There will be no sewing for me today - it's cutting fabric day in my sewing room. I very rarely cut the fabric for an entire quilt at the beginning of the project because I have learned that I change my mind as I go along, so it's better to cut and sew a bit at a time. But today I am starting my next scrap squad quilt and have a specific layout in mind, so I'm cutting the whole thing - 300 pieces of fabric - some strips, some squares, and some rectangles. It will be tough on my hands and wrists, but then I can sew to my heart's content all week long!
Saturday, October 24, 2015
A cutting day
There will be no sewing for me today - it's cutting fabric day in my sewing room. I very rarely cut the fabric for an entire quilt at the beginning of the project because I have learned that I change my mind as I go along, so it's better to cut and sew a bit at a time. But today I am starting my next scrap squad quilt and have a specific layout in mind, so I'm cutting the whole thing - 300 pieces of fabric - some strips, some squares, and some rectangles. It will be tough on my hands and wrists, but then I can sew to my heart's content all week long!
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If I try to cut too much at one time, I start making mistakes.
Ooh now that sounds intriguing Kathy; I'm like you usually are and tend to cut a bit at a time because I like to change things as I go along. I'm curious to see what it is you've got all worked out from the get go! Hope your wrists are ok this evening :)
Good luck getting it all cut out! I rarely cut out an entire quilt myself. Too many possibilities for change. It really is fun to be able to sew without any starts and stops for cutting.:)
Take breaks. Don't want to injure the back again. Can't wait to see what this becomes.
It is a wonderful quilt. I almost can't wait to see what colors are you adding for this month quilt.
Oh another scrap squad quilt in the making. I'm intrigued.
Yea for another Scrap Squad Quilt. 300 pieces should take too long to cut. They aren't 1 1/2" I hope. Have fun cutting.
happy cutting, once done there will be no stopping you, not sure what a scrap squad quilt is so looking forward to seeing it and the journey making it
It is tedious and I don't like to do it all at once, either, but it is so nice to have it out of the way.
I just did all of the cutting for a mini today--over 900 pieces!!
Look forward to seeing what you are creating. : )
I never cut all the fabric in one go. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad idea to be honest. It's true that if I decide I dont like the quilt I can quit and haven't wasted a pile of fabric. However if I've cut up a whole quilt I'm more likely to finish it whether I like it or not as I won't want to waste the fabric.
Oh anxious to see your next quilt--of all the ones you've done for Scrap Squad my favorite is Sea Glass--I made a Sea Glass that was all scraps a while back....yours just glows...lovely works
Good luck on all that cutting--try soaking wrists in lukewarm water with good old Epsom salts...that helps me a lot....hugs, Julierose
Sounds like a great plan Kathy! 👌 I'm going the same thing today... Though I got a late start and don't know if I'll finish all the cutting today. Looking forward to seeing your new scrap squad. I've a new Saturday linky party called WHOOMP There IT Is! I'd love for you to link up sometime. It's open from 6a Fri to 6a Mon.
I typically cut as a I go too. Though for the last mystery quilt I did, I followed the directions and cut it all out at the get go. It's nice to not have to stop and cut while piecing.
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