Cutting on point
#1
Cutting on point
I just bought "501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks" by Judy Hopkins. The instructions for many of the blocks call for making a template and having squares or rectangles cut on point resulting in shapes cut on the bias. Is there any reason I couldn't cut these on the straight grain? Sub-cutting a long strip seems much easier than cutting squares or rectangles from a template. Does the bias cut square make the block more stable?
#3
I think the block is more stable if all your grain lines go the same way. So a square might be cut on bias, and then set into a square-in-a-square setting - with the resulting outer edges on straight grain and the straight grain of the block you cut on bias then running straight across the square. Does that make any sense? It is the only reason I can come up with for cutting something on bias - to end up with the block on-grain.
#4
I think the block is more stable if all your grain lines go the same way. So a square might be cut on bias, and then set into a square-in-a-square setting - with the resulting outer edges on straight grain and the straight grain of the block you cut on bias then running straight across the square. Does that make any sense? It is the only reason I can come up with for cutting something on bias - to end up with the block on-grain.
#5
I just bought "501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks" by Judy Hopkins. The instructions for many of the blocks call for making a template and having squares or rectangles cut on point resulting in shapes cut on the bias. Is there any reason I couldn't cut these on the straight grain? Sub-cutting a long strip seems much easier than cutting squares or rectangles from a template. Does the bias cut square make the block more stable?
#7
The instructions actually say cut on the bias. The templates have a grain line that definitely indicates a bias cut square or rectangle.
#8
I've had pieces that were cut on the diagonal and I've placed blue painter's tape close to the stitching line to keep the bias from stretching. OUtside of that, I avoid bias cuts like the plague.
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Just to chime in - if you want the straight grain on the edges............... Add 1 1/4" to the long side of the triangle. Cut a square that size and cut on both diagonals. Four triangles result. Ta da!!!!
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