Thank you Jan, that is what I meant. It's just information for those who need it or want more.

Here is a good example of cutting on the straight of grain. Try it. Cut accross the grain and make a log cabin block, now cut with the grain and make the same block. You will find the the cross grain block graps the strips in and the block is sorta curvy, while the staight of grain is perfect or almost lol. If you cut your borders accross the grain, you will have to do a lot of easing as they stretch.

The saying was, at the time I started to quilt and took classes...that to cut accross the grain would give you more and it was economical. As a seamstress from way back, I knew that was wrong. I did the class and went home and did it again on the straight. It didn't save any fabric what-so-ever. I like to keep an open mind on things and will try everything once and then go on from there. We are always learning and we can never learn all of it. There is always something new for us to discover.

You know, I'm going to try it. I never thought about it but even with long strips, I end up cutting them down anyway. On my next project I will give it a try. thank you!

btw when I do cut strips from fat quarters I cut them across the 18" side so it's the lengthwise grain.

The moon does affect me so ignore me if you want to lol....I can't resist, so here goes.

The right way or the correct way, same difference. If One were working at a Nuclear Plant and One's job was to pour a certain liquid into a funnel sticking out of a tube and this was the correct way to do that....and One decided to take the funnel off and just pour into the tube as there was no correct way to do things, and all the liquid spilled all over the place....oh what have you done? hahahahahhaah

Just curious...how do you keep track of the grain when you're cutting squares?

Trying to keep track of the grain and make sure it all runs the same way pretty much runs into obsessive-compulsive territory for me.

I only kick myself for not thinking of this from my garment sewing days. Wish I had read this post before I cut the fabric for my last quilt on the cross grain. At least I will know in the future.
Thanks for the post.

I usually just pull it one way or the other if I need to....the straight of grain won't budge.

Do you starch your fabric?

Funny, but I don't think you can compare nuclear liquid with fabric and quilts. lol.

Thanks you so much Rosyhf. I always enjoy learning as I'm new to quilting. I used to make all my clothes and I know how important not cutting on the cross grain is in most situations with garments.