Carolina, thank you so much for this quilting class i enjoyed it very much. I've never learnt how to quilt before but I've always wanted to know how. I thimk with you helping me i can do it. Thank you and God Bless.
Thank you so much. I found this hidden gem of a series. I am 51 and a Cricuter but I just bought my very first sewing machine and I am teaching myself with all of you valuable content creators. Thank you for explaining all the things as you go.
Carolina, I was in your quilt class in Salt Lake City. I really enjoyed your class and the way you taught the class. I am not new at quilting but I wanted to say to your viewers that your U tube videos are excellent. Keep up the good work. I look forward for the next class.
You are fantastic. I’m 72 and just now learning to quilt. I’ve tried to watch some of the other Cricut instructors, but they talk so fast and so much it boggles my mind. Thank you for your patience!
Thank you for your kind comment! And welcome to quilting!! I try to remember to slow down, but I get so excited I tend to want to zip to the end! 😂 I cannot wait to see what you make!! ❤
@@lynnthompson9062 getting comments from fabulous people like you makes my day!! Sometimes I miss the notifications from RU-vid ... but whenever I see them, I always want to respond! ❤
You naturally have a gift to teach ... great video, and you explain very well ... I didn't have any questions in my mind! I'm going to look at your other videos and see what you have, can't wait! God bless you Carolina.
You're an amazing teacher, I love the explanations of each step, and even going and explaining how the machine works or what would happen when you sew over a needle. I love all these extra tidbits! Thank you so so much! I am so excited to get a Cricut and start quilting!
Thanks so much!! Before I had kids I taught a lot of in-person sewing classes, so I learned about common questions and frustrations. I'm able to apply that information to video teaching. ❤ I'm sure I miss some things, so feel free to ask questions in the comments if there is anything you don't understand! ❤❤❤
Omg! San Diego! We are neighbors! Lol! Well, same city! I cant wait to see your whole series! I'm going to follow along and make it with you! Cant wait!
Hi Jodie! San Diego is a BIG city, I've learned. We've only been here a couple years. I'm up to week 10 on the series, so you can follow along at the pace of 1 a week, 2 a week, or get all the way caught up if you like! I still have a couple more weeks to go - this has been a very fun series!
I love the way you explain every step carefully, it's great for the beginner. I know how to sew (not a seamstress), but I love the detail. You're a great instructor!
Awww! Thanks! Teaching over video is always tough, because I can't look my students in the eye to see if it is making sense. So comments like yours mean a lot. ❤
Carolina, I am expecting my Cricut Maker any day now so finding your videos is timely. I am a an avid quilter and enjoy machine embroidery as well, so I am forward to using my Cricut Maker to cut unusual blocks where the designer provides a PDF file or template or to cut fabric for appliqués. Have you pulled SVG files into design space? Do you know if the files retain their original size or does Design space resize them? My second question is about the mats. Can you clean the mats if there is too much residue from a project such as felt? If so, what do you use. On another machine I use oil free baby wipes. Will that work on Cricut mats? Thank you for your videos. I love your mechanical Viking!
Terry Maffitt Hi! Glad you are enjoying the videos! I have pulled SVGs into Design Space. At that time, it was resizing them. It has been a while, so I don't know if that has changed. I have cleaned the mats with soap and water. It gets about 50% more life out of them.
Terry Maffitt...most if not all of ur questions will be answered on Cricut.com, they have a RU-vid channel as well. They will answer so many of the “product “ questions, and Lorrie Nunnemaker on RU-vid has great Design Space tutorials. Have fun!
Thank you! You can't resize these blocks, because the seam allowance would resize with the block, which wouldn't work. But if you know what size to cut your pieces, and the pieces are smaller than 11.5x23.5", then yes, you can cut it on the Maker. 💖
Hi Carolina it's the first time I doing quilting and I so happy that I can use my Cricut Maker to cut the materials. I wondering if it is possible to group for example the same colors of block 4 and 5 on a mat. I tried to copy and paste the forms and it doesn't work. I hope my explanations are clear since my mother tongue is French. You give me the go to do it thanks.
Hi!! Thanks for asking! Unfortunately, Cricut Design Space doesn't let you copy from one to another. And when I set these up, I set them up as one-at-a-time. However, I made a second series which follows this one. That one allows you to cut all pieces at once by color, or to cut them one block at a time. If you find it very annoying, you can make the shapes. They are all simple squares, rectangles and triangles. Click on one, see the size, then go to the other tab and re-create it. I hope that helps!! I hope you all are staying safe! ❤
@@CarolinaMoore Hi Carolina, thanks to take time to reply and may be I will make the shapes as you say. Since there it not so many blocks I think it will be ok to cut it block after block.
Hi I have just bought a Cricut maker and found your amazing Channel. I have always wanted to make a quilt and your series looks amazing. But when I have tried to download the files it is coming up with an error message 'project marked as Private" x
Hi! Congrats on your Cricut Maker! So exciting! Cricut has done some back-end stuff that has messed with the files. Hopefully they'll fix it soon. In the meantime, the project can't open on a computer, but opens fine on mobile and tablets. Can you try opening it from a phone or tablet? You can then save it to your Design Space, and open it on your computer.
where do you get your templates for your projects? I am new to cricut and i love quilting ! i hand quilt and i love the way you can cut it out with cricut! i cant wait to try it!
Your in San Diego, I am Orange County... you should teach a class down here people have been asking me do I know anyone that knows how to use the maker.
JAY-BIRD 68 Most of the travel-teaching I do is for trade shows. I travel 6-8 times a year, which is challenging with 2 small kids at home. But, if there is a shop or guild that would like to book me, we might be able to find a date that works. I can be reached at: carolina@carolinamoore.com
I'm glad you asked! The pen is used to mark the stitching lines on the back of the fabric. This is an optional step, but beginners may find it helpful.
The program I used is Cricut's Design Space. It is the software they created that "talks" with the machine to tell it what to cut. I created a file in their software. If you go to the description in this video, I have a link that will open up the cut file (or prompt you to set up the software if you have not already)
I am new to the process. Trying to uploaded the patter but it just takes me to a screen for Design Space and I don't know how to get pattern uploaded. Do I need the Marker on?
Great question! The cuts are not actually marked with the pen. The pen marks the sewing lines, which are 1/4" in from the cut lines. If you're already comfortable using a sewing machine, you can toggle off the drawing lines and just cut.
Juli Woolley you don't have to mark the quilt blocks. The lines show where your 1/4" seam allowance is, which can be helpful for beginners. But if you are already comfortable with your 1/4" seam, you can skip that step. 😊
Yes, you can. Depending on the kind of stencils you want to make, you'll use different materials. They have an adhesive stencil material that is perfect for single-use.
Hi Carolina, I really enjoyed your video. I am new to the cricut maker and I really want to do this. This was defiantly the best how to do video that I came across. I was just wondering if I want to use your patches you made but make this as a throw quilt, is it better to just make duplicate patches and cut out my own sashing and borders or is it better to make the patches bigger? Like I said I am new to this and never sewed anything before in my life lol so I want to do the easiest route possible. I am afraid that if I adjust the size on design space I will screw it up because I am horrible at measurements as well and I do not want to waste fabric if possible because we all know fabric is not that cheap. Is hard for me to picture in my head what size your blocks are until I actually get started. I am not even sure how many blocks I will need to complete a throw. I do not want something to big. I am looking to just get it about a throw blanket size.
JENNIFER LONG hi! I know I already responded on Facebook, but wanted to respond here just in case someone else has the same question: Hi! I am so glad you are enjoying the series! If you want to make it larger, there are lots of ways you can do that. One is to make more blocks. Each block is 6"x6" once sewn into the quilt. If you need to visualise it, you can cut a piece of standard paper to 6x6. Another way is to make the sashings larger. You could do this in combination with making more blocks. More blocks and larger sashings would make the quilt bigger fast. Add a larger border, and a second even larger border, and suddenly you have a MUCH bigger quilt. I would not play with the size of the blocks. All of the cut out pieces include the seam allowance. If you increase the size, you also increase the seam allowance. Suddenly, the pieces don't fit together anymore. To resize the blocks, you have to to-do all the math. Totally possible, but not exactly beginner-friendly. :)
Jean McNulty You do not want to use the scraper on the pink mats. It will scrape up the adhesive. You can use tweezers to pick up threads, use transfer tape to peel them off, or just leave them alone. A few stray threads are fine.
So I have really liked these videos, I have gone through each one. I bought my Cricut maker and the problem I seem to be having is when you say get the 9 patch pattern, I’m not sure where to go, if I click on the link you provide, I come up with a blank canvas and so not sure where to proceed from there. Please help.
Cheryl Hight hi there! Depending on the system you use, it can trip things up. If you click on the link from a computer (PC or Mac) it should take you to the right place. However, if you click from a mobile device (phone or tablet) it tries to route you through the app, which causes issues. I have heard that they were resolving this on iOS devices, but have not heard anything about Android devices. So, if you click the link on your computer, you can then save it to your Design space files and pull it up on whatever device you use to connect to your Maker. Let me know if you still have any issues... we will get it all figured out for you! ❤️
I used the rotary blade. The only Cricut machine that currently works with the rotary blade is the Cricut Maker. If you have a Cricut Explore, Cricut Explore Air, or older, it would not be able to use the rotary blade.
Fun! However, it won't work with the rotary blade. If you starch your fabric well, and use a fresh blade, you *might* be able to get these pieces to mostly cut on your machine. The fine point blade (the standard blade on the machine you have) can sometimes get stuck on the threads in fabric, which is why it doesn't cut fabric as well as the rotary blade does.
I'm not sure what you mean by a different pattern. Each block is it's own pattern. If you want something different you can look in design space - there are several options there. If you wanted to cut the blocks larger, you would have to re-do all the math. Each piece has 1/4" seam allowance. If you tried re-sizing the pieces, you'd also re-size the seam allowance, which would distort the block.
The Maker can cut fabric and can mark fabric. Once the fabric is cut, you can choose to hand sew or machine sew it. I used the Maker to cut Hexagons for some English Paper Piecing that I did, which is hand sewing. So, it can absolutely be used by people who like to hand sew.
Cara Zenger this is a custom project I created in Design Space. If you go to the video description, I give you the link to the file. This link currently works on all devices except Android. If you use an Android device, log in to design space from a computer or iOS device, click on the link, then save to your Design Space files.
I've tried all the links for the files for the design space, and nothing is active. Any chance you can add them to the store or some other way where later-finders can get the files?
Hi Jennifer! Good news! I've updated all the links for the original series - all the links in the RU-vid descriptions are updated. I still need to update all the blog links, and the 9 sequel blocks. But, at least now you can access the files to get started! 🥰
Pins hold the fabric in place to keep it from shifting. Putting a pin where the seams line up keeps this from shifting, and your points will line up better.
When I click on the link for the patterns it open and says the link is not active. I have tried it on all the patterns. Is there another way to get the patterns?
Great news! I've started updating all the links! So far I've updated the links in all the videos in the original series. I still need to update the blog links and the links for the sequel blocks ... but in the description box on this video, you'll find the updated file link! 🥰
H W - the Fabric marker makes a line for the 1/4" seam allowance. Beginners can find it easier to sew on the line rather than use a 1/4" foot. But if you don't want the line you can just toggle it off before cutting.
Yes! You can buy other fabric. You want to use quilting cottons. They have lots of options at quilt stores or places like JoAnns and Hobby Lobby. This quilt uses 5 fabrics, a half yard of each. Yes, you can make it into a twin quilt. This mini quilt is 45" x 45". And I made a sequel with 9 more blocks that is also 45"x45". You can make several of these mini quilts and stitch them together to make a bigger quilt. Or, you can just make a lot more blocks and stitch those together. Another option would be one of the quilts in Design Space. I did a video series on one of those. I can't wait to see what you make! ❤
Oh... and "bonded" fabric is fabric that has something fused to the back. Usually fabric is not sold this way. But when making clothes, someone would iron on stabilizer for the collar (bonding the stabilizer to the fabric). Or if you wanted to do applique, you'd use a fusible like HeatnBond on the back of your applique pieces to bond them to the background fabric.
Hi, I am just starting and this is pretty over my head, but I am excited to quilt with my new Cricut. How do I get to the file to start cutting the block of the week?
@@michelewalker9041 nothing to upload! I created the files. They are my files, not Cricut's. So they don't have them saved in their design library. But, I made my files public so anyone can use them. All you have to do is click on my links for the files, and they open right on your device. If you go to the link I gave you, you'll also see all the videos for this series, in order. Start with the first one. It should answer a lot of your questions. 🥰
Great question! SVG files and JPEG files can be imported into Design Space, but you need to do some work. Design Space won't automatically recognize which lines are the cut lines, so it will take you through a process of identifying those. If you have paper patterns that you bought at a store, you could scan those and bring them in to Design Space. If you have quilting patterns with regular sizes (squares and rectangles - not odd curves and angles), you could just draw those shapes in Design Space. It is important to know that once you import a file into Design Space, that project is not share-able. That is why all the patterns for this quilt were created in Design Space. If I had made them in another program and then imported them into Design Space, I would not be able to share the Design Space files with you. I could only share the other files, and you would have to import them yourself.
Yolanda Davis if you have a cartridge, you can use one of the Explore series machines to synch it to Design Space. If you only have the Maker, you need the adapter. I know it is coming, but don't know if it is out yet.
I can't get my Design Space to pull up your link... am I doing something wrong? It automatically brings me to Download Now page and it's already downloaded.
So sorry you are having this issue! Cricut made some changes to the Design Space software, and one of the ripple effects was that files like this won't open on computers. However - they DO still open on mobile devices (phone and/or tablet). Once you open it, you can save the file to your design space, and then you can access that saved file from your computer.
@@CarolinaMoore really looking forward to learning how to quilt and yours will be my first (other than a couple rag quilts I made) but I dont count those 😂❤
The Cricut Maker is a silly tool for block quilt cutting. While this is a good instructional video, using the Cricut will take you much longer to cut out your pieces than using just a simple rotary cutter, straight edge and mat. This is technology in search of a problem. Don’t believe the hype.
I understand what you're saying. If I'm going to stitch a 9-patch, I don't pull out my Cricut. I grab a rotary cutter and ruler. However, that's not the best option for everyone. Someone with poor grip strength or who doesn't have mobility in both their right and left hands (such as someone recovering from a stroke), will still be able to quilt because using this machine. Cutting the fabric correctly is so essential. If the fabric isn't cut right, it doesn't matter how great your 1/4" seam is or how well you press - the quilt won't go together well. Which can be incredibly frustrating for a new quilter. Never have I said that you need a Cricut Maker to quilt. But for some people, having access to this technology will be a game changer. For other people, it will be a novelty. And for yet others, it won't have any value. And that's okay. I'm happy to continue to share products that bring more people to quilting. It is a fabulous hobby that has brought so much to my life, and the lives of many. 🥰
You're probably not alone in that, but most people either keep those kinds of thoughts to themselves, or just go watch someone else on RU-vid. There are SO MANY VIDEOS here. On average, about 31 YEARS of footage (271,330 hours) uploaded EVERY DAY. So why you would spend any time watching a RU-vidr you don't enjoy is beyond me... and that you'd then take the time to leave a comment like this? I personally think you need a hobby. Might I suggest quilting?
I am new to the process. Trying to uploaded the patter but it just takes me to a screen for Design Space and I don't know how to get pattern uploaded. Do I need the Marker on?
Ade Oluyemisi I don't think you can do it from a mobile device yet. You have to go to a desktop or laptop computer to click the link. From there you can save it to your Design Space, and then open the file on your preferred device.
I am new to the process. Trying to uploaded the patter but it just takes me to a screen for Design Space and I don't know how to get pattern uploaded. Do I need the Marker on?
Ade Oluyemisi Are you clicking the link on a mobile device? I think you need to click it from a computer. Then you can save it to your design space, and open it on any of your compatible devices from the saved file.
