This year, OLFA is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the rotary cutter. Can you remember quilting without the rotary cutter? I’ve always used one and can’t imagine having to cut everything by scissors. That would be tedious and boring. I’ve only created one pattern that needed to be cut by hand and vowed never again.
To help celebrate, OLFA asked me if I’d like to design a block for their celebratory quilt. Here is my original design, CUT.
I’m really happy with how it turned out. There were only two requirements: the block had to finish at 6″ square and include some yellow. You might recognize the fabrics from my Delightful Stars quilt.
Accuracy is key as some of the pieces are only 1″ wide when cut and the squares are cut at 1.5″. It’s small, so you only need a tiny amount of fabric too.
Free Tutorial
I know you’ll want to make CUT too, so I’ve created a free tutorial. It’s super easy to follow and this block goes together very quickly. Download the tutorial here.
OLFA Give-Away
OLFA has generously offered a couple of gifts for one of my lucky readers to win. Inlcuded is a small self-healing cutting mat, perfect for paper piecing or squaring up blocks at your machine, and a 28mm rotary cutter that makes cutting curves a breeze.
To enter the give-away, leave a comment below answering: “What are your weekend sewing plans?”. I’ll choose one random winner next Wednesday, July 30th. The winner will be notified via email.
Winner
Congratulations to the winner, #15 Nicole. An email has been sent to her. Thanks everyone for participating.
Working on a cool red black grey quilt for a frown using one of the blocks from Michelle’s block library!
I don’t have either of these items. I use the 45 MM cutter and a mat for use in my regular quilting. Having these at my sewing machine would sure save some walking. Using this cutter for curves would save same cutting time. Olga is the best.
I will be working on quilting my lion, giraffe and zebra quilts for a set of triplets first birthday and on a lime green/hot pink pinwheel and Irish chain splint 9 patch. Goal is to get all the quilting done and then bind them and 2 others next week as I return to work soon and we are moving in 10 days.
I know this is a long list but it has to get done before the move. Oh, did I mention that I need to pack. New sewing room in 11 days.
I love your block! I can’t believe you got all that into a 6-inch block.
Sunday evening is my granddaughter’s birthday party, and this weekend I will be frantically working to get her quilt made. She is having a tractor themed party and I am making six big tractor blocks for the quilt plus two for pillows for her and her big sister. Wish me luck!
Will finish a rag quilt to be donated to a local event. Will begin my nieces signature quilt for her wedding.
Finishing my beautiful drunkard’s path quilt made from gorgeous blue and green batik fabrics!
I’m prepping some hand sewing projects- quilting, binding, hexies and such for a road trip!
I will be organizing an out of control sewing space.
Just got my sewing room finished. Now going to start the delightful stars blocks. Can’t wait to get started.
No sewing, going to the lake with grandkids.
I will be working on some pep at the beach with the grandson
I have a sew-in with one of my guilds, and I’ll be working on at least 2 different projects during that time. Church on Sunday morning.
I’ll be finishing the binding on my niece’s T-shirt quilt. Would love a new cutter!
I will be finishing my son’s quilt and starting a baby quilt.
Sewing plans are to finish appliqueing the silk double wedding ring wall hanging I’m making, and also going to some quilt shops in a different city while I’m visiting my sister and her new baby!
I like your block a lot.
I am working on free motion quilting my Lone Star Sampler this weekend.
I’m finishing off a Linus Quilt and hopefully quilting a baby quilt, time permitting.
I will be taking a break from my delightful stars to make curtains and a quilt for my grand daughter. She wants frozen. So I will be putting a Elsa figure I am making onto a quilt top, my own design. It will be interesting and fun! Anything for my Piper!!! She is 2!
I am going to play with some scraps and orphan blocks. Hoping to make some charity quilts for kids!
I am going to finish a binding on a baby quilt and get another quilt started. I am behind 3 baby quilts so I need to keep working steady which is sometimes hard with it being summer and a lot of travels going on. Would love to win the Olfa cutter. Thanks for the give aways.
I plan to finish a mystery quilt.
I plan to work on a quilted Dresden tablecloth that I am making. Thanks!
I am in the planning stages for making two baby quilts!! Those are always such fun, especially choosing the fabrics!!
I have 2 Prairie Women quilts to get quilted. The first one is loaded onto the longarm frame and the second still needs a backing pieced before I can go any further. Thanks Mishka and Olfa!!!
My head is spinning with all the sewing I have planned for this weekend……….finish a purse I started, finish a charity quilt that is 2/3 finished and start my Guild Challenge project using my OLFA rotary cutter!!!
Thanks so much.
I will be working on three table runners that will be Christmas gifts. I also have a quilt for my dog that I want to start, two block of the month blocks that I’m behind on, and a UFO king sized bed quilt that needs borders put on (to make it king-sized, you know).
I’m starting the quilting on a scrap quilt today. I would like to finish it this weekend. Thanks for the give away.
HI, THINKING OF FM QUILTING MY LATEST BABY QUILT+MAYBE TO SOME LARGE FLOWERS ON IT!
CONGRATS OLFA! THANKS FOR SHARING!
I’m going to start a scrap throw pillow top and incorporate some faux piping!
Thank you for the chance :)
I’m working on some EPP hexies and canning tomatoes!
I’m finishing the quilting on a pineapple star mini quilt. Love Olfa cutters!
hope to get some quilting done on a quilt. thanks
My weekend sewing plans include finishing off some roman blinds for a friend completing the Delightful stars block for this week and working on my Paper pieced quilt!!! Lots to do sew little time!
going to “scrap club” and sew with the girls tomorrow
This weekend I plan on making a quilt for a
young 9 – teenage boy to donate to my local women’s shelter before the end of July. Using masculine fabrics and a random design with minimal quilting.
Pauline
Working on a baby quilt for an August baby. Would love to win. Thanks for the chance.
The latest Delightful stars block, or something similar, then cutting for OhMyGosh and a new baby quilt. Bought a Frog and Toad panel and need to ge inspired.
Working on FMQ for 2 NICU quilts and 1 Christmas lap quilt. Here’s thanking you for all your wonderful patterns-am doing the Delightful Stars and did the A4A QAL last year.
This weekend I hope to put together my log cabin blocks. It was made using a quilt tutorial from Jenny at Missouri Star, I can’t wait to put it all together. ;->
…after installing new windows in my sewing area, I will be putting everything back they way it should be, doing a good cleanup for “stray sawdust”, then getting down to business…a new cutter and small mat would be great on my desk where I sew….
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
I plan to continue working on completing my crafting/sewing studio! Thank you for a chance to win!
This weekend I plan to continue my current project, a quilt with pieced perspective… a lot of craps to cut!
Starting on a pattern to make pot holders to sell.
Working on 2 bricks and stepping stones for my granddaughters…cutting,sewing one in pink & the other in purples..
Learning all about my new machine and finishing the quilt for the new baby that has already arrived.
I plan on starting some of my Row by Row experience rows. Been having a ball collecting them, but now it’s time to sew!
Hi!!!! Cute cut block!!!! So tiny!!!! I will be working on a Crazy Block first!!!! Then to get started back on other blocks!!! All will be fun!!!! Thanks for the fun give away!!!!
I’m working on a patchwork of the cross!
I’ll be working on piecing a baby quilt and quilting my mystery quilt on my LA!
I want to put the 16 1/2″ blocks together to finish a quilt I have had cut for about 3 years. The pattern is one by Monique Dillard called “Red Hots” from Feb. 2010 American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. reds and creams. I could really use the small size rotary cutter on a BOM I have had forever using Marti Michell templates. Please, please, pick me. Have a great weekend!!!