Thanks for watching, Barbara! This patchwork rail fence is such a fun pattern with so many possibilities. Blue and white is a classic pair, but I can imagine so many other options, too. So glad you enjoyed this tutorial. Happy Quilting, Lea Louise
You're right, Nancy, the flatter your fabric the more accurate your cuts. When I'm using lots of different fabrics as in this quilt, I'll often press them in a stack. That generally gets most of the deepest wrinkles out. From there I can use my ruler to 'press' my fabrics as I'm cutting which keeps them nice and flat. More often today, fat quarters are being pressed when they are packaged instead of just folded. That definitely requires pressing to remove those creases. It's a personal preference as to how much pressing you do and what works in the situation. Bottom line - more is better! Thanks for your comment! Happy Quilting, Lea Louise
Fat Quarters are great to have on hand b/c they can be cut into any precut sizes. Before I started cutting mine into precut sizes they just weren't getting used. Now I've nearly depleted my FQ stash!
Excellent information for we scrap collectors!
Thanks for watching, Barbara! This patchwork rail fence is such a fun pattern with so many possibilities. Blue and white is a classic pair, but I can imagine so many other options, too. So glad you enjoyed this tutorial. Happy Quilting,
Lea Louise
Works great thanks
You're welcome! Enjoy the technique and Happy Quilting,
Lea Louise
Is there a reason why you do not iron your fabrics flat. I understand the material has to be flat for accurate cutting..
You're right, Nancy, the flatter your fabric the more accurate your cuts. When I'm using lots of different fabrics as in this quilt, I'll often press them in a stack. That generally gets most of the deepest wrinkles out. From there I can use my ruler to 'press' my fabrics as I'm cutting which keeps them nice and flat. More often today, fat quarters are being pressed when they are packaged instead of just folded. That definitely requires pressing to remove those creases. It's a personal preference as to how much pressing you do and what works in the situation. Bottom line - more is better! Thanks for your comment! Happy Quilting,
Lea Louise
thx
Fat Quarters are great to have on hand b/c they can be cut into any precut sizes. Before I started cutting mine into precut sizes they just weren't getting used. Now I've nearly depleted my FQ stash!