Cosmic Cactus QUILT ALONG
No need to sign up! You can join the Cosmic Cactus QAL at any time and sew at your own pace, as the content will always be available.
Our QAL series will walk you through selecting your fabrics + colour inspiration; cutting your fabric; making half-square triangles, flying geese and a square-in-a-square block (paper pieced); assembling your blocks and quilt top; and finishing your quilt.
Included are plenty of tips and additional information to enable you to start and finish your quilt.
Simply click the buttons below for each part of the series you would like to access.
For further details about the Cosmic Cactus quilt pattern, including material requirements visit the listing page here.
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Cosmic Cactus QAL Essentials
You can join the QAL at any time and sew at your own pace, as the content will always be available on our blog. No need to sign up!
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Select fabrics + colour inspriation
Are you having a hard time deciding on your fabric? Read on and discover plenty of inspiration and tools to help you decide on your quilt fabrics.
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Cutting your fabric
You have selected your fabric and now you’re ready to cut your fabric. But before you start, take a moment to read Preparing your Fabric and Tips for Accurate Cutting. Then refer to your quilt fabric option for specific cutting guidance. My advice is to take your time cutting!
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Make half-square triangles
Half-square triangles (HSTs) are one of the basic blocks in quilting and this is a great block to start with if you are learning to quilt. Whether you are new to quilting or need a refresher, we will be providing plenty of tips for achieving accurate HSTs, along with photos for you to see how it’s done.
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Make Flying Geese
In this tutorial, discover the secrets for making perfect FG using the four-at-a-time method. While the method for making the FG is straight forward, the key to successfully making these blocks is accuracy from start to finish. Read on to find out my tips for ensuring your geese turn out perfect every time!
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Make square-in-a-square block
If you’ve never tried paper piecing, making these square-in-a-square blocks are a great introduction. This in-depth tutorial provides paper piecing essentials, step-by-step instructions and plenty of photos to guide you through the process of completing a Square-in-square block for your Cosmic Cactus quilt.
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Assemble Blocks
For a beginner this is a great time to learn and practice your new skills. A more experienced quilter should find putting these blocks together fairly straight forward.
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Assemble Quilt Top
We are almost there, with only the quilt top to assemble. It’s so exciting to finally see this quilt come together! Where to start? Take a look at the Quilt Top Assembly Instructions in the pattern and read on for additional tips.
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Finish your quilt
Do you need some help, motivation or inspiration for finishing your quilt? We put so much energy into planning and sewing our quilt top, now you need to keep that momentum going. Don’t end up with a UFO (unfinished object)! Take the next steps with me as we complete our quilts, so our quilts become a finished object for us to enjoy.