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 finish my log cabin quilt, then I’m going to make this cute little cut pattern of yours, thank you so much.
I am going to finish the borders on a client quilt and deliver it to be long armed. Then I will be free to work on a project that my daughter has requested!
I plan to be finishing off a couple of cushions, and then hopefully starting another project….
I will be finishing a t-shirt quilt for a young man to take to collage. Wish me luck his shirts are special to him!
I will finish some table runners I have been working on.
My plans this weekend is to finish the block of the months that I am behind on, about 3 of them :)
I’m working on a halloween quilt.
Cutting pieces for an upcoming serger class.
I’m working on an applique quilted wall hanging, 4 blocks with chickens on them.
I will be spending the weekend with friends. After a Josh Turner concert and other activities, in the evening I will be working on hand quilting the paper pieced heart wall quilt I made.
Trying to finish my hexi tablecloth and four matching chair covers!
I know it’s still summer and I do not wish it to go by quickly but I am working on a Autumn leaves quilts. I just love the colors in the fall.
I will be making school clothes for my kids
This weekend I worked on some hand work since I was traveling.
This weekend I’m planning on binding a quilt and fusing and piecing a small wall hNFINF.
Finish my baby quilt
This weekend I’m planning on binding a quilt and fusing and piecing a small wall hanging.
Finish binding several QOVs. Present two others to a Viet Vet and an OIF Vet.
Getting ready for our bi-annual quilt show. Sewing a fractured 9 patch.
I’ll be continuing to try to teach myself hand quilting, with a book on it and a sunflower table decoration piece that I put together before I hit the road in our RV. I thought our road trip was the perfect opportunity to learn/practice hand quilting.
I’m working on a portrait quilt.
I will be posting to ebay and website and packing orders. Then I will be cutting jelly rolls – lots and lots of them. I never have time to rest. It is constant go, go go. I’m sure you know how that goes.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to enter your contest.
Happy quilting everyone!
I am going to continue putting blocks together for my latest project, and try to find backing for a Grandmother’s Flower Garden that my 87 year old Ma hand pieced in the late 40s… So she and I can hand quilt it… I have two tops that she never finished… Better late than never!!
I will practice my machine quilting. I am not very good, I keep getting stitches to the outisde of my regular stitch line. I think it looks like railroad tracks without the other rail but someone told me I go do fast.
Sewing plans are to work on a UFO here… haven’t decided which one yet!!
I will be finishing on a wonky Log cabin quilt, in the works for quite some time.
I will be working on my moms quilt, using 4 applications. Embroidery, appliqué, cross stitching and quilting. This is also my first my first quilt.
This weekend I will sewing a table runner for a swap. This Olfa prize would be awesome to receive… and it is my birthday on the 31st!
Hope to continue working on my paperpieced double wedding ring made of 30’s reproduction prints.
Off to the eye doctor and then I am going to start and finish the quilt on my longarm. This is my first custom piece for a customer.
im planning on working on some quilts this weekend like some baby for showers and a scrappy for me when im laying down have 3 fracture in my back so i had to find domething i could fo that was easy for me so i decided to start making quilts since there not much i can do like i use to
I will be working on a baby quilt..something with bright colors
I plan to work on some blocks of the month…since just about all the sewing supplies are back in VA..including my rotary cutters…lol
This weekend i plan on finishing a t shirt quilt for a coworker.
I will be finishing the border blocks for my version of our quilt guild series quilt. It is the Pam Bono BOM from her website
Colorado Shop Hop!! Two days 10 shops with the “girls”!!
I will be at our local Basque event. We have sewn matching potholders/towels, quilted pillows , placemats and table runners. Should be an awesome day
I;m heading up to a quilt retreat so I’m hoping to finish a twin quilt top and start another Tessalation top.
I will be sewing with 2-3 friends in my home. We get together so we can motivate each other to finish something! LOL!
I will be working on some I Spy quilts for my grands to give them for Christmas!
Hoping to bind a double wedding ring quilt so I will have it ready for my daughter’s wedding.
Finishing adding border to a college quilt for a friend!!
I need to finish binding a quilt for my grandson. We have company coming and our local town celebration so I will be lucky to get that far!
Working on a string quilt.
I will be adding a border to a UFO I have had in my sewing room for a long time! Need to finish it up! Thanks for the give away!
Hopefully finish cutting my 2.5″ squares, so I can sew♡ I am trying to get my scrap fabric gone. Lol! So I can go buy more of course:)
Next weekend i plan to do nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m finishing up a “Rag Quilt” for my oldest son. He is 40 years old. Lol….
I hope to be catching up with my Delightful Stars blocks!
Working on two mystery quilts and some Birthday blocks :)