Time spent keeping your machine clean is time well spent and may save you money. I recommend taking a little time after each project, for example a quilt or a garment. Some people prefer cleaning after every other bobbin. When replacing the bobbin look for any lint that may have accumulated.Bobbin a …

Next week, we begin our 13th Puzzle Mystery Quilt, Village Green. We are so excited to see our Puzzle Mystery Quilts evolve into such a fun and popular project for quilters of all ages and sewing skills. Here is all you need to know about a Cotton Cuts PMQ. Hopefully this will answer any questions y …

Now that we are a few weeks into the new year many of us have already given at least a fleeting thought about what we would like to achieve in our quilting rooms this year. However we often set a goal and then struggle to keep it or give up on it a few weeks in. Why does this happen and how can we a …

Nothing makes us happier than to find out how much our Puzzle Mystery Quilt truly means to our detectives. This story is one of many we have been told about how the PMQ brings friends and family together. Meet Martha and Stephanie. Sisters in law who both developed a love for our PMQs and sew t …

Everyone loves a good quilt label, right? Well, what happens when you can’t find one that encapsulates your message as well as you can? Do you forgo the thing entirely, write it with a micron pen, or do something else? Well, today I am here to shed some light on some fun we can have with our fabric. …

I’m always up for a challenge. Sew, when Cotton Cuts asked me if I could create something with a Stitch It Box, I said “Challenge Accepted!”.While I was waiting for my box of “spare parts” to arrive, I tossed some ideas around. Should I make one small project? Should I make something useful? Should …