When the pieces are cut with the templates, the light color diagonal is sewn to dark color diagonal. When you cut the fabric for the paper piecing, are the light color rectangles cut on the straight grain of the material like the dark color is? When you place the light color along the trimmed edge of the dark, then the light is straight grain sewn to a bias. Or do you cut the light color rectangle on a bias.
Hi Sandie - thanks for your questions. I hope I'm understanding them correctly and that this helps. When I show the template cutting instructions, I'm show casing what the pattern authors have sent the shops for cutting instructions. Sometimes the long side is placed on the straight of grain, sometimes on the bias. And I can only assume their cutting the shapes to conserve fabric, but I'm not certain. (This would be a great question to ask them as well.) Personally, I'm not a big template fan which is why I show the alternative of paper-piecing (which I adore!). And when I'm paper-piecing, I tend to focus on making sure I have ample fabric coverage, and I don't worry about straight grain or bias. Either way, I love using a best-press or starch product when there's any possible bias sewing as it tends to help reduce fabric stretch when sewing. I really hope this helps, and thanks again for watching!!
Thank you for these videos! These are so helpful and I appreciate hearing about the different options to tackle those corner units.
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When the pieces are cut with the templates, the light color diagonal is sewn to dark color diagonal. When you cut the fabric for the paper piecing, are the light color rectangles cut on the straight grain of the material like the dark color is? When you place the light color along the trimmed edge of the dark, then the light is straight grain sewn to a bias. Or do you cut the light color rectangle on a bias.
Hi Sandie - thanks for your questions. I hope I'm understanding them correctly and that this helps. When I show the template cutting instructions, I'm show casing what the pattern authors have sent the shops for cutting instructions. Sometimes the long side is placed on the straight of grain, sometimes on the bias. And I can only assume their cutting the shapes to conserve fabric, but I'm not certain. (This would be a great question to ask them as well.) Personally, I'm not a big template fan which is why I show the alternative of paper-piecing (which I adore!). And when I'm paper-piecing, I tend to focus on making sure I have ample fabric coverage, and I don't worry about straight grain or bias. Either way, I love using a best-press or starch product when there's any possible bias sewing as it tends to help reduce fabric stretch when sewing. I really hope this helps, and thanks again for watching!!