Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilt Virtual Book Tour

May 10, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Michelle Cain's Virtual Book Tour for Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts starts tomorrow!

"The patterns here are great for quilters who consider themselves advanced beginners or above. There is no paper piecing, no partial seams or Y-seams—just traditionally pieced blocks and an occasional template. Still, some designs will come together faster than others." — Excerpt from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts by Michelle Cain

"I’ve been buying and sewing with jelly rolls since I started quilting. But what I once considered a shortcut—after all, those 2.5-inch strips were all cut and ready to go—I now see as so much more. Those bundles are a cross-section of a fabric collection, and they’re much more versatile than we give them credit for. Whether I keep them as long strips in my quilt top, sew them into strip sets, or cut them into as many useable pieces as I can … I love turning a humble jelly roll into something creative and unique. It’s with that spirit that I set out to write my first book: Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts!" — Michelle Cain

For Michelle's Virtual Book Tour, many of the contributors agreed to join in and celebrate the release of Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts. Follow along to learn more about the making of the book and read candid reviews. The full schedule is below.

Saturday, May 10th: - Blog Tour Announcement on the C&T Blog (you're already here!)
Sunday, May 11th: Amy from During Quiet Time (@duringquiettime)
Monday, May 12th: Lilo from @tracecreekquilting
Tuesday, May 13th: Becca from Sugar Sand Quilts (@sugarsandquilter )
Wednesday, May 14th: Yvonne Fuchs from Quilting Jet Girl (@quiltingjetgirl)
Thursday, May 15th: Lynn from Create Whimsy (@createwhimsy )
Friday, May 16th: Mary from Mary Quilts Blog

Saturday, May 17th: Raylee from Sunflower Stitcheries & Quilting (@sunflowerquilting )
Sunday, May 18th: Megan from Megan Collins Quilt Design (@megancollins_a)
Monday, May 19th: Deb from QuiltBlox (@deb.quiltblox)
Tuesday, May 20th: Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs (@meadowmistdesigns)
Wednesday, May 21st: Anne from Said With Love (@said_with_love)
Thursday, May 22nd: Shannon from Shannon Fraser Designs (@shannonfraserdesigns)
Friday, May 23rd: Concluding message from Michelle on @fromboltotbeauty IG

Join the book tour for a chance to win a free ebook copy!

With some stops on blogs and others on social media platforms, you’ll have multiple opportunities to win an ebook copy of Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts by interacting with the posts along the way!

See you on the tour!

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Michelle Lander Cain has been sewing since 2002 and quilting since 2013. Her quilt projects have been featured at QuiltCon, in magazines like Curated Quilts and Love Patchwork & Quilting, and on websites like Moda Bake Shop. Michelle resides in Groton, Massachusetts. frombolttobeauty.com

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