Originally Posted by canuckninepatch
Originally Posted by annesthreads
Originally Posted by annesthreads
Originally Posted by hobo2000
Scissor Queen is right. Tearing saves time and gives you the straight grain and solves your space problem.
Thankyou both! - will take a deep breath and try this.
OK - have done it and I now have a nice piece of fabric for my backing, with a good margin all round. And I've learned something: the person who taught me always cut, even if it involved complicated folding - which I can never figure out. Tearing will be a great help.
The way I understand it is that the ONLY time you tear is for a backing. Correct??? C9P
No. I tear strips for strip piecing as well. ;)