Cutting against ''what'' bias...?
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I have a scrap of cotton that was given to me and I would like to cut it into 2-2 1/2'' squares . this fabric looks like it was cut from something that had a long curve. Since the fabric is curved it is continually chainging the direction of the grain .
? is....can I still use it to make small blocks that will go into a quilt ?
? is....can I still use it to make small blocks that will go into a quilt ?
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Originally Posted by amma
You should be able to see the grain lines on the back of the fabric. Try cutting with the back side up to avoid bias sides on your blocks :D:D:D
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You can also very gently pull on the fabric. The direction that does not stretch is the lengthwise grain, 90° from that is the crosswise grain, 45° from either of those is the true bias, and anything else is just "off grain".
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