Cutting 1.5" squares
12-31-2012, 07:11 PM
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Jeanie, I've been looking on the sizzix website and cannot find that die. Can you find the link for it! Thanks! Laura
12-31-2012, 11:30 PM
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YES! I made this quilt for ds, and the strip cutter was amazing. I could get 8 strips per use of the ruler, then turn the ruler and get 6 squares across the strips, 4 layers deep. So each use of the ruler gives you 192 squares. Since most of the pieces are 1/4 yard cuts, it works perfectly. The squares were much more accurate than my first few using just a regular ruler. I bought mine with a 50% off coupon at ja's.
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12-31-2012, 11:33 PM
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Thanks for the reply- this does look like a good die to have, but it wouldn't have worked for this project. I needed 4,000 1.5" squares- cutting all the others would have been a lot of waste, and precutting my fabric to just get the small square would have taken a lot of time.
It took me about half-day to cut all the squares, so I don't think too bad timewise. I folded my fabric in 4 layers, so that helped a lot.
It took me about half-day to cut all the squares, so I don't think too bad timewise. I folded my fabric in 4 layers, so that helped a lot.
01-01-2013, 09:53 AM
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Did you count them or just cut all your fabric? You will end up with a ton of extra squares if you cut it all down. But glad you got it done! Good luck! It's quite a project but the end product is soooo worth it. Ds loves his, and it fits so perfectly on a twin size better.
I've fused 6 blocks, sewn 1 and sewn the horizontals on 5. The worst part is cutting open the seam allowances so I can press.
01-01-2013, 12:45 PM
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I counted, but not exact, just an estimate based on how many I could get per row and will need for the quilt (i added them up). I did not cut all the fabric though.
I've fused 6 blocks, sewn 1 and sewn the horizontals on 5. The worst part is cutting open the seam allowances so I can press.
I've fused 6 blocks, sewn 1 and sewn the horizontals on 5. The worst part is cutting open the seam allowances so I can press.
eta: hmmm.. It's not there. I may have read it in the comments? Now I'm curious so I will do some more reading.
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