Asked and Answered
Should fabric be pre-washed?
No, that might distort stripes
May fabric be starched?
Yes, once it's been fused and sewn.
Tip
Make sure the interfacing is fused diagonally from lower left-to-upper right. If not, try to lift it off, reposition and refuse. It's a common goof.
Why fuse diagonally from lower left-to-upper right?
To create blocks that appear to rotate counterclockwise:
What happens if the Interfacing is fused diagonally from upper left to lower right?
The blocks will appear to rotate clockwise
Tip
The diagonal position of the interfacing determines whether a block appears counterclockwise or clockwise. When fusing a pair of fabric squares, whichever diagonal you prefer, fuse both squares consistently.
Why cut 8½" squares of fabric?
To not waste ¼ yard cuts, whether fat quarter or long quarters or half yards.
Because of size appropriate rulers. Omnigrid manufactures 8½" square and 8½ x 24" rulers which I use to cut pairs of fabric squares as well as a 10½ square that I use to true up the unfinished blocks.
Because I like blocks that finish at 10" square.
Incidentally, for the same above reasons, I use identical 8½" squares of stripe fabric to make my Xcentric blocks
Does it really take two 8½" squares of fabric to make one 10½" Anita's Unbiased quilt block?
Yes. According to my PiGuy
Should fabric be pre-washed?
No, that might distort stripes
May fabric be starched?
Yes, once it's been fused and sewn.
Tip
Make sure the interfacing is fused diagonally from lower left-to-upper right. If not, try to lift it off, reposition and refuse. It's a common goof.
Why fuse diagonally from lower left-to-upper right?
To create blocks that appear to rotate counterclockwise:
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| Counterclockwise Clockwise |
The blocks will appear to rotate clockwise
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| Counterclockwise and clockwise blocks |
The diagonal position of the interfacing determines whether a block appears counterclockwise or clockwise. When fusing a pair of fabric squares, whichever diagonal you prefer, fuse both squares consistently.
Why cut 8½" squares of fabric?
To not waste ¼ yard cuts, whether fat quarter or long quarters or half yards.
Because of size appropriate rulers. Omnigrid manufactures 8½" square and 8½ x 24" rulers which I use to cut pairs of fabric squares as well as a 10½ square that I use to true up the unfinished blocks.
Because I like blocks that finish at 10" square.
Incidentally, for the same above reasons, I use identical 8½" squares of stripe fabric to make my Xcentric blocks
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| My Red Xcentric Sampler Quilt is the frontispiece of Rotary Cutting Revolution |
Yes. According to my PiGuy
- Two 8½" squares, a total of 144½ square inches of fabric, result in an unfinished 10½" square block of 110¼ sq. inches of fabric. The two seam lines account for losing 34¼ sq. inches, 23.7% of the original amount. PiGuy reasoned "Now, if you just did this process in reverse, you would never get to buy fabric again..."
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