Cutting Out Fabrics
This week I cut out the fabric for both quilts. I finally learned how to use a rotary cutter and cutting mat. Each of the rotary cutters I used had some dull patches, so I had to trim the rest of the fabric by hand.
The table runner is a series of rectangles that get trimmed down to smaller lengths.
When cutting out the accent squares, I discovered that I didn't have enough fabric for the center square. Since I am going to back and bind the quilt with white, I am going to do the center square out of the same fabric with embroidery.
I have two different colors of embroidery floss, both variegated blues,
one darker than the other. To help the white square match, I am going to
do a cross hatch pattern, then echo that pattern with invisible thread
for the quilting. The colors will be done by hand, but I'll be machine
quilting with the invisible thread.
Cutting out the disappearing 9 patch was definitely a different process. I didn't have exact measurements, just the knowledge that I needed several squares out of each fabric. I unfolded the fat quarter, then folded it in half diagonally to make one large square. I trimmed that square, then folded the fabric into fourths and cut out each square.
After I followed this process for all of the fabrics, I had one strip left over from each fabric. I cut them down and had a series of 3x3 inch squares. I might use those later for a wall hanging or pillow to match the main quilt, it will mostly depend on time.
Have an amazing day and check in next week when I start sewing the table runner.
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