Rhonda's Cut Down Method
10-15-2011, 04:27 AM
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Location: Wisconsin
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I use cut down method also. Actually very ingenious and not much waste if done properly. I make lots of Pot Holders. I sew 4 pieces together as Rhonda has shown. I like to use far quarters, cut in half. I cut out the 9 inch square I need for the potholder then have all of these corner pieces left over. I reverse and sew all the corners together. Cut out another square and continue this until I have used all the fabric with the exception of jagged strips. Straighten the jagged strips with your rotary cutter. If those little jagged edges are big enough, make another pot holder from them. Lots of tops for Pot Holder and most squares can be used as a pair.
Happy cutting everyone and Thanks Rhonda for your reminder.
Happy cutting everyone and Thanks Rhonda for your reminder.
10-15-2011, 07:50 AM
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Location: Campton,Kentucky
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
I used to sell my gift items to a local gift shop. Over the 12 yrs I sold to her I made alot of pieced items. I am always on the lookout for anything that saves time and effort.
While watching some of the Quilt shows on TV I developed my own shortcuts.
I call it the Cut Down Method.
You cut fabric swatches and sew them together and then using a template you cut out the center into a unit I call a "Block". when I was cutting out HSTs(half square triangles) I would sew strips together and then open the strips and lay the template on there and cut out the HSTs. This was my first shortcut.
Then I thought what if we use 3 fabrics. So I experimented with 3 and this is what it looks like.
While watching some of the Quilt shows on TV I developed my own shortcuts.
I call it the Cut Down Method.
You cut fabric swatches and sew them together and then using a template you cut out the center into a unit I call a "Block". when I was cutting out HSTs(half square triangles) I would sew strips together and then open the strips and lay the template on there and cut out the HSTs. This was my first shortcut.
Then I thought what if we use 3 fabrics. So I experimented with 3 and this is what it looks like.
10-15-2011, 07:56 AM
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Dallas TX
Posts: 367
Originally Posted by Rhonda
I used to sell my gift items to a local gift shop. Over the 12 yrs I sold to her I made alot of pieced items. I am always on the lookout for anything that saves time and effort.
While watching some of the Quilt shows on TV I developed my own shortcuts.
I call it the Cut Down Method.
You cut fabric swatches and sew them together and then using a template you cut out the center into a unit I call a "Block". when I was cutting out HSTs(half square triangles) I would sew strips together and then open the strips and lay the template on there and cut out the HSTs. This was my first shortcut.
Then I thought what if we use 3 fabrics. So I experimented with 3 and this is what it looks like.
While watching some of the Quilt shows on TV I developed my own shortcuts.
I call it the Cut Down Method.
You cut fabric swatches and sew them together and then using a template you cut out the center into a unit I call a "Block". when I was cutting out HSTs(half square triangles) I would sew strips together and then open the strips and lay the template on there and cut out the HSTs. This was my first shortcut.
Then I thought what if we use 3 fabrics. So I experimented with 3 and this is what it looks like.
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