Cutting Quilt Squares With Scissors

I m back with another fun video in my quilting 101 series.

Cutting quilt squares with scissors.

I hope you enjoyed last week s video where we learned all about fabric. Square up the fabric. The bolt fold should be straight with no pull lines. Then use a sharp pair of fabric scissors to cut along the lines.

Watch nancy demonstrate a handy tool for squaring up quilt blocks auditioning fussy cut motifs or lining up embroidery designs in quilt blocks with no mark. This will keep the fabric from moving and make it easier to cut. Some people still prefer cutting their quilting fabric the old fashioned way with regular sewing scissors. Make sure that if you do this you are using actual sewing scissors and not scissors that have been used to cut paper as they will be too dull for cutting fabric.

Cutting a square or rectangle. Cut along the lines to create your quilting squares. If you are using masking tape you can easily just move the tape around the outside edge of the. If you are going to be using scissors the process is pretty much the same but there are a couple of extra steps that are.

Cut the patch on the cutting line using your scissors cut the patch on your cutting line either on the outside of the masking tape or on a drawn cutting line. Flic flac 44pcs 4 x 4 inches 10 x10cm assorted color felt fabric sheets patchwork sewing diy craft 1mm thick. Find the answer in the words quilt blocks. Insert a pin along each of the edges of the squares before you cut them.

Before you rotary cut the long strips required for a quilt pattern it s important to square up one end of the fabric. If you have a hard time cutting a straight line that matched the edge of the table use a straight edge of some sort and draw a line. After squaring up the leading edge should be at a 90 degree angle to the fold. I have been really enjoying the olfa frosted rulers lately and creative grids have great ones too.

This economical four pack of rulers comes with a 2 5 4 5 6 5 and 9 5 square and will handle most of your square cutting. A 6 5 inch square ruler will work for this or the 6 5 x 12 5 is a very versatile and popular size as well. 1 24 of over 1 000 results for arts crafts sewing. And today i m go.

The 6 x 24 is great for cutting strips from the yardage but a little cumbersome when cutting those down into the squares. Follow the lines exactly and do not cut inside or outside of them. So trim that up with your scissors until the fabric is in line with the edge of the table. You could also use a ruler to measure the 1 4 inch and mark a cutting line.