Scrappy Saturday ~ Jelly Roll Scraps Dresden Plates

 

 Dresden Plate Fan Blades with Jelly Roll Scraps.

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Dresden Plate Tutorial.

The rain is falling and it is breezy

but the worst of the hurricane is passing us 100 miles out to sea. 

and Nutmeg and I are sewing.

Today is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day.

so I have decided today is a good day to share how I have made

In March, I decided to use my blue, yellow, green and white jelly roll scraps by

Adding Dresden Plates to my Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt

To make scrappy Dresden plate or fan blades.

I use my jelly rolls or other scraps.

These are the tools I used:

my 2.5" by 6.5" ruler

and

my EZ Dresden 7" ruler by Darlene Zimmerman.

Any 2.5" and fan blade ruler will work. 

First I use my 2.5" ruler to cut scrappy

2.5" by 5" rectangles.

Then I trimmed my rectangles into  5" blades with my Easy Dresden ruler. 

Then I fold my Dresden pieces in half lengthwise, right sides together,

and sew a 1/4" seam across the wide edge.

I chain piece these units assembly line style.

Then I turn the points out and press them to get a sharp point. 

Then I lay out 20 scrappy fan blades and chain sew two together,

then those together until I have a completed Dresden Plate.

There are 20 fan blades in each of my Dresden Plates.

My Dresden Plates measure 20" across tip to tip. 

I will add Part 2 of my 

Dresden Plate Tutorial soon.

This will show how I make the center circles and applique the completed Dresden Plates to my quilt block. 

I hope those of you who have never made this fun and easy quilt pattern will find these tutorials helpful. 

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Happy National Sew-A-Jelly Roll Day! 

No Jelly Rolls in your stash?

No problem!

Cut 2.5" strips from your yardage

or add some jelly rolls to your stash.

Use this coupon code and the link below today and shop

 Jelly Rolls @ Fat Quarter Shop

May you enjoy your Scrappy Saturday Sewing today! 

Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block ~ Free Block Pattern

Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block ~ Free Tutorial

 Here are the cutting instructions for my

Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block

to celebrate Sew a Jelly Roll weekend. 

Thanks to this event, I take one of the sale jelly rolls off my shelf and sew something with it.

This block was hand drawn on graph paper

and I figured the cutting as I sewed.

Cutting Instructions:

From Jelly Roll:

Cut 6 strips 10.5" by 2.5" for pumpkin

Cut 1 square 2.5" for stem

Cut 1 rectangle 2.5" by 3.5" for leaf

Background:

(may be cut from jelly roll strips)

Cut 4 squares 2.5"

Cut 1 rectangle 2.5" by 5"

Cut 1 rectangle 2.5" by 1.5"

Cut 2 squares 1.5"

Cut 2 rectangles 1" by 10.5" 

I started by sewing the leaf unit.

I like to use my 1/4" seam ruler to cut off the corners before I sew.

You may prefer to draw a line and cut the extra fabric away after you sew.

After I sewed the leaf, I assembles the stem and leaf row.

After completing the top row, I sewed the pumpkin section.

First I sewed the corners of the outside pumpkin strips.

I used the same, cut and sew method to round the corners on the pumpkin.

Then I sewed the pumpkin strips together

 and added the narrow border strips to the side.

Nutmeg was my quilty kitty inspector for this block.

She helped me press the block, too. 

Here is how we pressed the seams in this block.

This Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block measures 12.5" unfinished.

I am working on more blocks for my Jelly Roll Challenge Quilt.

I am also quilting my Bats & Boos Quilt.

I love fall quilts! 

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For another of my Free Jelly Roll Day Blocks, click the link below for my

Jelly Roll House Block

Hmmm ... according to my post, this block was intended to be the first in a series of jelly roll house blocks.  I think I sewed others. 

 I need to find them and renew this project someday.  

So many quilts to sew ... sew little time. 

Happy Jelly Roll Sewing! 

Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block ~ Sew A Jelly Roll Day

 

~ Jelly Roll Pumpkin Block ~

Today is 

Project Jelly Roll Day

Also happening today is  a 

 Jelly Roll Jackpot Challenge @ Fat Quarter Shop

Jelly rolls are on sale and there is a challenge with a prize.

I am sewing! 

Here is my jelly roll of choice.

This fabric has been in my stash for some time. 

 This is 

 Calico Crow by Riley Blake Designs

My Girl used this to make her Pumpkin Time Fabric Pumpkins 

and she inspired me to make a pumpkin block for my jelly roll challenge project 

with these fabrics.

I decided on this Shabby Cloud background fabric.

This is the basic block idea.

Free Block Tutorial coming tomorrow! 

Sew A Jelly Roll Day Fun!

I am sewing strips today because it is ... 

National Project Jelly Roll Day

I am using my favorite ruler for strip projects, my Strip Tube Ruler.

It you are unfamiliar with this ruler click on the links below:

Cozy Quilt Designs Strip Tube Ruler

I find this free printout very helpful:

Strip Tube Free .pdf Guide

You can purchase this ruler in many quilt shops, including:

Strip Tube Ruler @ Fat Quarter Shop

I love jelly rolls!

I bought these recently with a coupon code at

Fat Quarter Shop

They have another coupon today.

So Shop Here Now 

if you are wanting some new jelly rolls. 

I will show what I am sewing with these strip tube triangles very soon.

May you have a happy time sewing 

for Project Jelly Roll today!

Sew A Jelly Roll Today!

Just look at these colorful jelly roll strips ... :-)

This fabric is 

Fab-Boo-Lous by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs

 I bought this pretty spooky jelly roll Here @ Fat Quarter Shop ,

my favorite online shop with a local quilt shop feel. 

 Today is

National Sew A Jelly Roll Day @ Moda Fabrics

Sew A Jelly Roll Day @ Fat Quarter Shop

Shop 20% Off Jelly Rolls @ Fat Quarter Shop

More Free Jelly Roll Patterns From Fat Quarter Shop

and as a bonus ...

Jelly Roll Braid Free Tutorial from Lori Holt

Are you sewing a Jelly Roll Today?

I am sewing a jelly roll today!

This is my 265th blog post this year.
I have challenged myself to post each day in 2019.
100 More Posts to Go!

Happy National Sew A Jelly Roll Day!