Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
There is no one correct way to do anything.
Probably, but there is frequently a "better/easier/more economical/skilled" way, and that is what Roshyf was sharing.
She wasn't bashing anyone. Was it the unfortunate choice of the word "correct" that bothered you?
I personally think her suggestion -- made to NEW, untrained quilters -- is quite a valid one and might save a lot of time, waste, frustration, and yes, even heartache for those who follow up on it.
Jan in VA
Thank you Jan, that is what I meant. It's just information for those who need it or want more.
Here is a good example of cutting on the straight of grain. Try it. Cut accross the grain and make a log cabin block, now cut with the grain and make the same block. You will find the the cross grain block graps the strips in and the block is sorta curvy, while the staight of grain is perfect or almost lol. If you cut your borders accross the grain, you will have to do a lot of easing as they stretch.
The saying was, at the time I started to quilt and took classes...that to cut accross the grain would give you more and it was economical. As a seamstress from way back, I knew that was wrong. I did the class and went home and did it again on the straight. It didn't save any fabric what-so-ever. I like to keep an open mind on things and will try everything once and then go on from there. We are always learning and we can never learn all of it. There is always something new for us to discover.