I need to make some, ANY progress on my two-color quilt challenge. I think you guys are going to catch on if I just keep showing you pictures of the uncut fabric.
First look at that lovely quilt book – chock full of the most beautiful patterns. Acorn Quilts Comfort & Joy (sorry about the glare on it). I do believe the next quilt I make will be Korby from this book. Brenda has it all done up in the prettiest pale pinks and greens. My kind of colors.
So let's get back to the challenge. I have every intention of cutting the fabric today – hopefully before I get this post finished. It just scares me so. So many potential mistakes to make. I just need to take a deep breath and get to it. Am I convincing anyone?
I did go buy a new blade for my rotary cutter. That's progress, right? Here's a little tip from me to you: Don't use your rotary cutter that you use for fabric to cut paper. It will dull the blade faster than you can say 'quit being so darn lazy, Andrea, and get up and get your paper cutter out.'
Cutting is a challenge for me because I don't know if I am a right handed cutter or a left handed cutter. I'm left handed but I find myself cutting with both hands. And then I forget which side of the ruler I'm supposed to be cutting on and end up veering off and cutting into the strip.
Okay – look at this:
I have half of one block cut out. Then I got a cramp in my brain and had to stop. My goodness is it ever nerve racking. I mean you can UNSEW but you can't UNCUT, now can you?
You might not be making fast progress but your fabric sure is pretty! Keep plugging along. Nancy in WI
I love the fabric. And yes it is scary. I used to quilt a lot and it got easier. But now since I don’t do too much I’m REALLLLY nervous. I bet you do great.
I can hardly wait to see this when you get finished. . . & the progress along the way! I love you fabric selection! (& hey, your cutting looks great to me!) xo, Bren
Cutting rule number one:
No drinking and cutting.
Cutting rule number two:
Measure twice and cut once.
Cutting rule number three:
While you can’t un-cut, you can re-buy…
LOL, I like what Kate said. Remember when I had that class my first year of art school, I sat at Nan 7 jack’s table cutting out millions of painted swatches that I mixed to create a blended color pallete- anyway, my teacher took my exacto blade away and said I was never allowed to cut in her class again, she’d cut it for me since I was so terrible at it. And she said it in front of the class, and ya know, I like like 19 and not a child. Blah. Your cutting looks fantastic!
That’s going to make a pretty Quilt!!!!!! And, if it makes you feel any better, I am right handed and still have difficulty with a rotary cutter. I suppose I just don’t use it often enough to be expert at it as most of my work consists of applique. Well, do what you can when you can….smile the rest of the time and be happy! Pat at birdnestontheground