Cutting Quilt Squares With Cricut

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Cutting quilt squares with cricut.

I ve shared a few posts previously about using the cricut maker digital die cutting machine to cut fabric including a scalloped bunting and a quilt kit today i want to share a little more about it s capabilities for cutting custom quilt blocks because i think it s one of the coolest functions of this machine. Spend more time creating the beautiful quilts you love with cricut maker and the rotary blade on your side. If you use the 12 24 mat they will all fit more efficiently. If you still want to cut your fabric out by hand a thicker pattern piece will be super helpful.

To begin your quilt open the pdf that corresponds with the quilt pattern. Diy quilt pattern for cricut maker first steps. This is something you can do with the cricut explore air 2 if that is what you have. When choosing a quilt pattern for cricut maker look at the shapes that need to be cut.

This can be accessed through cricut design space. Cutting quilt pattern pieces with cardstock half hexagon quilt pieces cricut sewing kit. 2 mats with two different green fabrics tell the machine to cut 4 squares. Squares rectangles even some triangles are going to be easy to work with and design.

Jun 25 2020 cricut maker is here to make your quilting life easier. See more ideas about quilts beautiful quilts quilt patterns. Read through the pdf and any instructions completely before beginning to cut into the fabric. Irregular shapes aren t impossible but they will require more knowledge of design space and quilting.

Using design space cricut s cloud based design software available on any laptop or mobile device it s easy to create your perfect quilt project choose from hundreds of patterns and images including favorites from riley blake designs and cricut maker cuts and marks all the pieces in just a few clicks. There are several patterns for quilts already included in cricut design space including six designs from riley blake. I used the happy squares pattern which can be found here and the quilt kit for this project is called daisy days. Then cut by hand one square 3 1 2 x 3 1 2 the hat fabric in the photo above.

My favorite quilt is a free project that was launched with the cricut maker.