How to Measure Accurate Quilt Blocks
While quilting has been a wonderful hobby for many generations it does involve a lot of effort to obtain the beautiful end results. Often time it seems like busy work, but you will find that the quality of a quilt is much higher when each step is taken. Quilt blocks much be measured accurately to ensure an even pattern throughout the entire quilt pattern. The quilter will not be dissapointed once their work is complete.
Items needed:
- Self-healing cutting mat
- Rotary cutter
- Tape measure or other measuring device
- Iron with ironing board
- Fabric
Instructions:
- Preshrink the fabric by washing and drying it the same way any other fabric would be laundered. Once the fabric is dry, iron out all wrinkles and fold neatly to reduce as much wrinkling as possible. After folding the fabric, choose one fabric at a time to work with. Fold the fabric in half once.
- Place the folded edge of the fabric against the horizontal markings of the self-healing cutting mat. Align the fabric against the markings all the way across the length of the fabric, or until there is no more room on the mat, to ensure an even cut. Use the tape measure or ruler on top of the fabric to see the measurements from this side.
- Use the rotary cutter in the dominant hand and press firmly the tape measure or ruler with the other hand. Begin cutting the fabric along the edge of the ruler. Repeat this step until the amount of fabric needed is cut accurately. Once the desired amount of fabric is cut it is now time to begin the desired sewing project the fabric was meant for.