Jar Quilt Anyone?
My sis put together a group of fabrics that would make an amazing jar quilt. Some people call them pantry quilts.
Let me show you.
Here is this amazing fat eighth bundle she put together - mostly Benartex. Only $20 for all this fabric - carefully chosen for you.
These are perfect for that Pantry Quilt!
But Wait! She’s got more! Check out this one.
My sis noticed that most of the free patterns on line show a jar that is about 8” or 8.5” cut - so she thought a 9” piece would be fine. That’s why these are called FEB - Fat Eighth Bundles.
I’m going to embed several different canning jar quilts for you from You Tube.
These can be called bug jars or canning jars or just jar quilts.
My sis suggested if you wanted to add some baskets, you could by simply appliqueing them on or piecing a basket.
One thing that is good to remember about these when choosing fabric - you don’t have to be a perfectionist about that - for example, if corn is still in the husk, you can still use it. It’s okay. Whoever gets your quilt will still love it, I promise! Obviously you don’t leave the husks on when canning but it would still be cute.
Another thing to remember about these quilts - the jars don’t all have to be the same size. You can piece some on to the quilt and applique the others on top.
You can make them with a line like a shelf or just let them float. I’ve been playing around with ideas but haven’t perfected mine yet.
Here are some typical jar patterns I’ve laid out in the Electric Quilt program. These are all 8x10” blocks. Many of the videos or blogs I’ve seen they are not necessarily square blocks. The little rounding pieces on the bottom of the jars are as you desire, of course. They can be bigger or smaller. In my own kitchen I have several different sizes of jars.
I haven’t made this yet because I’m not thrilled with it…YET. I’ll keep polishing the pattern and some day I’ll make one. If you do like it - I’ll share the actual layout with lines. You are welcome to use it or tweak it as you like. The blocks are shown above. I’m not making the final pattern yet until I actually make something.
Obviously I made these in the layout as bug jars - but I would love to make one with food or candy or even like Jenny Doan did in hers - random I Spy things. How fun. I know my mom puts all kinds of things in jars - because there in FL it seems glass jars are the best thing to protect against bugs. As I refine this pattern, I may go ahead and round out all of the jars. I’m still thinking about that.
SO….
I wanted you to have a chance to get these packs of fabric Rachael put together for your I Spy or Jar quilts. They won’t stick around for a long time, so if you think you want to make a pantry quilt - with food or candy items - just do it.
And that’s it.
Have a great day wherever you are reading. Thanks for coming along on my journey.
If you’ve made a jar quilt of any kind and have any advice or suggestions - or if you are on the Facebook group - please tell us about it and share your photos!
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