How many of you almost gave up quilting because you got tired of cutting hundreds of squares before you could start making your quilt? Well today you will learn how to cut your prep time in half by using the Cricut Maker to cut your pattern pieces. No more crooked lines, with the Cricut Maker you’ll cut precise and accurate lines every time for your project. You’ll learn to work with the Cricut Rotary Blade to cut pre-formed shapes or you can be creative and cut curves, circles, inside and awkward cuts and we’ll review how to mark your sew lines all with your Cricut as well.

We’ll go over additional tricks of the trade such as how to cut several layers at once and how to use the design center to layout your pattern pieces to cut down the waste of fabric. The Cricut Maker comes with several patterns for you to use, and I'll show you how to import your own patterns from your computer to the Cricut Maker.

Objectives:

The primary objective of the using the Cricut Maker is to cut your prep time in half. This will be achieved by making more precise and accurate cut lines for your projects. They will learn to use a Cricut to cut pattern pieces, how to download your pattern.