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Today I have a fun, fast, and easy quilt pattern for you! If you have a lot of fat eighths you need to use up, this "Sixty Slice" 60 degree angle quilt is the perfect project to take advantage of all those fat quarter remnants.

The Sixty Slice Quilt

Finished size: 47 by 62 inches

Click Here to download this free quilt pattern.

Some Quilting Tips and Tricks

The Sixty Slice quilt is super fast and easy to piece, but the whole process will be faster and easier if you prewash, starch, and press your fat eighth cuts of fabric first. Click Here to see how I prepare fabric before cutting.

I know fat eighths are a bit small and will probably fray badly during the wash. Be patient and clip the threads apart and untangle the pieces before drying. It takes an extra ten minutes tops, but will ensure you can wash the finished quilt without ever having to worry about the fabrics bleeding into one another.

Once your fat eighths are ready, you might be tempted to square them up all nice and straight. Don't bother. You're going to have to cut the finished rectangular block down anyway so it makes sense to cut the 60-degree angle and piece in the middle strip with the fabric as is.

One thing to keep in mind is all my lengths for the 2 1/2 inch strips are a bit longer than needed. I wrote the pattern this way so it would be faster to piece all the blocks, then all you have to do is trim the rectangles down to the correct size.

I've been leaning towards larger blocks lately and I do think a big 18 1/2-inch ruler is an important tool to have if you have room to store it. When piecing large blocks like this it makes it so much easier to square the edges and sides with one ruler rather than butting them together.

I hope you enjoy this fun pattern and get a kick out of quilting this Sixty Slice Quilt.

If this one isn't your cup of tea, be sure to check out our selection of other free quilt patterns and quilting projects. We have 36 free patterns for you to choose from so there's bound to be something that catches your eye! 

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Red Snappers Are Back

I've just recently expanded my frame to 12 feet and need to insert Red Snappers longarm clamps on a new set of cloth leaders. 

Click Here to learn more about Red Snappers for your longarm frame.

See ALL the steps to sewing and installing the new leader cloth in this video:

Click Here to read the whole post on installing red snappers to your longarm frame.

Note - Our Grace Company rolling rail frames come with leader cloth to fit the length of frame you order. So if you order a 10 foot frame, you will receive 10 foot leaders. If you later expand your frame with a 2-foot extension, you'll receive a 2-foot length of leader cloth to sew to your original leaders. I personally don't like this, so I recommend ordering a new pack of leader cloth to fit the new length of your frame. Click Here to contact us for help ordering new leader cloth.

If you'd like to see more steps to loading a quilt including installing the batting and quilt top, Click Here to find my most recent rolling rail loading tutorial.

That's it for this week, . Be sure to take a look at our collection of over 30 free quilt patterns here if you're in need of a fun or fast quilting project before this year's holiday season ramps up!

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day