I usually wash, press, cut off selvages, then cut 18 inch wof strips and then measure the strip into 4 equal pieces. It often comes up short of the 11 inches due to shrinkage. However, if doing so will leave me with 4 pieces WAY short of 11 inches, I'll cut 3 full pieces and save the 4th smaller piece for myself. Does that make sense?
Originally Posted by
terriamn
Those of you that cut from yardage does it matter if I cut the fabric 18" wide and from that cut the 11" or am I better off cutting off a 11" strip of fabric and cutting that into the 18" . Sounds confusing to me, hope you understand what I mean
terriamn