Neon True Colors Jellyroll Rug

It’s been a few years 

since I created a jelly roll rug- 

but Tula Pink’s new 

Neon True Colors 

called out to me and  

I just had to go for it… 

these colors just brighten 

the whole kitchen space! 

#jellyrollrug 

#tulapinkneontruecolors #tulapinkneontruecolorsjellyroll 

#rjdesigns 

#bernina880plus 

#tulapinkembroidery 

#everglowscissortailstiches

I started out by piecing 

all the strips from the jelly roll together

(using a denim needle)...

The rainbow grew and grew...

Eventually, all were pieced 

with a diagonal seam at 90 degrees

Then I used my seam clip at each joint... 

freeing up the chain

I cut away the joined angle...

Pressed, and played out for next step...

I am grateful to have had access

 to 2 1/2" jelly roll batting-

it spared me having to cut and join batting like the old days. 

I clipped away...

Once I was out of clips, 

I started sewing...

Eventually, I made it to the end

 of the roll of batting. 

I sewed it to a second roll- 

and was then back to 

creating my rug roll...

It was a L-O-N-G day. But eventually I was done.

I rolled it in a ball... 

put it in bowl and called it a night.

This morning,

I placed the bowl between my feet 

at my sewing table and slowly 

began to sew my rug.

The center part was likely the hardest... 

I failed to get it as straight as I'd hoped. 

But it is good enough...

I took a break at each color change

 to starch and press flat

Round and round...

Eventually, it stopped fitting

 on ironing my board without fold

 or sewing machine table... 

but you just keep going until 

you run out of your fabric coil...

Each time I took rug off to press, 

I also cleaned fuzz from machine area.

And finally, I was out of coil 

and my rug was complete!

in front of kitchen sink!

 

Embroidering Tula Pink's New Everglow

I could hardly wait to begin the stitching

 on my Bernina 880 

with Tula's newest 

EVERGLOW 

embroidery collection. 

omg- talk about 

intense embroidery.

But I think my machine and I 

have finally got in our groove. 

I know to clean & oil her daily... 

and change the needle at the start 

of each big project, 

or when the embroidery eats it. 

AND- 

to stay near and LISTEN. 

Always listen, 

even- if I am in the next room...

The most magnificent design

 in the new collection

 hands down is the Lion...

it is also: 

the most time consuming embroidery 

only design I have ever done.

But the results speak for themselves:

The 3 other main embroidery 

designs are the giraffe:

The elephant:

& the Hippo

A week later- 

I was ready to attempt a 

denim jacket.

I will use the jackets embroidery 

to share the step by step 

design layering:

It could see the lion beginning to appear...The mane was a lighter than I'd hoped- 

but I was NOT going to do it again!

And here it is 

completed on the back...

I hope to add some more to the jacket... 

time will tell.