spinning rail fence pattern
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spinning rail fence pattern
Shabby Fabrics has a You-tube pattern that I'd like to make using fabric that is not precut. Since I already have fabric and 9.5 ruler, I wanted help in knowing how wide to cut the individual fabric strips and what size square to cut.
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the you tube video says to use a jelly roll. so the strips are 2.5" each. and she uses a 6.5 wide ruler to cut the squares. the 9.5 ruler is to cut the assembled sections on point. she uses 7" squares to complete the block. the video seems quite clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJExG5wQ_68
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the you tube video says to use a jelly roll. so the strips are 2.5" each. and she uses a 6.5 wide ruler to cut the squares. the 9.5 ruler is to cut the assembled sections on point. she uses 7" squares to complete the block. the video seems quite clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJExG5wQ_68
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Jelly roll
2 yards light fabric
2 yards dark fabric
6.5 inch Creative Grids Ruler
9 inch Spinning Possibilities Ruler
Grips to put on rulers
12.5 inch ruler
Large Rotating Mat
You could cut a 9-inch square from template plastic and draw the diagonal and center perpendicular lines on it.
I make templates from that plastic all the time and use the sandpaper dots on it to minimize slippage.
I do put a "regular" quilting ruler on top of the template plastic while trimming the block to minimize nicking my thin plastic.
Jelly roll
2 yards light fabric
2 yards dark fabric
6.5 inch Creative Grids Ruler
9 inch Spinning Possibilities Ruler
Grips to put on rulers
12.5 inch ruler
Large Rotating Mat
You could cut a 9-inch square from template plastic and draw the diagonal and center perpendicular lines on it.
I make templates from that plastic all the time and use the sandpaper dots on it to minimize slippage.
I do put a "regular" quilting ruler on top of the template plastic while trimming the block to minimize nicking my thin plastic.
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If I made that, I would use 9 inch plain squares to sew to the patterned squares. Make rows on the diagonal and sew on the setting triangles at the end of each row. So many fewer seams and less wasted fabric. And it would be much faster, too.
I think I would sew all those cut-off triangles together to look just like the big one and have a slightly smaller quilt.
I think I would sew all those cut-off triangles together to look just like the big one and have a slightly smaller quilt.
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My thought also. I would place the 6.5” square face up, then a 6.5” black square on top, and sew on either side of the centerline, then cut them apart. I would then put four together with the black on the outside corners. Same block, no waste. I just can’t waste fabric, I guess being taught to sew by my grandma that grew up in the Great Depression, still echos today.
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