marjben

I really appreciate everyone’s help with this, thank you.

Chris G

Calico fabrics (quilting cottons) are ‘printed’. Just like a rubber stamp. Many times the actual cloth is pulled unevenly in the printing process. The only was you can get a true straight of grain on the fabric design is to find a woven print. The better quality fabrics are much closer to lining up prints

SusieQOH

I see what you're talking about. What are you doing with this fabric? If you cut it small enough I don't think you'd have any problems with it.

KnitnutBZ

I found that mostly when working with plaids and gingham. Never seems to straight across the same plaid line. Even when I straighten it with the salvages.

romanojg

Leah Day has a great tutorial on you tube for getting your fabric straight. Then you'll know if its the print or the fabric.

klswift

Today's fabric is not made as it was 'back in the day'. Almost every shift at work, I will have a fabric that I have to cut straight, but the pattern is off. I usually add a bit (and then write the couple inches off as damaged) so the customer has the option of cutting with the pattern or the grain. Personally, if the pattern is close, I don't worry about the grain and if it is really off, then I will purposely cut weird (like a bias cut).

Peckish

I agree.

marjben

I am piecing a back to make a double sided quilt and still figuring out the design. Once I realized the problem, I was waiting to decide once I figured out if/how to use this fabric.