Thank you for this video. I had problems with straight cuts. Like one other comment, years ago in home economics class we were taught to pull the thread and stretch the fabric. I have been doing that for years and still had problems. Thankful for this video. So much easier and able to obtain a straight cut. Thank you for all your videos. You do an excellent presentation of what and how you are working your quilts. As a beginner on quilts you are helping me a "LOT".
When I was in Home Economics in school (60 years ago), our teacher would have us pull thread until it went all the way across. Then if it didn't line up, we had to stretch the fabric. Thankful for the tools we have today. Thank you for this great video.
Love this panto video. I can always use pantograph tips and information. So this one has been very usable. Thank you so much for all the videos you make for us.
Great demo. I had no idea. Thank you so much because I've never seen any kind of demo and explanation for this. Way back in the day lol, I really didn't see irregular bolt fabric. But I'm talking about 30-40 years ago and technology/techniques were much different.
Thx. What I do additionally is to press the “new” fold. That is also helping when I get that fabric of the comic book carton when I want to use the remainder of the fabric.
I'm good so far. I definitely don't have full range of motion yet. My 3 days a week workouts are helping I hope to achieve the goal to be able to move my hip like I use to.
Love how you give helpful, practical info in a clear straightforward manner. I appreciate how you detailed the bolt problems and how to mitigate them. I've been sewing a long time but still learn new things from your videos.! Thanks Tiff! ❤
Thank you for wasting your yard of fabric to show us how to cut straight. Even after quilting for over 40 years, getting the strips straight is still a problem sometimes. Well demonstrated!
My Mom was a wonderful seamstress, making clothes for the public for many years. More than once she had me at the opposite end of a piece of fabric tugging opposite corners, straightening the grain of the fabric. Had no idea at the time what a wonderful thing she was teaching me!
Love your shorter “Tips/Tricks” video. You are very concise in all your videos, which is appreciated by your viewers. Is it possible for you to make more videos in this fashion…like various quilt blocks, or quilting shortcuts, etc in videos 30 minutes or under? I’ve been watching you for years and watch your longer videos in the evening when the whole house is sleeping, but this shorter version was both informative and enjoyable. ❤
I try to do the short ones. It's hard for me to adjust to shorter videos. I'm trying though. But this I did cause the last month about 40 people messaged me about this subject so I figured a video answer would be good 👍 😅
When making multiple cuts as in cutting strips for binding, borders or strips for piecing many years ago I was taught to stop and rearrange the fabric and restraighten edge even though it looks straight because it likely isn’t. I had forgot about that. Thanks for a great reminder.
I was binge watching some of your older sew Sunday episodes and on one you asked how tall everyone was. I'm going to make you feel tall. I started out at 5'1 and have shrunk down to 4'11 due to the fractures in my back.
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife It is at times but I do what I can and sew when I'm not in a lot of pain. Spend a lot of time binge watching you for patterns and ideas.
I imagine it is really frustrating for fabric shops because if it’s in the middle of a cut they are trying to sell the person definitely wouldn’t want it.
Thanks Tiff! We can all do with these reminders. I’m thinking the same would apply to precuts of fat quarters etc. I guess I knew some of this, but always was in a hurry to sew, so stuffed up many things, especially when making clothing! Thanks. 🇦🇺❤️❤️
Great informative video! I have so much trouble cutting my fabric. I measure and I think it's straight And then when I put it against Another piece I cut I can see that it's off So this is going to help me Cut street lines. Thank you!
You just sniffle all you want to and even better blow a B 👀 G as you’d say!! 🤣. Thanks for today’s video. You solved 6 years of why can’t I……….NOW, I’m strait and square!
This has got to be why my blocks when quilting looks awful. When i cut and iron my material it turn out wonky. Then when i sew my rolls together sometimes it looks worse. Question.. do i cut against the stretchy end or with it? Just found your page, new subscriber 😊
It's another reason that some rip the fabric, then trim. The better the quality though, the harder it is to rip to get a straight starting edge. I feel like it rarely comes off the bolt straight.
In my Home Economics class in 1959 we were taught how to draw a strand of thread from the fabric to determine the straight line in the fabric. Takes some time, but it works. 🥰
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife best I remember, cut a small part of selvedge off. Ruffle edge to separate fabric weave. Select one strand and slowly pull it out. It will follow the straight weave in fabric. I do it another way now, cut a slit in selvedge and rip it. Will give you a straight line with the fabric weave. 🥰
@beverlydavis5142 I will try to do it after my next quilt I finish on the longarm. I do have some videos I square up in (binding videos) But I will try to do a dedicated video for squaring up 😊
Depends on if you need continuous yardage or not. It's easy to align the longer yardage if you just do a section that's arms reach. Then flatten out the rest.
How much did that seam on the bolt cost you😅...burns me when I purchase a seam😡. But my fault for not standing by when being cut. Usually it is shown to me, or someone knew on the job. Ĵust tell me and I'll adjust the amount needed. I seam at time having to rearrange a project; Because i'm a bit short of a due to a se
I was grateful to learn this early on so thank you for showing the way to correct. Such an important tool
I have been watching you for a while and you're a fantastic woman. Thanks for keeping me company late nite.
Me and Buttons says thank you Tiffany your the greatest!!❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much! Could never achieve a straight of grain. You taught it right on!
Thank You! Hope you heal fast.❤
Learn something new todY. Thank you for the lesson.
You bet!
Thank you Tiffany this video will help me a lot. I love watching you. You explain everything so clear. Maryann
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Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. I had problems with straight cuts. Like one other comment, years ago in home economics class we were taught to pull the thread and stretch the fabric. I have been doing that for years and still had problems. Thankful for this video. So much easier and able to obtain a straight cut. Thank you for all your videos. You do an excellent presentation of what and how you are working your quilts. As a beginner on quilts you are helping me a "LOT".
Thank you 😊
Thank you for sharing this with us no more cutting curved strips ❤
Thank you Tiffany. I need all the help I can get with cutting.
Very helpful and informative, thank you.
This is a great video, thank you! And I thought I wasn't cutting straight, but I was doing all of those mistakes. I'm trying this technique.
When I was in Home Economics in school (60 years ago), our teacher would have us pull thread until it went all the way across. Then if it didn't line up, we had to stretch the fabric. Thankful for the tools we have today. Thank you for this great video.
That's interesting 🤔
(Jayne) I remember pulling the thread as well in Home Ec class...I had forgotten that exercise we had to do.
Alot of changes in our past 60yrs. Lol
Yep I remember those days 😂😂
I was taught the same thing by my mom
Oh, lawdy! I remember having to do that! 😅
Good demonstration
oh my, i needed this tutorial so much! thank you Tiffany!
Great lesson! I basically do what you showed but not always successfully. Maybe now I'll do better! Thanks!
Great tutorial Tif!
Thank you for the video.
Very informative video thanks so much ❤
Great informative video
Love this panto video. I can always use pantograph tips and information. So this one has been very usable. Thank you so much for all the videos you make for us.
Thank you for sharing!
Ty for showing this
Great demo. I had no idea. Thank you so much because I've never seen any kind of demo and explanation for this. Way back in the day lol, I really didn't see irregular bolt fabric. But I'm talking about 30-40 years ago and technology/techniques were much different.
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative! I have a new look on how I cut strips. Thanks so much!!
Thank you great info tip✂️
Thx. What I do additionally is to press the “new” fold. That is also helping when I get that fabric of the comic book carton when I want to use the remainder of the fabric.
Thank you.
Thank you ❤❤
Excellent help. BIG THANK YOU. Your friend from New Mexico, Carla 🎶💐💖
Great teacher, thank you for sharing x enjoyed watching and learning something new 😀
Ty Tiffany for showing how to get no curves when cutting
Thank you
I just had ( cataract surgery) on both eyes in the past month, now the healing begins. Always something. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it.
Get well soon 🙏
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife thank you Tiffany. How are you coming along now since your hip surgery? Well...I'll bet huh?
I'm good so far. I definitely don't have full range of motion yet. My 3 days a week workouts are helping I hope to achieve the goal to be able to move my hip like I use to.
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife keep at it. One day/ week at a time. You'll get there. I may consider therapy again for my legs, back, and feet.
Thank you Tiffany. I appreciate this so very much. ❤
Thanks for this video, I’ve bought a few basic bolts of fabric and was having a hard time getting the fabric straight 😊👍🏼
This is a great tip! I wondered why some strips were wonky!
Thank you for this video, Tiffany! This is exactly how I obtain straight strips every time as well! You demonstrated it perfectly!!!
Love how you give helpful, practical info in a clear straightforward manner. I appreciate how you detailed the bolt problems and how to mitigate them. I've been sewing a long time but still learn new things from your videos.! Thanks Tiff! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Who knew? Thanks for this information on how to eliminate bowed cuts. ❤
Thank you for this explanation! Just bought a stripology ruler and want to make the best use of it.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for wasting your yard of fabric to show us how to cut straight. Even after quilting for over 40 years, getting the strips straight is still a problem sometimes. Well demonstrated!
It won't go to waste 😉
(Jayne) Thank you! Gonna try it.
My Mom was a wonderful seamstress, making clothes for the public for many years. More than once she had me at the opposite end of a piece of fabric tugging opposite corners, straightening the grain of the fabric. Had no idea at the time what a wonderful thing she was teaching me!
That's good you learned 😊
Love your shorter “Tips/Tricks” video. You are very concise in all your videos, which is appreciated by your viewers. Is it possible for you to make more videos in this fashion…like various quilt blocks, or quilting shortcuts, etc in videos 30 minutes or under? I’ve been watching you for years and watch your longer videos in the evening when the whole house is sleeping, but this shorter version was both informative and enjoyable. ❤
I try to do the short ones. It's hard for me to adjust to shorter videos. I'm trying though. But this I did cause the last month about 40 people messaged me about this subject so I figured a video answer would be good 👍 😅
When making multiple cuts as in cutting strips for binding, borders or strips for piecing many years ago I was taught to stop and rearrange the fabric and restraighten edge even though it looks straight because it likely isn’t. I had forgot about that. Thanks for a great reminder.
Thank you Tiffany for another great video. You are always so helpful.
So glad!
I was binge watching some of your older sew Sunday episodes and on one you asked how tall everyone was. I'm going to make you feel tall. I started out at 5'1 and have shrunk down to 4'11 due to the fractures in my back.
Wow that sounds like a painful shrinkage 😔
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife It is at times but I do what I can and sew when I'm not in a lot of pain. Spend a lot of time binge watching you for patterns and ideas.
That's good though. I'm glad you still sew despite the pain 😉
The sewn seams on a bolt is strange! I like when they just leave it cut and just overlap it.
Great video!
It is strange and I don't have any real answer to why it is that way either 🤔
I imagine it is really frustrating for fabric shops because if it’s in the middle of a cut they are trying to sell the person definitely wouldn’t want it.
It's very frustrating. I've bought scrap cuts from places that had them. So they do cut it out and sell it separately and discounted.
Thanks Tiff! We can all do with these reminders. I’m thinking the same would apply to precuts of fat quarters etc. I guess I knew some of this, but always was in a hurry to sew, so stuffed up many things, especially when making clothing! Thanks. 🇦🇺❤️❤️
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Great informative video! I have so much trouble cutting my fabric. I measure and I think it's straight And then when I put it against Another piece I cut I can see that it's off So this is going to help me Cut street lines. Thank you!
Awesome video. Thank you for taking the time to teach us this technique.
Big fun! 🥳🎉
Thanks for sharing 😊
This is how I do it too. Always works!
You just sniffle all you want to and even better blow a B 👀 G as you’d say!! 🤣. Thanks for today’s video. You solved 6 years of why can’t I……….NOW, I’m strait and square!
Glad to help ☺️
Great video
This has got to be why my blocks when quilting looks awful. When i cut and iron my material it turn out wonky. Then when i sew my rolls together sometimes it looks worse. Question.. do i cut against the stretchy end or with it? Just found your page, new subscriber 😊
I most always cut fabric from selvage to selvage as it comes off the bolt. But sometimes, I cut along the selvage for borders or directional fabrics.
It's another reason that some rip the fabric, then trim. The better the quality though, the harder it is to rip to get a straight starting edge. I feel like it rarely comes off the bolt straight.
Sorry didn't wait long enough...
They do that with wool. Sometimes they put a couple of inches at the end which is not good for any thing.😅😅
In my Home Economics class in 1959 we were taught how to draw a strand of thread from the fabric to determine the straight line in the fabric. Takes some time, but it works.
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A few people have said that. I am gonna have to try to find a video of that way.
@@TiffanysQuiltingLife best I remember, cut a small part of selvedge off. Ruffle edge to separate fabric weave. Select one strand and slowly pull it out. It will follow the straight weave in fabric.
I do it another way now, cut a slit in selvedge and rip it. Will give you a straight line with the fabric weave.
🥰
Ya I have ripped before as well. I really only do that when I can't get it straight cause it's an older more wonky fabric.
Could you cut up the bowed stripe into 2 1/2 squares?
I do. But there will be squares that aren’t square and need to be repurposed.
Could you please do one on how you square up a quilt
After quilted squaring?
Squaring up the quilt after you get through quilting it
@beverlydavis5142 I will try to do it after my next quilt I finish on the longarm. I do have some videos I square up in (binding videos) But I will try to do a dedicated video for squaring up 😊
Is cutting 1 yard at a time from a bolt a good idea?
Depends on if you need continuous yardage or not. It's easy to align the longer yardage if you just do a section that's arms reach. Then flatten out the rest.
Another note is when you order just a yard wecan get cheated. Especially if you need all for binding. I always get extra.
That happens too cause it comes off some bolts extra wonky uhggg
How many yd are on a boat ?
Some bolts have 8 yards some have 10 yards and some have 15 and some have 20. Just depends on the company.
How much did that seam on the bolt cost you😅...burns me when I purchase a seam😡. But my fault for not standing by when being cut. Usually it is shown to me, or someone knew on the job. Ĵust tell me and I'll adjust the amount needed. I seam at time having to rearrange a project;
Because i'm a bit short of a due to a se
Not much. I always try to remember to look at the bolts at the store for a loose thread on either end. When we order online though I can't do that.