If you have been quilting along with me, you have put in some good quality time with this quilt and I know you are looking for the finish line soon. I promise, it is near! By the end of this post you will have a nice stack of squares that look something like this!
To get to this point you need to take all those circles that you worked so hard on and press them. After you press them so they are looking oh so crisp, it is time to cut them to shreds! Cut each square into four equal squares with your rotary cutter. Remember this does not need to be done one at a time, smart quilting is using your time wisely, so don't be afraid to stack a few up and then cut!
Once you have these cut into perfect little squares, pull the circle slice (blue above) back and cut off a triangle of the base fabric (orange above) with scissors in order to keep the quilt from becoming too bulky.
Next week we start piecing the main squares back together, before you know it you will have one snuggly quilt ready for the rest of winter!
Missing something? Here is rough circles quilt along one and two.