Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
Not many know that you have to resquare the edge of the fabric after you cut the amount of strips the width of the fabric. Example, when you cut 2 1/2" strips you have to resquare the fabric after 3 cuts, 4 inch strips resquare after four cuts and so on. I learned this at a Paducah quilt show class by Omnigrid. Class members all cut six strips of 2" fabric. When we measured the last few strips they were off from the first two. Then we cut six more and resquared the fabric every two cuts. The strips were all the same.
I also learned this technique - only a little differently. When cutting 2 1/2" strips I square up my fabric and then cut three 7 1/2" pieces using my 8 1/2" x 24" ruler. Then I cut the 7 1/2" pieces into three 2 1/2" pieces. That way I can get nine 2 1/2" strips before I have to resquare the fabric. Usually though, if I need more 2 1/2" strips than that I use my GO Cutter with the 2 1/2" strip die.