Originally Posted by
Skittl1321
So in the quilting world, I'm a quilter. That's what I like to do.
I've recently run out of projects to quilt, so I'm doing some piecing. I decided I really wanted to make a one block wonder. The fabric I picked doesn't seem ideal, but it is looking okay. I did a one strip trial run last night (pictured) and decided to go ahead and do the rest.
This morning I cut the rest of half the fabric (I split it width wise). Piecing them together I find my quarter inch seam is more accurate than I used to be. BUT OMG! I cannot cut. Take the rotary cutter away. Probably a good 20% of my stacks are NOT even close to being equilateral (though I did align them correctly for the OBW, so that's something done right...doesn't matter though). Another 30% are close enough I think I can work with them, but quite a few are just being tossed. GRRR! That means I have only about half that are actually cut the way they are supposed to be!
Well, this quilt will just turn out however big it turns out. But it is so frustrating! I must move my ruler without knowing it.
something you might want to try is after you cut the first piece for a block spray it with basting spray and attach it on the underside of your ruler. Than you can see how to line up the next piece you cut by fitting it in the design of the fabric. It's a pain in the butt but this was the only way I could do them and have them line up correctly. I move a lot too when trying to do the OBW's but this has saved me a lot of re-cutting and rejects pieces.