Fabric grain lines
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Fabric grain lines
When I first started quilting, grain lines were always stressed when piecing blocks. It seems they are becoming less and less relevant. I just watch Jenny Doan from MSQC cutting 2 triangles from charm squares to make her new The Wedge Quilt. Wouldn't it make piecing the triangles difficult? What is your opinion on bias or not on the straight of the grain piecing?
#2
It's best to have the straight of grain on the edges of the blocks. Jenny does lots of things the quick and dirty way. She is an expert, knows how not to stretch the fabric when she's pressing or sewing - or maybe she never gets around to actually completing those projects, LOL.
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The first thing I thought of is applique and paper piecing, neither always use pieces on the grain. I would think borders and binding should be on the grain in general, but there are exceptions to both. Since all pieces are either stitched down as in applique, or secured by quilting, I am not concerned by if all pieces are on the grain as there is no stress on each individual piece. I don't think the hard and fast rules of "on the grain" apply much to quilting.....clothes yes, quilts no. But then that is just me and my very humble opinion. If I am way out of line, please inform me why because I want to know.
#4
I try to keep the grain lines straight and consistent (lengthwise vs crosswise) because it affects the perceived color of the fabrics. Light reflects differently off warp and weft threads. Piecing on straight of grain is also a whole lot easier and more accurate, imho.
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I think every one should take a small project that has HST or bias cuts of some kind and just practice handling the material. The only way to learn to handle bias cuts is to use them repeatedly.
Practice pressing them, cutting them, sewing and pressing seams.
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Practice pressing them, cutting them, sewing and pressing seams.
One of the best days learning!
peace
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