I got it figured out...and it works GREAT for wine totes, laptop cases....and much more
Ok...say you have 13 ½ " wide by 17" high and assuming you will be using ¼" side seams
I put my fabric on a cutting board in the bottom left corner at 1x1
On left side, place a ruler ¼ " in from left edge of fabric.
A)
Place marker dots, (starting at the bottom) at 3", 5", 7", 9", 11", 13", 15" & 17" based on the numbers on the cutting board.
This puts the dots ¼" from edge at 2" increments.
Repeat on the right side of the fabric.
You can now move the fabric so you can make straight lines.
B) (as noted with red lines)
Using the ruler, draw a line from the 2" dot on the left to the 12" dot on the right.
Draw the line on fabric from edge to edge
Draw the next line from the 4" dot on the left to the 14" dot on the right.
Draw line from edge to edge.
Repeat for the 6" dot to the 16" dot.
C)
The top and bottom edge do not have dots,
so in order to keep the lines straight,
rotate the fabric to the left on the cutting
board.. Position it so the first line drawn
aligns with one line on the cutting board,
such as the 12" vertical line.
Use the markings on the ruler and the cutting board, position the long edge of the ruler at the 8" dot. To keep the line straight, ensure that the entire line on the ruler matches up with a vertical line on the cutting board. This is necessary because there is no second dot to line up with.
Continue with all lines in that direction as noted with white lines.
D) (as noted with the incomplete black lines)
Rotate fabric back in the original position and draw lines in the opposite direction (as noted with the black lines):
Draw the first line from the top left 12" dot to the bottom right 2" dot.
Continue with drawing lines in the same manner
as B) & C) above
If you would like, you can find my .pdf file at:
http://carneycreations.net/sewing/pu...uilt_Lines.pdf