Preparing to Make a Quilt Question
#11
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If I know how much I need and have all the fabrics I may cut all at once. Often I am not working from a pattern and using stash. I will cut short of what I plan and when those blocks are sewn I will calculate the yardage for more. Sizes of finished quilts depend on what I have available.
#13
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I tend to work in sections. I will first make one block as a test block. Then I will cut maybe 3 to make a large 4 patch of blocks. The rest of the quilt I make other 4 patches of blocks or rows, and sew them all together. The only time I precut the entire quilt is if I think I may run out of one particular fabric and need to add in other fabrics around the quilt.
#15
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Location: kansas
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I usually rush to do all cutting at the first--but am trying to train myself to first make a test block so I avoid problems. But yes, then I cut all fabrics--want to know if there is any shortage since I might be working out of my stash and need to make an adjustment.
#16
Same for me. However, for the first time in my quilting history, I jumped ahead in a Doug Leko pattern to cut and assemble the focus blocks (star blocks) from two layer cakes and when I went back around to cut the other pieces, discovered I had not cut the 10” squares according to the pattern so I had to purchase additional fabric. The worst part is that the two layer cakes have been in my stash for years so I could no longer find coordinating fabric and had to try to match the best I could. Like Dunster said, check the directions first. : 0
#18
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Location: Northern Indiana
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I use to cut everything at once, but one time found that I had read the cutting instructions wrong, and another time after making a couple of blocks didn't like the results, so now I before I cut anything, I ask myself if I really want to do this quilt block. And more and more the time is no, so I'm sort of into just doing some kind of string or scrappy quilt.
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