I"d like some help cutting length of grain material
#1
I have to make strips of 95 inched long and want to cut along the length of the grain. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to cut that? I don't know the best way to handle that much cloth on my cutting mat!
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Well we don't have any quilt police here so here goes, if I have to have that long of a strip, I rip it!! and/or you could fold your length of fabric in half and cut it, just make sure it's straight so you don't get a "v" where it's folded! I assume you're using a piece of fabric not more than 3 yds. long, right? I have a large cutting table & am able to layout 1 1/2 yds. length so I only fold it once. I use 2 rulers butting them end to end to make the cut. I hope this helps, clear as mud, right?
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Originally Posted by dkabasketlady
Well we don't have any quilt police here so here goes, if I have to have that long of a strip, I rip it!! and/or you could fold your length of fabric in half and cut it, just make sure it's straight so you don't get a "v" where it's folded! I assume you're using a piece of fabric not more than 3 yds. long, right? I have a large cutting table & am able to layout 1 1/2 yds. length so I only fold it once. I use 2 rulers butting them end to end to make the cut. I hope this helps, clear as mud, right?
#4
Personally, I don't like ripping, you can end up with waves and still have to clean-up edges. If you happen to have access to a long t-square that's what I would use, I stole mine from my husband. When I have to do borders really long and don't want to fold my material numerous times I pull out my 48" t-square. Then I have maybe 1-2 folds to cut through. Works well.
Good Luck!!
Good Luck!!
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