Originally Posted by maryb119
I was always told to cut them on grain no matter how the print is because it makes the quilt more ineresting. That being said....the dressmaker in me wants the plaids and stripes and ginghams straight with the lines in the print. I know I am of no help for you at all. Sorry!
Gosh... I'm so with you. I WANT to make it match and it frustrates the heck out of me when it won't. In fact... to date... I have not used ANY plaids in my quilts because I rip it out!
But that's changing. I saw a picture of a Thimbleberries quilt using plaids..and it was uneven... in the BOOK! I mean... if Lynette lets it be 'off'... who the heck am I to quibble over it??? LOL!!!! I've got a WIP going... been cutting out on, almost ready to piece, that's got 3 different plaids in it (about 15 different fabrics in a pieced, picture type wallhanging of a seaside town). Wish me luck...the plaids are not borders.
I think if it's large pieces or borders, I'll STILL want it to be straight. I'm just saying....