finished quilt!
Liz - Hello Alice
Using the free Star Flower pattern, Liz is making a quilt for her daughter with the Hello Alice Jelly Roll, paired with Ruby Star Society Speckled as the background fabric.
Step into a world of colour, imagination and playful detail with Ruby Star Society’s Hello Alice fabric collection.
Liz made sure she chose the high contract prints for the outside of the stars.
Layout orgnaised. Ready to be stitched together and border added!
An heirloom Liz's daughter will treasure for life.
Everything you need to know about longarm quilting!
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