Jelly Roll Postage Stamp Quilt

I have had these two jelly rolls in my stash for years knowing that I wanted to make something that would utilize both of them together. Today is that day!

Say hello to the Jelly Roll Postage Stamp quilt. This beauty is so bright and cheery and perfectly scrappy!!

This quilt was a lot of fun to make and as the weather is getting warmer, it seems like the perfect summer quilt to me.

The jelly rolls that I used are several years old, but I have found some similar options if you’d like to make a quilt like mine. Here is a link to similar low volume jelly rolls and here is a link to similar rainbow jelly rolls.

I love the addition of low volumes as the background because it give is so much more interest and makes it cute and scrappy.

I finished my quilt at 72” square, however if you are not a fan of square quilts, you could lay it out differently and make a 60” x 84” quilt instead.

Here’s a peek at the back of my quilt top - it’s almost as pretty as the front! As you can see, by pressing the seams toward the solid fabrics, it helps to nest the seams together nicely (and allow me to sew the blocks together without using pins!). I did press the seams between the rows open to help the seams lay flat for quilting.

I found the PERFECT rainbow stripe fabric for the binding - here is a link to what I used.

And below you can see the backing that I found that also looks beautiful with the rainbow binding and coordinates perfectly with the quilt top. Here is a link to that fabric.

For the quilting I used a pantograph by Julie Hirt called Cartwheels. It stitches up beautifully!

So, if you’ve had a jelly roll in your stash and didn’t know what to make with it, grab a coordinating low volume or solid color jelly roll and check out the video tutorial below to make your own.

If you are a member of Material Girl Sewciety, you can click here to login and download your PDF pattern. If you aren’t a member, click here to learn more.

Thanks for stopping by,

Amanda