I have one more strategy I employ when cutting up fabric to make scrap quilts. Once I've done the work of pressing, layering and squaring up fabrics that I'm going to cut, I never cut just what is needed. I make other cuts, too. Here's what I mean. I've layered these four fabrics for an [...]
Most of us would love to get through the cutting quickly, so we can move on to the sewing. I have some strategies for cutting because I don't enjoy it much. Twinkle uses many shades of green from my fabric stash. I make mostly scrap quilts—not necessarily quilts cut from a scrap basket, [...]
A few days ago, Carolyn in Florida left a comment about how much she disliked doing the cutting for a quilt project. I knew just what she meant. The cutting is never as much fun as the sewing. Over the years I have come up with some strategies that help me survive the cutting process. [...]
