A jelly roll is a pastry, right? Wikipedia says a jelly roll can be any of these things:
Swiss roll, a pastryWhat are quilters referring to when they use the term jelly roll? Well, it's similar to a charm pack in that it's a little bit of each fabric in a line packaged together. A quilter's jelly roll is made up of a 2.5" strip of each fabric rolled up and packaged with a cute ribbon. Here's a few fun jelly rolls:
Jelly Roll Morton, a jazz musician
Jelly roll, a slang term for a lover, intercourse, or the sex organs
Jelly Roll (producer), in hip hop
Jelly Roll (protein domain), a protein domain structure of cylindrically-arranged Greek key motifs
Jelly Roll (battery), a cylindrical battery with layers of anode and cathode material, see battery (electricity)
Jelly Roll, an option strategy involving the buying and selling of forwards with differing maturities usually at a monotonically decreasing price
Jelly Roll, a set of 40 textile strips rolled up and tied in a bundle
Jelly Roll, a volume of poetry, see Kevin Young (poet)
"Jelly Roll", a song, see Blue Murder (band)
"Jelly Roll Gum Drop", a song, see Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Just like I mentioned with the charm packs a few weeks ago, you can find all sorts of books and patterns to use with jelly rolls.
Scoop up a jelly roll for yourself and have fun with it. For more (and free!) ideas visit the Moda Bake Shop.
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