UK Quilters
I was fortunate to receive the Clover Bias Ruler and Clover Rotary Cutter to review. Both came neatly packaged so after reading through the instructions I tested them out. The main idea is to line up the ruler with the edge of your fabric at the required width. Slot the rotary cutter into the…
Especially when you get Great Presents! It’s no secret I have an addiction to fabric – so this is always a sure win when buying a present for me, but as a quilter I quite often get asked what ‘good presents’ to buy are. So I thought I’d put together a little list of things…
My hints and tips for rotary cutter blade changing: Before you remove the old blade, take a sharpie permanent marker and put a big X on it. If you buy blades in plastic 10 packs, you can store your old blades in the same pack for disposal when you have used them all (as long…
With Summer sending us tempting samples of Sunshine, I thought I’d share with you all some Simple Bunting to make for your garden, summerhouse, walls, wherever you fancy really. All you need is some surplus fabrics and some string/cord/ribbon to attach them to. A pair of scissor and sewing machine or needle and thread to…
For those of you completely new to patchwork and quilting perhaps you might be interested in how to get started with the very basics. I am rather new myself so it’s all fresh to me and I’ve learned what it’s possible to do with simple tools. At the beginning you just don’t know if you…
What a great tool to review! This 45 mm Rotary Cutter with Comfort Grip (SSN45CUT) is a Sew Simple product which is distributed by EQS. The rotary cutter is an essential item for any quilter and this one is said to be suitable for right or left handed users without the need to turn the blade / fittings.…
Rotary cutters are a very versatile piece of equipment and suit both left and right handed people. My son is left handed and I know in some circumstances, you can adapt to doing things the right handed way. Sometimes you can’t. We have one pair of scissors that just don’t work for him. Wherever possible,…
Using a rotary cutter is a great way of accurately cutting fabric pieces of the shape and size required. It doesn’t take long to learn how to use it – a few tips and a little practice will soon have you cutting with confidence. I’ll start with how to use it for cutting the most…
