How to Cut Quilt Squares
Because many quilt block designs are complex and difficult to make, a new quilter may wish to make an easy quilt in which all squares are the same size. The use of random squares allows different colors and patterns of fabric to be incorporated into a quilt. Cutting out the blocks is the first step toward producing a beautiful pieced quilt.
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Instructions
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Place the fabric on the cutting board and fold it in half lengthwise, with the right side of the fabric facing you and the selvage edges even.
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Place the ruler on the fabric and place a cut at the 1-inch mark. Hold the rotary cutter straight, and with your free hand holding the ruler, push the cutter away from you with a strong motion, placing pressure on the board and keeping the rotary blade tight against the ruler. This will give a smoothly cut edge.
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Slide the ruler to the right, so that the marking required for the strip width is even with the edge of the fabric. When cutting 4-inch squares, move the ruler 4.5 inches to the right; this allows an extra half inch for sewing the seams. Run the rotary cutter along the edge of the ruler, cutting off a strip that is 4.5 inches wide. Continue cutting strips from all the fabric.
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Place a strip onto the cutting board and place your ruler at the 1-inch mark of the folded edge. Repeat Step 1, only this time cut on the fold. This will give you a straight-cut edge while eliminating the fold of the fabric.
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Move the ruler to the 4.5-inch line. Keeping the top and bottom material lined up and using your rotary cutter, make the cut. You now have two perfect 4.5-inch quilt squares. Continue this method until all the remaining strips have been cut into squares.
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