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.
I will be catching up on my blocks for the Delightful Stars….and I will even post my picts. to prove it!! ;)
I am camping in the Boston area with my husband and friends and seeing the local sights! Enjoying this area of the country!!! But on Monday, I will be back working on my Delightful Star blocks! Thanks for the opportunity to win this give away!! :)
My plans this weekend include going to the Maine State Quilt Show. Its always a great show and Pine Tree Quilt Guild always does a great job.
cheers.
Maggie
I’m finishing up the quilting on a southwestern medallion.
Working on nephew’s quilt for Christmas.
Making a messenger bag and planning more blocks for Delightful Stars.
I am taking a class to make a Christmas tree/family tree. Then will start some more Christmas quilting gifts.
We’ve plans to visit two great nieces in August.
I’ve just made two messenger style bags to bring them as presents.
Thet are ages 4 and 6 and we’ll be meeting them for the first time.
They know me from the quilts I sent to them about 2 years ago.
We’re all so excited !!!
I will working on a sea shell quilt.
I’ll be quilting a gorgeous top for a friend, and hope to FINISH!!!
I would like to cut out more fabric for my granddaughters quilt.
I just learned to long arm today. So I will be sewing the binding on my very first longarmed by ME quilt :D
I’m going to make a Tinker Tote!
I am going to quilt a wall hanging to donate to the local hospice for their yearly Men Who Cook fundraiser.
I plan to work on a couple of UFO’s and to start CUTTING out my DS, I thank God for the rotary cutter cause if I had to cut quilt fabric with scissors like I did fabric when I was in Home Ec I would cry and would not quilt! :)
I am going to finish a replacement quilt I made for a wedding gift. My hubby liked the original quilt I made so I decided to keep it and make a different one as the gift.
I will be doing Mishka’s Breezy begginer’s bloc 8 with my Olfa 45mm rotary cutter. Maybe able to do bloc number 9 too. Read information on how to baste, sandwich and quilt !
If I then have time, I will try to fix my daughters first blankies, the binding has worn out.
I want for myself to do that tanktop in that beautiful blue fabric I bought ages ago. I saw the pattern in the volume 6 SewItAll magazine
Beautiful Block.
Hand-stitching the binding on an appliqued scrappy quilt with colorful tulips. And finishing the binding on a mini quilt for a free tutorial.
I was a sewer before rotary tools were invented; so have no experience with the old ways, and glad I missed that stage. Thanks Olfa, I love you!!
Starting a baby quilt for a new little one that was born today…
Hubbys out of town housework is done and I will catching up on my delightful Stars and I have designed and started laying out another quillt. Happy Quilting everyone and Good Luck!
I think I’m going to work on the wedding quilt I promised my daughter three years ago! Finally found a pattern I like, so it’s time to get this project going.
just working on delightful stars blocks and now have this cool CUT block to do sometime in the future. thanks Michele. please enter me in the contest. Kimberly Happy Stitching.
I will be learn to free motion quilt at my Modern Meet up class.
I am having fun working on a Dresden wedding quilt for a dear friend. But I really NEED to have a garage sale. LOL!
I got a family reunion this weekend so my only sew plans are to finish the charity pillowcases I started.
Finishing up my ‘Spinning out of control’ quilt top!
I have 120 7 in Granny Squares ready to go together for a King Sized quilt. Now I just need sashing and borders.
I’ve been cutting out the pieces for a quiltalong I’m doing at the moment.
Sadly, I work all weekend, so Monday will be my sewing day. Thanks
Working on a special project: teaching my daughter to quilt!!!
I´m planning to make a quilt for my friends baby :)
Secret Santa Sewing is on the list for me plus a random act of kindness – not sure yet which I’ll start first ..
I will be making a small table topper to be ready for my hand quilting class in August.
Sincerely, Paula K.
What a great little block! I am currently working on a quilt for my 16yo dd.
I am going to be hand quilting my quilt that I started this year.
I am hoping to make some headbands and start a valance for my 1 st grandsons nursery
Working on cutting fabric for a quilt for my sister in law. also going to try and get some FMQ done on a quilt for my niece in law.
I am planning on working on my summertime mug rugs today and hopefully finishing them. Sunday is set aside for catching up on Pat Sloan’s Globetrotting blocks for May and June.
I am working on a Dottie quilt. I have big dots and little dots. So, it looks like I will be alternating the dots to make a quilt for me. I love Olfa. My quilting life would not be what it is now with the cutting mat and rotary cutter at my fingertips every day. Thank you for the free block tutorial and the change to win those Olfa goodies.
Sandi Timmons
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
Figuring out fabric, drawing and cutting out pieces for the edge of my quilt top.
This week end I will be catching up on the quilting I put off late this week. Always playing catch-up.
I’m just going to try and sew something small as I’m not very well at the moment. So I think I’ll make the cute strawberry pincushion from the free kit in Quilt Now magazine.
This weekend I am calculating block sizes and fabric requirements for a quilt I saw online that did not offer a pattern.
I’m thinking about making a quilt for my sister as a comfort quilt because she is losing her husband to cancer. I plan on looking through my patterns today for just the right one for her.
This weekend, am workin’ on finishin’ up a Baby Quilt, for Shower next month. : ) And cutting Applique pieces for a Wallhanging….if I pregress along at good pace! giggle….
Actually, I have no plans to sew. I need to clean up my sewing room so I can hopefully get started on a Christmas quilt next week.
perhaps this is an opt out… but I want to sort my guddle of a sewing room out! and find the next half finished project out to get on with!I know it is in there somewhere!
I just got a new machine, (my dream machine) so I will be spending the weekend getting acquainted.
I will be finishing up some embroidery mug rugs and starting a new project.