Help/I have a really stupid question
#1
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: MD
Posts: 1,060
Somehow instead of cutting the material across the grain I cut it on the up and down grain. I'm making half square triangles and they went together fine. I have 1/2 of them done. Should I keep cutting the way I started or cut from selvage to selvage like I should have. Will this affect anything once I put the quilt together. Guess I was in too much of a hurry.
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North Carolina - But otherwise, NOTW
Posts: 7,940
Originally Posted by Quilt-Till-U-Wilt
Somehow instead of cutting the material across the grain I cut it on the up and down grain. I'm making half square triangles and they went together fine. I have 1/2 of them done. Should I keep cutting the way I started or cut from selvage to selvage like I should have. Will this affect anything once I put the quilt together. Guess I was in too much of a hurry.
#8
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
Agreed -- it really does not matter which grain line you cut them on initially. If you cut them on one grain line, then one side will be on the straight of grain and the adjacent (connected) side will be on the cross grain. Your bias will still be the same.
I start my cuts on the lengthwise grain frequently since that way I can keep my longest pieces intact for borders.
Don't worry -- no problems there. Keep going.
I start my cuts on the lengthwise grain frequently since that way I can keep my longest pieces intact for borders.
Don't worry -- no problems there. Keep going.
#9
I agree!
It doesn't matter across or by length...what would matter would be diagonal, which would give you all bias pieces...not good!!
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Quilt-Till-U-Wilt
Somehow instead of cutting the material across the grain I cut it on the up and down grain. I'm making half square triangles and they went together fine. I have 1/2 of them done. Should I keep cutting the way I started or cut from selvage to selvage like I should have. Will this affect anything once I put the quilt together. Guess I was in too much of a hurry.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
karensue
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
4
04-01-2012 02:42 AM