Yes, I was a garment sewer for years, then moved to quilting. I entered my first quilt (56 degree angled) and it was up for an award at a large quilt show! Now I do more quilted projects than garment sewing. Love it!
I am making my first quilt. I am a garment sewer and yes it's lots of cutting in patchwork! I spent lots of time on lining the fabric. This is a great method and could have saved a lot of my time.
this was so so so helpful! I was one of those obsessive ruler movers, just last night I wasted literally a good 9 to 12 inches of fabric just cutting and then cutting again and cutting again trying to make it straight! I love this technique! Thanks so much!!! Now I'm off to get your grippy square up ruler and praying it is still available!!!
Love Mary! I'd much rather watch her than most of the ladies that share instructional tutorials. I find a lot of them to be stale and monotone. Mary makes learning FUN!!!!
I LIKED THIS VIDEO! VERY INFORMATIVE AND OH SO VERY USEFUL! I AM NOT A QUILTER OR SEW GARMETS, I DESIGN AND CREATE CANVAS TOTE BAGS AND MAKE UP POUCHES, BUT I WILL USE THIS TECHNIQUE OF CUTTING FABRIC! LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!
I don't quilt, I don't sew, I know nothing about working with fabric. But I am making new shutter curtains for a pair of vintage Graflex cameras and I needed to cut two long strips of special rubberized fabric that I got from Japan. Yikes! I followed this technique and it worked great! If I can do it, most anyone can. Thanks.
I would like to see a large piece of fabric squared. When I buy, it is at least 2 yards, do I need to cut it down? Please help me with this. Most videos are small pieces of fabric.
Crazy talk! Lol! I'm a new quilter and I swear I am drunk when I cut my fabric. I take my time, everything looks great. Then I start putting stuff together. And boom! It's off.
Wish I would've found this helpful video when I started cutting my fabric the sizes are all wrong lol well it's a lesson learned. Thanks for this video
I'm trying my best to get over the OBSESSIVE, FINIKY crap that is making my cutting time really long and daunting and it drives me crazy. If I could learn to cut without stressing...I would be able to do so many more quilts. I think I may be the absolute worst person when it comes to obsessing. I literally will hold on to my fabric for months just because I don't want to cut it and deal with it :(
Your this series of introductory lessons are very useful. I would like to by the various kinds of rulers you s!owed in another video. Let me know how to buy them.. thank you."
I’m wondering why you can’t just use the large ruler. I place it all on the fabric and line up the bottom edge of the fabric and make my first clean cut by sliding it in enough. Is there something wrong with my method?
That is what I was thinking too. Too many rulers. I think it's so you can buy more - it's a way to get newbies to spend more $. There are many of us newbies that don't have the $
Is there a better way to check that the selvage edge is straight compared to the cut edge of the fabric beyond pulling a strand of the weft out? I know my local fabric store simply rolls off the cloth from the bolt, and assumes that the last edge cut from the fabric was straight. The last 3 pieces I've purchased from them haven't been straight - the worst was off by about 4" off one of the cut edges. Hopefully this makes sense!
+kisakikun I like to iron out the whole piece of fabric using a spray starch or starch alternative to add body and stiffness to the piece, as well as diminish the bolt fold line as much as possible. Next line up the selvage edges so they are even as you are holding the piece in the air until the fabric is hanging straight. Lay the fabric down on the cutting mat with the selvage edges even and aligned to one of the lines on the mat. Smooth fabric to new fold line, then fold over on itself again, making the folded edge even with the selvages. Now square the fabric as in the video.
I'm new to quilting n I have 6x24 friskers ruler n a 8.5 friskers ruler but how do I read them to cut fabric how do I know where a 6 in square block is etc lady in sewing Dept at Walmart told me to get both rulers but not how to use them n I've been searching two days trying to find out how to
B Cobler Fons & Porter makes a special glove called a "Klutz" glove that you wear on the hand that isn't holding the rotary cutter. It's meant to protect your hand in case the blade slips & heads for your fingers. The Klutz glove is different than free-motion quilting grip gloves that are sold in a pair.
Marissa Ramirez Have you tried loosening the screw & removing the blade to see if there is something blocking it--like fuzz? Also, I'm sure you know that rotary cutters can lock & unlock? Wish you well & good luck ~
They are required to wear a protective glove on their shows for insurance & sponsor purposes. They are also marketing the glove, which is the Fons & Porter "Klutz" glove which protects the hand in case the rotary cutter slips & heads for fingers holding the ruler.
This would be a much better video if she wouldn't act so goofy. It's annoying as she acts like she is teaching 1st graders how to cut. Whatever happened to Fons & Porter? Bring them back
I don't see why it's bad to have fun while teaching or learning. Maybe Mary appeals to a younger generation... (no offense intended). And if you've been watching the old Fons and Porters, maybe it's time for you to watch something more advanced than Craftsy. I mean, Mary's attitude makes me feel like it's ok to be a complete beginner and have fun with quilting. Maybe this attitude is not suited when you've 20 quilts under the belt... I don't know...
alathena Sidericus I am not offended b/c how do you know just how old I am??? You can continue to argue your point, but we are all entitled to our own opinion. Mine happens to differ from yours. Let it go.
I would have to agree. FYI, if you've never watching the quilting videos by the "gourmet quilter" you should. She's great. I have learned so much from her.
