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 cutting material for a quilt.
Quilting some baby quilts
Finishing some UFO’s and ordering MORE fabric!
Starting Christmas gifts!
I am starting to machine quilt a gift that goes out on thanksgiving weekend, so have lots to do
I be cutting 2 1/2 strips to finish quilt I started 15 yrs ago!!!
Working on a BOM from my local quilt shop with HSTs from a quilt kit in between sections (9 different fabrics, 16 squares per fabric) to keep the HSTs from getting too boring. Quilting a small wallhanging for a friend of my daughter’s mother who has been diagnosed again with cancer.
Just finished a quilt today and I’m retired so one day is the same as the other, I should have all my fabric cut by Friday so I should be sewing my blocks together for a Quilt of Valor, love Red, White and blue quilts.
Cutting fabric for a baby quilt for neighbors new baby
I am determined to finish at least one of my UFOs!
I am starting and completing a quilt challenge that was assigned 6 months ago, but now is due this week! Wish me luck to get it done!
Hopefully binding a quilt to enter in the fair next week.
Finishing a Tumbler quilt with marine corps fabric for my great son in law.
Not to mention he’s a great father and husband!!
I have 2 projects going. First I’m helping a friend recover cushions for her niece’s nursery and second I’m working on quilting a throw.
I could sure use a small one for my applique work. thank you..
I am cutting batting squares to make a Cathedral Window Baby Play mat with pieced circles from a technique swap. Quilting small quilt.
Correction: I am cutting batting circles to make a Cathedral Window Baby Play mat with pieced circles from a technique swap. Quilting small quilt.
I’ll either start cutting for a retirement quilt for one of my best friends or continue sewing on the quilt I promised my aunt 2 years ago.
Shopping for quilting fabric for a new project.
Model Train Show with the hubby on Saturday (a good wifey must support hubby’s hobby also) and ALL day sewing on my new long-arm for Sunday!! Practice, practice, practice!!!
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Taking a class with a new curved ruler.
I will be working on my quilt in progress
Having friends over to sew.
I need to finish off the binding on a couple of small quilts and then work on several UFO’s.
I am going to start a quilt for my nephew and his wife to celebrate 30 years of wedded bliss!!!
I will sew covers for tablets.
I am hand appliquéing a baby quilt and machine quilting another quilt for a little girl. I am also recovering from gastric bypass surgery.
working on my forget-me-not bag And working on a Christmas quilt for my mother-in-law
Sorting and petting my pretty fabrics into new tubs :)
I have a baby quilt to finish quilting and sew the binding and a birthday prensent to finish sewing. Have two more baby quilts to start!
I love Olfa products. Now that I am no longer working I can sew, sew, sew the day away.!
Working on borders for my sunbonnet sue quilt
I will be working on my great-nephew’s wedding quilt!
Saturday I have a 6d Premier software class for my Husqvarna Viking embroidery software. When I get home I am going to spend the rest if Saturday and Sunday working on the duvet cover I promised to make for my brother. It is the Yellow Brick Road pattern using batiks that he chose. I have been working on it for over a year. It was interupted by my surgery and many cutting mistakes were made initially. Should not use a rotary cutter when you are still not with the program after surgery…the 9 1/2″ blocks had to become 8 1/2″! But that’s the advantage of a forgiving pattern, a good ruler and a sharp rotary cutter! Now to put it all together for the guy who took such good care of me when I needed it post-op!
I will be finishing the binding in a quinceanaro quilt for my friend. And sandwiching and quilting a baby quilt for my cousins baby.
I’m working on a Mariner’s Compass using winter batiks.
Working on tee-shirt quilts!
Working on 2 baby quilts for my future grandnephew twins that are due in October.
I wil be tackling the border on my veterans lap quilts and learning a little mor applique.
Christmas in July!! I have begun my Christmas sewing — LOTS of handmade gifts from this little elf :)
I am finishing up a quilt for a friend who has cancer…..everyone in our church congregation signed it…I’ll be done by Friday and I won’t be sewing this weekend because my son and his family are moving back to town…I’ll be getting to see my grandson Olly everyday …I am one happy Nana. But I would love to have a new Olfa rotary cutter, I think Olfa makes the best mats as well….thanxs for having a contest…
This week end, I will continue working on my Hoop Sisters quilt “Jacobean Journey”.
I’m planning a shower gift and gift bags all in Owl quilting designs for my daughter’s wedding shower at the end of August. And kicking myself for not starting earlier!
Making a Mei Tai for my granddaughter with a quilt block center!
I will hopefully finish piecing a quilt top together that I started awhile ago
I get the whole weekend to myself. I will be cutting and piecing a quilt for my husband. I’m hoping it’ll be done for Christmas. Very seldom do I get a whole weekend to myself so I’ll be making the most out of it. :-)
Working on hexagons and wish I could use my cutter more.
How is Charlie? Hope to see him at AQS in Grand Rapids, Mi
I will be playing with the fabrics and pattern for my granddaughter’s grad quilt for next year. Time to get started!
Hungry caterpillar quilt . Up next in line. :)
Cleaning up my Sewing room and Cutting up fabric scraps for a crazy quilt… Wooot