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’m working on a new quilt top and have two free motion quilts to do, so am never bored.
Picked up some backing fabric to get some quilt tops finished!
Binding a batman quilt and doing a BOM square
Got my sewing area claimed and assembled finally!. This weekend I will begin cutting and peicing two quilts. Happy happy happy!!! :-)
Quilting a I spy quilt for charity.
I will be finishing up projects to donate to the relay for life – fight against cancer this weekend
Not sure….have many PHD’s……and need to clean and organize!
Have many UFO’s I need to get started on.
Starting a bubble quilt!!!
I work each day on some type of sewing&cutting project! That cutter would come in handy! July 30. 2014 6:36am
I will be “upcycling” this weekend. It is odd using a new term to make clothes for a child out of larger items that are no longer worn. It used to be just creating new things from old.
I will be working on a Halloween costume for my granddaughter and binding a tshirt quilt.
My plan was to finish a firefighter themed quilt for a friend’s grandbaby diagnosed with some kind of cancer. I finished it and it has made its way to Utah!
This weekend I will be working on my embroidery quilt.
I have to finish piecing my snowman collector quilt top and then start on a baby playmat quilt.
Love making totes and bags….plan to finish the one I am currently working on.
I plan to work on a lap size quilt.
I’ll be working on quilts for Christmas gifts and putting a Project Linus quilt on the frame. Happy Wednesday.
Thank you! A wonderful giveaway
Plan to work on cutting out new appliqué projects
will be making quilts in different purples. the one i have been useing is 14yrs old and i need another one. thanks
Quilting my kitty cat quilt and making sleeping bags for my little great-niece’s dolls.
I’m working on a Snakes & Ladders game quilt for my grandson.
I am working on two table runners that will be Christmas gifts.
My weekend plans are getting my sister’s birthday quilt done by the time of the party on Saturday night!! Yeeks I better get busy!
Will begin working on 2 T-shirt quilts; an Alabama one for my son and an Auburn one for my daughter. Just in time for football season!
I will be working on a hanging makeup bag this weekend.
WORKING ON A MEMORY QUILT .CUTTING UP RAG QUILTS FOR 3 OF MY GRAND KIDS
I spent the weekend playing in my quilt program and then I machine stitched some panels for a quilt for my bed.
Would love to win. I use Olfa products and am always very satisfied with them. Best on the market.
Finishing a princess quilt for my granddaughter’s first birthday!
Going to finish binding on one quilt and I several blocks to do for a couple of BOM clubs! Can’t wait!
I plan on working on our oversized king size quilt that have our wedding colors all throughout it. They are purples and silvers and black. I have cut the strips into several different lengths and just created a very wild quilt for hubby and I. I always do some quilting every few days. And if we have a stay at home weekend, then hubby watches horror movies and I quilt in the other room. lol I dont like horror movies.
Thanks
OOps, should have read before leaving comment. I was so excited about the chance to win! I plan to finish up blocks for June and July on two BOM’s I am working on. This past weekend, I cut the pieces for the 4 blocks out.
I plan on working on my mugrugs – it’s a long weekend, so maybe I’ll get some blocks cut out for my next large project as well.
OH – and I remember cutting with cardboard templates and scizzors……shudder.
Quilting on a twister quilt and piecing another.
I want to do a rag quilt.
I will be finishing three wall sized quilts for a lady at work.
This weekend I’m going to finish a quilt for my brother-in-law’s retirement
I all ways have 2 or 3 projects going.
I have 2 round disappearing 4 patch place mats to do and a baby quilt that my DS Kelsey needs for a baby gift.
I have 2 quilt bindings to hand finish and some burp clothes to make.
I think my weekend is full.
I am going to finish a Rag Quilt for a friend who is going through Chemo treatments……
Pillow Cases And Grocery bags
I’m working on a crib quilt for a friend this weekend.
This weekend I will try to bind a stained glass quilt that I have been working on. But we have the local fair to attend Saturday. I want to see the quilts that were judged. And we want to see the agriculture side of things. We may even bring more chickens home if they have some baby chicks for sale this year. :)
I am working on a baby quilt that requires lots of triangles and I sure could use a new cutting wheel! The fabric is Winnie the pooh so I am trying to make certain cutouts for each center of the blocks. Wish me luck!
I will cut fabric to a quilt as you go. Bedspred. I have to use some fabric of mine, and recist buying new. And i need a new rolling knife. If i am lucky i can pay the sending cost myself
I Will try to do a bag for my accesories
I am going to make my first puff (bubble) quilt in shades of purple, blue and hot pink…I plan to arrange the colored puffs in diagonal rows…wish me luck!
I’m taking a basic machine quilting class and getting ready to sandwich and quilt my latest throw.
I am making some wraps for premmie babies, hemming them with fancy stitching & bright coloured cottons