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 going to pin the quilt top I just finished for my grandson, then work on a baby quilt I need to get done.
Last weekend I attended a 3 day quilt retreat in Ankeny Iowa. This weekend I intend to put boarders on the 2 ropes I finished at the retreat and work on my periwinkle paper pieced quilt I began about a month ago. Happy quilting everyone. :)
I’ll be working on a miniaturd hexie quilt.
I hope to practice FMQ and work on mr grandson’s Lego quilt.
I will be quilting…
I’m going to practice my free motion quilting this weekend.
If I don’t get them done today, I’ll be finishing my mug rugs for the Summer Swap.
Cutting tumblers for I-Spy kids quilts!
I’m going to finish a sports themed quilt for my great nephew who was born last week! Wow! I have a great nephew now. . . can’t believe how fast time flies but it’s been so much fun sitting behind my Confidence Quilter.
I am working on a quilt for a special 4 year old. It has sail boats zooming across the water.
I am planning on catching up on some block of the month patterns. It us supposed to be rainy all weekend here so a good weekend for staying in and sewing!
finishing a couple of projects so i can start a couple of new ones
I am going to finish a quilt and start on 2 more. Have 4 birthday presents and 2 king size Christmas presents to get done this year. yay.
I’ll be putting the binding on two quilts and starting Barbie quilts for my granddaughters for Christmas. I will also be awaiting your weekly emails.
Practicing with Freddy (my longarm).
I’m going to bind a quilt and hopefully will get my next one cut.
I am attending a family reunion but am taking my “hexies” to work on as we sit and visit. I am beginning my first…and maybe last….hand stitched Grandmother’s Garden. Luck wishes welcome…
Hi! Thanks for a chance to win. I hope to get time to work on my son’s quilt this weekend. I try to make a quilt for all my nieces and nephews and kids when they are born. He just recently turned one so I’m a little behind!!
Im going to start a baby quilt and and other items for my new grandbaby coming in Nov. So excited!!!!
This weekend we will be traveling so I’ve got quilt shops circled on the map! I love OLFA products! Thanks for the giveaway.
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My plan is to look around for a new sewing machine. Mine was stolen. I am looking for a Janome 220E on sale. Then I would like to make my grandchildren new pillow cases, and pencil cases.Can’t imagine cutting without my Olfa rotary cutters or rulers.
I’m spending my freetime ( weekends) working on Christmas gifts!
Working on a wall hanging for my daughter’s new office.
I am making a baby quilt and pillow for my girlfriend’s granddaughter. I am a beginner quilter so I am not real fast yet but I am getting there.
Working on donations – table runners and baby quilts for our church bazaar in Nov.
I am going to quilt an old family quilt top that my great-great aunt never got to finish.
I have three quilts already cut (with my Olfa cutter) that I sm making for my grand daughters gifts for xmas. So excited
My weekend sewing plans consist of finishing a few paper pieced blocks for our guilds raffle quilt, finishing a baby quilt for my supervisor as he and his wife just had a baby girl and if I get that done, I have several other projects in progress. I like to keep busy!
I’m going to be starting on my Christmas wall quilt, using my Olfa rotary cutter to cut up fabrics of course!
I am working on a pattern called Dizzy geese, making a queen size. Hoping to get most of the geese done this weekend and start putting blocks together.
I’m working on finishing two quilts – one for a little boy and one for a little girl, won’t know till Saturday if I will have a grandson or grandaughter at the end of this year. Baby shower is at the end of August and I wanted to have one made for each.
I really need to finish machine quilting a twin size quilt for a dear sweet girl who is going off to college.
I need to work on dresses for a wedding. I’d rather quilt :(
I am quilting a Hunter Star baby quilt. Hopefully I will finish it too!
I hope to get a small quilt for my sofa finished so I can quilt it on my longarm. I use my Olfa rotary cutter for everything!
I am organizing my space and precutting for unknown projects. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am going to work on piecing a quilt called mysterious.
I will be finishing a photo quilt top that I’m making for a friend’s first grand child.
My weekend sewing plans are: Cutting some jellyroll for new quilt and I will also do some hand-quilting. Thanks for this opportunity.
I will be finishing my first quilt top. As a newbie it has bee both fun and frustrating :)
I’m going to catch up with my quilting bee blocks as I’ve fallen a little behind, due to morning sickness
I plan to start a log cabin quilt in yellows oranges reds and scarlet to got over the double bed. I have yet to complete a full quilt on my own so wish me luck.
I will be working on a red and white quilt for a guild challenge. It’s due Sept. 15th and I just finished gathering the fabric yesterday!! Time to get sewing!!
I’m working on a memory quilt for a friend made from her grandmother’s pajamas.
Working on a quilt top for my granddaughter, Madeline, called ” Shadowed Daisy” ! Loving it. It is hand appliqué…and very time consuming. When it is done I can get started on my aiming for accuracy project! Can’t wait!
I am spending my time cutting out bags! The rotary cutter is a big time saver for these patterns! Don’t think I could do it without my “olfa”!
Finish a long promised dress for my 22 yr-old niece.
My weekend sewing plans include a lovely little Autumn table stand quilt!! I dearly LOVE decorating my little country home for Autumn!!
Will be working on my pink & grey baby quilt
My weekend plans consist of going on a shop hop in mn.