Double Wedding Ring with jelly roll

[handsewnquilts]

Hello,

Has anyone made a double wedding ring quilt using a jelly roll? I finally found my color scheme that I want and it happened to come in a jelly roll. Now, I'm not sure if I can do the wedding ring pattern with it. Any suggestions? If you have pix of your quilt using a jelly roll, that would be great to see. Thanks everyone.

[Laura F]

I don't have an answer, but can't wait to see what people have to say. I love jelly rolls. :-)

[K. McEuen]

I've not tried it, but in looking at the double wedding ring quilt I have that my grandmother made the pieces seem to be about jelly roll size. There would be a lot of cutting to make everything the right shape, but I think a jelly roll would work as your fabric. I don't know of any shortcut for this quilt though.

[bakermom]

somewhere on the web there is a video with a woman cutting the arc wedges from a jelly roll. I thought i had bookmarked it but no. i would think you would have very little waste using a jelly roll.

HA! found it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OjKX...eature=related

[rebeccas-sewing]

I think it's definitely possible to use a jelly roll for the" Double Wedding Ring." Eleanor Burns has a tutorial in her "Egg Money" video series showing how to do it with applique. I'm also reading that there are paper-piecing patterns for it as well. I guess you paper-piece the ring and then sew those rings onto the background fabric. I've never tried one but I imagine the hardest part is the curved seams. There are tutorials on curved piecing that would certainly help make the process easier. I hsven't checked but I wouldn't be surprised if there are acrylic templates for those curved squares to make cutting out the rings really easy.

[Granny Judy]

Yup, Rebecca, there are templates and paper piecing templates for the Wedding Ring pattern.. Just do a "search" and you'll have your choice of it all. I still think the applique way would be my method of choice.....I mean, we are going to "quilt" the whole thing anyhow..so it wouldn't matter is there were SEAMs all around.. (I'm using my sewing machine to applique)

[rebeccas-sewing]

Here's the link to Eleanor Burns video: http://quiltinaday.com/theater/egg/egg7.html This actually looks pretty easy to do! She uses strips.

[Carol_Ann]

Thanks, Rebecca for including E. Burns site to watch the double wedding ring tutorial. I've been told by so many quilters not to attempt this quilt. After watching Ms. Burns video, I would consider attempting one. In fact, it's on my bucket list!

[quiltingtrish]

Ooooh Carol - do not let anyone tell you to not attempt to try it. I made quite a few table runners when I first started of the double wedding ring pattern and no, it wasn't a huge quilt, but I don't remember pulling my hair out. You go with it and have fun. Then you can show them! Can't wait to see it.

Hugs,

[SuzyQue]

One of my favorite blocks.....but never attempted one. Definitely on the bucket list!