Cutting Strips Help
#1
I'm very new here, so hope this is right place to post.
Every so often I'll get a wonky elbow in strips I cut.Might cut 6
& 2-3 will be off kilter.Seems to happen no matter how I try to be careful
pressing & starching 1st.
DD loves a quilt pic from this site & want to make it for a Xmas or BD gift.
Looks to be a 4patch inside a frame,using Moda
jellyroll & border fabric.I was dreading cutting the strips & have yet to even choose fabric or find the pattern.
Someone mentioned a Accucut ,so looked into that.Just can't justify the price, as you need to buy extras for it.Then another poster talked about a June Taylor Creative Cut Ruler .Light bulb moment......do I have one of those in my bought & never used gadgets? Yes,I do & finally after at least 3-4 yrs,I opened it, read directions & bingo! I cut 2 strips that are perfectly straight.
Thanks so much to that poster! I'm cutting straight strips without buying another whatever.It's fast & easy.Better go see what else is in that never used box. Pat Ce
Every so often I'll get a wonky elbow in strips I cut.Might cut 6
& 2-3 will be off kilter.Seems to happen no matter how I try to be careful
pressing & starching 1st.
DD loves a quilt pic from this site & want to make it for a Xmas or BD gift.
Looks to be a 4patch inside a frame,using Moda
jellyroll & border fabric.I was dreading cutting the strips & have yet to even choose fabric or find the pattern.
Someone mentioned a Accucut ,so looked into that.Just can't justify the price, as you need to buy extras for it.Then another poster talked about a June Taylor Creative Cut Ruler .Light bulb moment......do I have one of those in my bought & never used gadgets? Yes,I do & finally after at least 3-4 yrs,I opened it, read directions & bingo! I cut 2 strips that are perfectly straight.
Thanks so much to that poster! I'm cutting straight strips without buying another whatever.It's fast & easy.Better go see what else is in that never used box. Pat Ce
Ready to start
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2 strips 2 1/2" wide
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This is the one I have
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#2
Those are great-I had one for years and never used it. I have recently but even still it's hard for me to get perfect strips (I have problems with both hands and one elbow) so I am planning to get the accuquilt thing-but I'll use my shape cutter too now that I've remembered I have it. How awesome that you found a solution using something you already had!
btw I get elbows with a regular ruler and cutter too. I resquare after about 2 or 3 cuts.
btw I get elbows with a regular ruler and cutter too. I resquare after about 2 or 3 cuts.
#10
For me, the trick is the position I am standing & holding with my left hand while I cut with my right. The ironing board is best as I can "stand" & adjust it so that I'm putting pressure "straigt down" with the left hand. The ruller is less likely to slip that way. Then, your are supposed to push the rotary cutter "away" from you. Sorry, I always cut toward myself.
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