avoiding cutting problems
#3
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 616
Hi! and welcome!
if that's the same as the 'dog-leg' when cutting strips, i was taught to place a square ruler along the edge of the fold and then line up my 5" by 22" along side of it. then cut.
it's worked well for me!
this site shows the layout of the rulers - in case you're visual like me!
http://www.scrapquilts.com/rotary_cut_strips.html
if that's the same as the 'dog-leg' when cutting strips, i was taught to place a square ruler along the edge of the fold and then line up my 5" by 22" along side of it. then cut.
it's worked well for me!
this site shows the layout of the rulers - in case you're visual like me!
http://www.scrapquilts.com/rotary_cut_strips.html
#6
Even the pros have the dreaded V problem at times. It takes very accurate placement of the ruler and the folding of the fabric. The least expensive tool to try first is the one I had great luck with; the June Taylor Shape Cut. I then went to the Shape Cut Pro for 44" strips and then on to the Alto Quilt Cut2 and now finally settled on the AccuQuilt die cut machine. I'm getting old so I can splurge on quilting whims.
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#8
I look at my fold first. It needs to hang free and straight. If it looks a little twisted, move the fabric until it looks flat and straight. Then place the fabric down and cut. The edge may noy be straight when you first look, but then you cut it straight.
Clear as mud?
Maria
Clear as mud?
Maria
#10
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW Iowa
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I make sure my fold is straight. And everyone is so right about sometimes its cut way off kilter. Than I cut all the excess off ( and sometimes it seems like a lot ) I use that cut as my guide for cutting the rest of the strips. Works for me.
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