Intimated!!
05-23-2011, 05:25 AM
#21
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[quote=wolfkitty][quote=Shemomof4]
Just don't be too hard on yourself if the REALLY cheap stuff doesn't cut perfectly...sometimes the weave is uneven, it seems to stretch more etc. You can always practice on your scraps too. Fabric that has lived its life in a project already wouldn't mind being sliced and diced again.
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Originally Posted by Charlee
Get some cheap fabic...go to goodwill or a second hand store to get it, and get after it! Cut, slice, dice, mess up, do it perfect, and practice!! :) I have faith in you...I KNOW you can do it, you just need faith in yourself! ;)
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05-23-2011, 06:28 AM
#22
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I would suggest that you use leftover material and start cutting blocks/ strips in different sizes til you build up your confidence. You could always use the cut blocks/strips to make a scrappy quilt. Have fun.
05-23-2011, 06:36 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by ube quilting
You have to do it to learn it! We all fall off the bike the first time and burn a cake, and over water a plant and, and and....... DO IT GIRL!!!! It's how we learn!!! I still have some fabric in my stash that I love so much I still can't cut it and the other fabric that I still love, I love more after it is used up into lovley quilts. Good luck, be brave. Maybe try a small project to get started like a table runner or wall hanging!
SHEMOmOF4: you have 4 kids! What are you afraid of?
SHEMOmOF4: you have 4 kids! What are you afraid of?
05-23-2011, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Shemomof4
Originally Posted by ube quilting
You have to do it to learn it! We all fall off the bike the first time and burn a cake, and over water a plant and, and and....... DO IT GIRL!!!! It's how we learn!!! I still have some fabric in my stash that I love so much I still can't cut it and the other fabric that I still love, I love more after it is used up into lovley quilts. Good luck, be brave. Maybe try a small project to get started like a table runner or wall hanging!
SHEMOmOF4: you have 4 kids! What are you afraid of?
SHEMOmOF4: you have 4 kids! What are you afraid of?
05-23-2011, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Shemomof4
I have no idea why, but I'm so intimidated by cutting my fabric! any ideas as to how to overcome my fears! My wonderful MIL has cut all my fabrics and even though I watch very closely I get home and just avoid it all together. Help me! :cry:
