My stash of jelly rolls is fairly robust, but I’ve never had a really efficient way of storing them until recently. Most of mine are offcuts from yardage that I’ve been working with - I’m not ever going to be accused of being a good gardner, but I do have a bumper crop of strips to work with. I have a few jelly rolls that I’ve either purchased or won at events, and those remain contained until you open the packaging. My earliest attempt at putting them all in one place was in a big bin in my closet, with anything close to 2.5” just randomly tossed in. I didn’t use it because it was such a chore to sort them out by colors and by sizes - I either cut more (?!!) or moved onto another project. So they grew.

It is made out of plastic, but if it lasts as long as the other cart did, I will be happy. The reason I really liked it (over and above the size) is that the drawers slide out independently of one another. I don’t have to unstack or restack bins in order to access them. The cart can be wheeled over to my worktable - or my sewing machine - as I’m sorting for a project. If you’re looking for a ‘mindless’ sewing’ project to work on, just running strips through the machine, having your strips organized and accessible can be a real help.

Hi, I’m Linda Pearl - quilter, teacher, designer and blogger, and I’m happy to have you here. I’d like to tell you a little bit more About Me…