Cutting question please
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The very first class I took, the instructor said to cut the selvages before cutting, so they are not measured into the strips or cuts of fabric.
So I just wondered if anyone else had heard that..
So I just wondered if anyone else had heard that..
#22
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I cut the selvage off along with 1 to 2" and make selvage scrappy quilts with them. My sister saves her selvages for me. They make good durable quilts for camping and kids. Selvages are tight weave and can handle loads of washing.
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Originally Posted by RoundRobinP
When your cutting your fabric's, do you cut the selvage off, BEFORE you cut???
Just wondering...
Thanks.
Just wondering...
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Kuusistoquilter
I cut the selvage off along with 1 to 2" and make selvage scrappy quilts with them. My sister saves her selvages for me. They make good durable quilts for camping and kids. Selvages are tight weave and can handle loads of washing.
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Originally Posted by RoundRobinP
Originally Posted by Kuusistoquilter
I cut the selvage off along with 1 to 2" and make selvage scrappy quilts with them. My sister saves her selvages for me. They make good durable quilts for camping and kids. Selvages are tight weave and can handle loads of washing.
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I wait to cut until I need to. There are times that you may just need that little bit to get your cuts right/have enough material and you're sewing just against the selvages inside edge and part of it actually ends up in our 1/4 inch.
Wow three Western Wa people in a row answering this post - what are the chances!!
Wow three Western Wa people in a row answering this post - what are the chances!!
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It depends.
If I want to make something out of the salvage, then I cut it off first; otherwise, I cut it afterwards.
http://www.selvagequilts.com/
NAYY
If I want to make something out of the salvage, then I cut it off first; otherwise, I cut it afterwards.
http://www.selvagequilts.com/
NAYY
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