This week it's about a classic...
Block #15 is the Rose Garden. From a single bush, to a formal rose garden, I don't tire of this classic. It's my mom's favorite flower when it comes in pink! I love all colors and have had a few rose bushes over the years.
AND this month the giveaway is Sponsored by Olfa! So be sure to make the block and enter it at the end.
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This week I'm cutting the gray squares with my Gemini, then I have some tips below for cutting with your Olfa Rotary cutter and rulers.
- TIP - By fan folding I cut 8 squares at once.
** BUY A GEMINI Die Cut machine, I love mine! **
- I had a few questions recently about how I cut into fabrics from kits. My main answer is to only cut what you will need.
- For this project I started with no design and a set of FQs. Each week I make the block. So I'm very frugal and just cut for that block as I don't know where I want to use that fabric next. There is no pre-planned quilt for my Block Wednesday sew alongs.
- I never cut any project edge to edge unless the pattern directions tell me to do that.
- This is what these fabrics looks like at this point and below I have some photos of how I went about cutting.
** OLFA Cutters
- I wanted to save the edge with the fabric line name, so I cut my strip just to that edge, then subcut the squares i need. This is a trick you can use so you keep the name with the fabric.
- I still need a few more squares from this fabric so went to the top of the fabric to cut a new rectangle to cut squares from. I cut it a wee bit little longer than what I need.
- Here is an example of wanting to include more of the butterfly image in the square. On the left I would have had less butterfly due to the seam allowance.
- So i moved past the butterfly to get in all of it in the square.
- From this odd section I'll cut the square I need
- So i cut out one larger section.
- I really love the Olfa rulers for this because they don't slide at all
** OLFA Rulers
** OLFA Cutters
- I'm able to cut the size square I need.
- I will then take those 2 leftovers pieces and sew them together. I'll trim the sides straight and then sew more scraps onto it for a 2.5" square to go into my 2.5" scrap bin, the gray section of course!
** Triangle Trimmer
This unit setting is the same rotation as the one above it in your layout pattern.
To take this shot I finally went out on the deck, and.. it started to rain, I had to be quick!
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GIVEAWAY This month is from my amazing friends at Olfa!
Make your block and enter it below by next Wednesday.
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