Technique: Fussy cut to perfection

I trolled the web looking for fussy cut fabric motifs. I found this wonderful example – a mermaid in a Dresden plate block by Rita from Free Falling blog.

Over the Labor Day weekend, my daughter Brittany fussy cut this quilt block. It’s another good example. Be sure and share your fussy cuts with other Craft Gossip readers. Upload to Flickr Craft Gossip Crafty Reviews and drop me an email to let me know.

Definition of Fussy Cut from About.com:Quilting

To fussy cut is to target and cut a specific motif that’s printed on fabric, rather than randomly cutting yardage as we normally do.

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I love owls and I love Winnie the Pooh so of course I’m totally in love with this wonderful birthday card that features the character of Owl from the Hundred Acre Woods! Recently the classic version of Pooh came into public domain so I’ve been seeing lots of companies producing wonderful Winnie the Pooh paper crafting products like stamps, dies and pattern papers.

This darling card design has a dry embossed number background with mats of green cardstock. The main image of Owl holding colorful banners sitting among branches were all die cut from colored cardstocks. The background of blues and greens was created with ink blending using Distress Oxide Inks and there’s also a stamped sentiment.

You can find detailed step by step directions for making this charming birthday card over at the Spellbinders blog.

-Heather

You can shop this and other Winnie the Pooh products at Spellbinders

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