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Mastering the Art of Fabric Selection(Post)
Choosing the right fabric for your quilting projects is the cornerstone of a successful outcome. Today we are here to help with some insights to help you select the right fabric for your next quilt.W ...
DIY Fabric Gift Bags(Post)As the leaves start to turn and the nights are cooler, it makes me start thinking about sewing projects for the upcoming holidays. I like to get started early to have the time to plan and buy fabrics ...
Carving Your Own Path Wall Hanging(Post)Materials:Main Fabric: one fat quarter or 1 Fat quarter Batting- Slightly Larger than Fat Quarter Bias tape- 1 Package or 1 Fat Quarter (if making your own)Bias Tape Maker (optional)& ...
Meet Jennifer from Slightly Biased Quilts(Post)We are so proud to be partnering this month with Jennifer Worthen of Slightly Biased Quilts. Jennifer is our Featured Designer for the month of December, offering a few of her select quilt patte ...
A Modern Voice for Clue 2(Post)Creative lines, happy stitches, and Ashelyn Down at the helm There’s something special about a creative journey that doesn’t follow a straight line—and Ashelyn Down of Urban Dwell ...
Meet Daisi!(Post)Hello!I am Daisi, 30 and I live in New Jersey.Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am married and I live with my husband and 3 cats. My full-time activity is quilting and sewing, but I also l ...
A Look at Puff Quilts(Post)Sometimes it is interesting to take a look back to where we were a year ago. With a fresh outlook you see things in a different way and just in case you missed it the first time This week we are goin ...
Meet Leila! (Post)Leila is our December Featured Designer and we are so excited for you to learn more about her! You can learn more about her at leilagardunia.com. My name is Leila and, so you don’t have to ask, it’s ...
Meet the Colorways Part 2(Post)Let's meet some more colorways. How about we talk batiks?Did you know that a batik is "a type of resist printing process in which wax is applied to the fabric in specific areas. When the wax hardens, ...
Meet Kiley! (Post)I grew up in northern Virginia, just south of Washington DC (and to answer your first question- no, I do not have a southern accent! Northern Virginia and Southern Virginia are two very different reg ...
Introducing our newest Ambassador- Katie Skoog(Post)Meet Katie Skoog of The Simple Life Pattern Company!Katie has just joined Cotton Cuts as our newest Modern Maker box ambassador. She was selected from a long list of talented and creative sewists.
The Christmas Pineapple Quilt(Post)I am a huge Lella Boutique fan - and - with the exception of 'Smoke and Rust' - have loved almost all of her lines (some more than others). When I saw the Christmas Morning line, I knew I wanted to d ...
Meet Ian! (Post)Hi everyone! I’m Ian and it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I live in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. I’m 35, and relatively new to quilting. I’m an educator for a library, and also work part-time ...
Time Management & Meeting a Deadline(Post)Have you ever had a deadline to meet? It might be an exhibit, a competition, a commission or something like a quilt for a birth of a baby. As a quilt artist I am faced with deadlines all of the time.
Many Moons To Bloom(Post)We are all on a journey in this life seeking different things at various stages of our lives. Just when life starts to feel comfortable it seems an event or circumstance can change in an instant send ...
Mummy RE-Reveal(Post)Happy HalloweenFollowing is Part 2 of our adorable skeleton project reboot from 2021, created by Joanne. We just couldn't let Halloween pass us by at Cotton Cuts without enjoying another look at one ...
Always Do Your Best Work(Post)with Ian GarlandRecently I got quite a surprise. A quilt I entered into a show won a blue ribbon. The irony of the situation? When I was working to piece the quilt top it was going to be a “throw awa ...
Choosing Thread for Machine Quilting - Fun with Beth Ann Williams(Post)How do YOU decide what thread to use when you machine quilt? Do you have a go-to favorite? Have you ever played with any other options?My go-to thread is 50wt. Aurifil cotton – the same thread that I ...
#DudesCraftToo(Post)I haven’t been quilting for very long, only about 4 years, but I have been crafting in one form or another for most of my life. As a kid I was enamored by my mom’s sewing machine and all the things s ...