Glisten Quilt Along :: Cutting
Welcome to the next installment of the Glisten Quilt Along! This week we’re going to be cutting out all the main blocks from the layer cake. If you’re using fat eighths, you can get almost two full blocks from each (see note in the pattern), and a fat quarter will yield three blocks.
{A quick note about cutting from FE. I have created a FE cutting diagram for anyone interested. Just reply to you receipt and I’ll send it over!}
Now, a few cutting tips for you.
First, I found it easiest to cut 3-4 layer cake pieces at a time.
I cut first with the 3 pieces stacked into wider strips.
Then I un-stacked the strip and laid the fabrics in a row, and cut the smaller segments through only one layer of fabric.
I used this same method for the smaller pieces as well, keeping them only one layer.
I’ll admit though, as I was finishing up, I cut all the pieces 3 layers of fabric thick. After I was familiar with the cutting, there was less shifting.
And, here are all my pieces sorted by which part of the block they make. I’ll be keeping two of these plastic containers, one for the colored pieces of the blocks and one for the white portion.
Giveaway
The winner of week one is Candace @sevenblessingssewing
For this week, link up a photo of your progress, whatever that might be (your fabric arrived, cutting, etc) for a chance to win this little pouch filled with goodies {earrings included!}. To enter either link up in the linky below (you can link directly to your blog home page and just upload a photo, if you’d like) or share a photo on Instagram using the tag #glistengiveaway2 (names will be drawn by hand to make it fair between blog entries and Instagram)! Happy cutting and I’ll see you next week!
