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Kool Kaleidoscope Adventure(Post)
Come along with me on my latest quilting adventure as I create the Kool Kaleidoscope quilt by Ricky Tims! I am still very much a beginner in terms of trying new techniques in quilting. My local guild ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Part 3(Post)It’s the little things in life that bring us happiness! In quilting it can be mastering the perfect quarter inch seam. It sounds so easy but for me it proves to be a challenge to achieve this week as ...
Puzzle Mystery Quilt Tips and Tricks(Post)The excitement around the most recent Olympia Puzzle Mystery Quilt has been fantastic as the detectives received their first clue. In today’s blog. I will provide some tips and resources to guide you ...
DIY Animal Stuffies(Post)Hello all! It’s Theresa and I’m back once more to make another project!Aren’t these little faces the cutest? These are part of the Storytime fabric collection by Brenda Walton for Blend Fabrics. We ...
Sew in Love: Sweet Valentine’s Day Projects(Post)There’s something incredibly special about sewing a project for someone as a Valentine’s Day gift. Whether it’s a cozy quilt, a personalized pouch, or a thoughtful piece of clothing, handma ...
Pro-Tips for Piecing Progression with Becca(Post)When I started quilting, I devoured MSQC videos - and often heard Jenny say 'finished is better than perfect'. I remember a particular video tutorial where she shared no one is born a perfect quilter ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Quilt(Post)I finally finished the Ricky Tim’s Kool Kaleidoscope quilt I started a few months ago! I think a lot of people can relate to the fact that you are so excited to finish piecing a quilt top and then th ...
Puffy Quilts(Post)Puffy Quilts: The New Weighted Blanket Looking for my next project, I turned to social media for inspiration, and I noticed I was liking and saving many posts about puffy quilts. I start to think &ld ...
Turkey Time(Post)This time last year I had a few wild turkeys visit my house. They literally walked up the sidewalk to the front porch! A very rare sighting in the metropolitan St. Louis area, luckily I was able to s ...
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.
Introducing Cotton Cuts Classic Ambassador Lindsay(Post)Meet Lindsay! She is one of our Classic Box Ambassadors.Lindsay has just joined Cotton Cuts as an ambassador and her first box will be in February! She was selected from a long list of talented and ...
Once Upon a Time Chat GBT (Post)It seems like right now ChatGBT is all the rage. If you aren’t sure what it is, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022. So, I wanted to give ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Part 2(Post)My Quilting adventure continues this week with an update on my Ricky Tims Kool Kaleidoscope quilt project. This week the focus is on the process of drafting a “one of a kind” pattern to create the te ...
Cotton Cuts Puzzle Mystery Quilt Along(Post)Meet Katy.Katy is a long-time fan, detective and Cotton Cuts enthusiast. She has been participating in our Puzzle Mystery Quilts since 2019. Katy is a familiar member of our FB group Cotton Cuts Fabr ...
Quilting: A Timeless Craft(Post)Hey there fellow quilting enthusiasts! Today, I want to talk about something that is close to our hearts - the art of quilting. In a world that is constantly evolving and changing, many people believ ...
Mini Holiday Mystery Revealed Just In Time(Post)Two months ago, Rosa opened up her bag of goodies again, just in time for the holidays. She offered up a selection of beautiful surprise fabric gifts as well as notions to delight each and every sewe ...
A Look Back At 2022(Post)One thing I enjoy at the end of each year is when everyone does a wrap-up of the best things about the year we are saying goodbye to. For example, what were the top 10 movies of 2022, or the top news ...
Quilt Market First Timer(Post)I have a confession to make- I am not a quilter, or even a sewer. I’ve been working for Cotton Cuts for almost 15 months, and this information is not something I share very often. A lot of things abo ...
The Great Rosa Debate(Post)Inner musings...How will I choose my Rosa Holiday Your Way?Once a year, Cotton Cuts puts together some of the best selections of sewing and fabric treats that you can bestow upon your favorite fellow ...
Sewing in Transition (Post)For those of you that haven't been following my journey, in August 2021 - we decided it was time to move out to the suburbs. In order to afford the home we want, we needed to take on some major renov ...
Holiday Gift Guide(Post)The 2020 holiday season is going to be different! For many families and friends, the gifts may not be given in person, but you still want your gifts to be personal and special, like the people in our ...
Teaching Children How to Sew (the machine basics)(Post)As mentioned in yesterday’s email, we are focusing our attention at Cotton Cuts to connect to two most important parts of our company - our employees and our members. Up first, we’d love to introduce ...
Snippet Creations(Post)Cotton Cuts quilters find new ways to breathe additional life into our Puzzle Mystery Quilt fabrics with Snippets!Quilters see potential in all fabrics, especially scraps. And at Cotton Cuts, we know ...
Working Our Scraps Off(Post)You're Invited!Do you love a challenge? At Cotton Cuts, we are always looking for new ways to be innovative and creative. It's in our nature. But, sometimes the tried and true are what we circle back ...