Where do you keep your ironed fabric while you are cutting?
#11
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I either drape it over my sewing chair, or across my sewing machine table. I have a separate table for cutting. Right next to the cutting table is a couch, so it gets used constantly for holding quilting stuff.
I also have 2 other nice computer chairs (same as my sewing chair) that sometimes get appropriated for use.
I also have 2 other nice computer chairs (same as my sewing chair) that sometimes get appropriated for use.
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When I audition fabric for a new quilt, I iron the ones that I will be using and lay them over the back of the chair or on a small table that is directly next to the iron.
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I usually do the same as Dunster. If I need to have more than one fabric ironed at the same time, I use pants/skirt hangars and hang in the closet until needed. Sometimes I'd rather iron than sew and this method works for me.
#18
I figure out how much I want to cut first. Then I Best Press and then cut the strips/pieces that fit in that amount of fabric. I do NOT do the whole thing at once but in increments.
A friend explained how she doesn't get tired of making quilts when she can vary what she is working on. She limits herself to cutting no more than 5 blocks at a time, then chain sewing as she makes the blocks, etc.
A friend explained how she doesn't get tired of making quilts when she can vary what she is working on. She limits herself to cutting no more than 5 blocks at a time, then chain sewing as she makes the blocks, etc.
#20
Thank you everyone for all the ideas. I've decided to invest in a second ironing board for my cut fabric. It's smaller than a table (which I definitely don't have room for) and it will fold up out of the way when I don't need two ironing boards.
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