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Neato! A friend just sent me two beautiful batik jelly rolls....this sounds like so much fun!
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Originally Posted by baubo1234
Wow!! Now I know what to make with the jelly rolls I have. I wonder if it would work as well with bali cuts? It should, shouldn't it? Hmmm, I wonder how many I have. I guess I need to go on a search of my sewing room.
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Originally Posted by bevonthebay
It might be fun to stop at 8 rows together, then cut them in 16 1/2 " lengths. You could sew them across (vertical/horizontal, vertical), then the 2nd row (horizontal, vertical, horizontal) Would that work? Sort of a checkerboard for chess board effect. You could improvise on this one in many ways. Bev
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Originally Posted by bevonthebay
It might be fun to stop at 8 rows together, then cut them in 16 1/2 " lengths. You could sew them across (vertical/horizontal, vertical), then the 2nd row (horizontal, vertical, horizontal) Would that work? Sort of a checkerboard for chess board effect. You could improvise on this one in many ways. Bev
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Originally Posted by kathymarie
Originally Posted by bevonthebay
It might be fun to stop at 8 rows together, then cut them in 16 1/2 " lengths. You could sew them across (vertical/horizontal, vertical), then the 2nd row (horizontal, vertical, horizontal) Would that work? Sort of a checkerboard for chess board effect. You could improvise on this one in many ways. Bev
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Originally Posted by kathymarie
Originally Posted by bevonthebay
It might be fun to stop at 8 rows together, then cut them in 16 1/2 " lengths. You could sew them across (vertical/horizontal, vertical), then the 2nd row (horizontal, vertical, horizontal) Would that work? Sort of a checkerboard for chess board effect. You could improvise on this one in many ways. Bev
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I'm just wondering about cutting on the fold when you sew the long side, how do you keep it a straight cut if you're cutting a loop? Do you trim the entire quilt top edges when you are done?
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Originally Posted by lnlwhitt
I'm just wondering about cutting on the fold when you sew the long side, how do you keep it a straight cut if you're cutting a loop? Do you trim the entire quilt top edges when you are done?
Thanks I did just fold the ends together and start sewing them. When I got about ten inches from the end, I just guesstimated and cut (easier on the first steps than the last couple). I don't know that it would really hurt anything to stitch the whole strip and then use a rotary cutter and ruler to trim of the most minimum of the loop. Otherwise, you are correct - - you must trim the edges - - unless you are VERY brave and just cut strips for a border and use those straight edges to determine the last edge. The five quilts we created at the Project Linus (back a few pages) sew-in were done without trimming ... (not so brave, just not very good about being exact). I think they turned out well, since most of the edges didn't turn out to be all that uneven. <wave> |
After sewing the strip together I lay the fold end on my cutting board. With rotary cutter and ruler I cut just barely a 1/16" off the folded end so I'm not wasting fabric. I found that easier than trying to slit the fold with scissors and it's a straight edge. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by burnsk
After sewing the strip together I lay the fold end on my cutting board. With rotary cutter and ruler I cut just barely a 1/16" off the folded end so I'm not wasting fabric. I found that easier than trying to slit the fold with scissors and it's a straight edge. Hope this helps.
This quilt technique is just so fun that I can't help comment whenever someone posts something! <wave> |
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