Cutting out scraps
#1
I find it very difficult to cut scraps for quilts. You have to check for the grain of fabric and cut the pieces straight before you use your cutter to cut the pieces for example Dresden. does anyone else have this problem. It is more difficult then nonscrap.
#6
Originally Posted by hoppyfrog
I use all of my scraps in paper pieced or foundation string blocks. It doesn't matter which way the grain goes with these then I make donation quilts with the blocks.
#8
Originally Posted by cbridges22
I have never paid attention and it has not mattered.
Forget the way the grain goes. If you put it on foundation, no problem. Otherwise, handle it with a little gentleness, and it won't be the big deal that some would have you believe.
The other thing is: Most scraps are fairly small ... a little different than trying to cut a whole yard of fabric on the diagonal and then using the bias edge for a border, if you know what I mean. Relax!
Fabric is an inanimate object. You are a human being. You have superiority over inanimate objects (usually <g>) ... it has to do what you tell it to do, AND! if you work with the object within the framework of what it can and cannot do, you will not have any problems! <wave>
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