Cutting fabric is my least favorite step in the quilt making process. To help me feel a little more enthusiastic about getting started with the Board & Batten quilt along, I treated myself to a new OLFA blade on my rotary cutter. I know I should change my blade out a lot more frequently; this really did go a lot smoother because I changed my blade!
Board and Batten – Fabric Cutting
Because I know that the first thing we are going to be doing is making some half-square triangles (HSTs), I went ahead and prepped all of my squares to be ready for the next step in the quilt along as I was cutting the fabric. I opted to mark the wrong side of my print fabrics because my chosen background (Kona Cotton Purple) is so dark.
Board and Batten – Fabric Cutting
I know that one of the reasons I don’t like cutting fabric is that it is something that I need to do in a pretty distraction free environment. No podcast listening and usually no music on in the background. If my attention wanders for a moment, I tend to make pretty big cutting mistakes that make me sad. But who could be too sad working with such a beautiful, vibrant rainbow??
Board and Batten – Fabric Cutting
So hooray! I can celebrate that my least favorite step is complete and I’m prepared for the sewing fun to begin. 🙂
Love all the pretty fabrics. I’ve made cutting mistakes when my mind wanders, I think we all have from one time or another.
That is going to be a vibrant jewel in your quilt collection!
This post brought up a memory of a time I was cutting stacks and stacks of squares for a quilt. They were to be 3 1/2″ squares. Somehow for a while I switched to 3″ squares – after maybe 75 squares or so I noticed the size difference. I still have that stack of 75 3″ squares languishing in my precut box. That was so annoying. So – yes, I get the need for minimal distraction when cutting!
The colors of this quilts are just gorgeous Yvonne!
yay for getting that out of the way. A new blade really does help!
Like the new broom which sweeps clean, a new blade slices clean (questionable grammar, but it works).
We just need to be careful WHAT it slices! Let’s all remember to wear the glove.
I also need absolute silence when I cut fabric. Your fabrics are gorgeous and this quilt is going to be stunning! It’s awesome to see even from a distance how much you and Cheryl support each other.
It’s going to be stunning. Well done. Take care.
Well done for getting that job out of the way. You have reminded me that I should change my blade too.I tend to keep using them until I am not so much slicing as chewing my way through the fabric.
Okay, totally ignore that *other* comment about you sewing with triangles. I guess I assume that because your seam allowances on those triangles were perfection, not like the sometimes wonky sa I can get when sewing HST. This puts my tiny mind to rest! And yes, I still love all those colors and prints.