why cut on the grain
#42
Rosy, Thank you for the cutting a skirt sample. I can go for that and it will help me when I forget which is which. On scraps I have a real problem and some times when there is no salvage left, I pull one way on fabric and then the other to see which stretches and which does not.
#43
Originally Posted by Rosyhf
We are paying more than 9.00 per yard and we want our quilt to look it, right?
But, I also hear this other side- if this is a play quilt for our kids, a get to know a new technique quilt with cheap fabric that won't be seen by people outside our home, or a recycle leftovers, then does it really matter? To the picky who knows that it will be wrong in their mind, then by all means, appease your conscience. To those who can live with the quilt as it is, then do so without guilt.
#45
I am in total agreement with Roshyf, in fact I am a bit confused by the subject as I have always thought, and read and been taught and told that you should always use the straight thread of the fabric.
One of my favourite suppliers, and early quilting teacher, used to have a saying, I live to rip and cut. She had an Internet business and she taught me that you rip a piece of fabric, to get the "grain" of the fabric straight, and then cut. I have never had problems with warped blocks or borders, which IMO must be cut from a straight thread fabric.
One of my favourite suppliers, and early quilting teacher, used to have a saying, I live to rip and cut. She had an Internet business and she taught me that you rip a piece of fabric, to get the "grain" of the fabric straight, and then cut. I have never had problems with warped blocks or borders, which IMO must be cut from a straight thread fabric.
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Oh, thank you all for this. I've held my breath, listening for the Quilt Police to come pounding on the door when i cut fabric off the grain so I can have an adequate piece that I need to finish something. It never seemed to matter one way or other, so I've kept on doing it when necessary.
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Originally Posted by mimom
I have made about 35 quilts and have never worried about cutting on the grain, I have encountered some quilters who insist on the "perfect cut" I didn't ask why because I didn't want to sound stupid. What is the purpose of cutting perfectly on the grain and how many others worry about this.
I prefer to cut "with the grain" for my sashing strips. The reason for this is that my block will be square and stay that way. They won't have that quarter-inch stretch going on. You don't get those "wavy" borders if you cut "with the grain" - a 27" strip stays a 27" strip, not a 27-1/2" strip like you sometimes get if you cut S/S.
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