Cutting Fabric For Quilt Squares

Learning to square up your fabric like this not only ensures that any strips or pieces you cut will be straight but it helps ensure a square quilt in the end.

Cutting fabric for quilt squares.

Quilting fabric misscrafts cotton craft fabric bundle squares patchwork pre cut quilt squares for diy sewing scrapbooking quilting dot pattern 25pcs 30x30cm 4 0 out of 5 stars 93 12 69 25 69. We will then sub cut this strip into 4 1 2 inch squares. Heather also gives tips on what size of ruler she likes to use when squaring up fabric as well as tips on how to best hold the ruler so it doesn t move when cutting. How to cut fabric for quilting blocks.

We need to cut large pieces of fabric straight square fabric cut quilt squares fabric strips and a bunch of other stuff. 150pcs 4 x 4 10cm x 10cm cotton craft fabric bundle squares squares sheets patchwork pre cut quilt squares diy sewing quarters bundle quilting fabric bundles by ojyudd 12 99 12. Using your rotary cutter cut the fabric running along the side of the ruler to create a perfect straight edge. She recommends using fabric with motifs that are easy to cut out to make a block but also shows you how to use stripes a bias cut strip a border stripe and templates.

I hope you enjoyed last week s video where we learned all about fabric. Fabric squares are useful for making quilts with colorful grid like designs. I m back with another fun video in my quilting 101 series. Squares are also the easiest quilting shapes to make so this is a great option for making your first quilt however you can also use fabric squares to make intricate designs on a quilt so you might also need them if you are a more advanced quilter.

Cutting fabric is fundamental to quilting. 21 25 description discussion laura roberts teaches you how to cut novelty fabric into little squares and make it into a block.