We need to make sure that when we are cutting fabric our rotary cutter blade is as sharp as possible – that way we stay safe and the fabric is cut quickly and efficiently.
However, there is life in the old blade and it will continue to be sharp enough to cut paper, so this is a great tip from Jennie, which has been taken from a longer workshop where she shows us how to make Festive Bunting.
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Jennie shows how easy to create this lovely traditional pattern from simple rotary cutting triangles and diamonds. While you need your basic rotary cutting tools, no other special templates are required, this means you can make this even if you are used to working in metric.
Jennie gives a great ...
Jennie shows how this long hexagon can replace the regular hexagon shape and then creates interesting variations to traditional patterns.
She also shows how to sew these together without the ‘Y’ seam, simply by adding 60 degree triangles you get a lovely straight seam to sew, whether by hand or b...
In this final part of the story Jennie reminds you that you can make the backing for the quilt from the rest of the Fat 1/4 fabric. She simply cut the fabric into large squares or smaller rectangles sewn together. Then she pieced them to make the back scrappy. This will work particularly well wit...
