Before we cut too deep into our background fabric, I thought it best to make our large cuts for the negative space in the middle of the quilt. And while we are at it, we should also set aside the sashing pieces. This way we can be sure our large cuts are safe and make the best use of leftover pieces of background fabric in other blocks. Actually, we should have done this first, please forgive me. I am learning too when it comes to running a BOM.
Cutting Instructions for Sashing and Negative Space.
For 12" blocks.
- Cut (5) 1 1/2" x 77 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (12) 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 12 1/2" x 26 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 12 1/2" x 39 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 12 1/2" x 40 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
For 9" blocks.
- Cut (5) 1 1/2" x 59 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (12) 1 1/2" x 9 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 9 1/2" x 20 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 9 1/2" x 30 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
- Cut (2) 9 1/2" x 31 1/2" of Fabric A (background).
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Thank you! I never thought about this, but so glad to be doing it at this point!
ReplyDeletewhere do the (5) 1 1/2 x 77 1/2 strips go? Can I piece these together?
ReplyDeleteThese strips are the sashing between your rows. I would just cut them as is right now, then later you can piece them once the rows are assembled. hope this helps!
DeleteI suppose what I actually meant was could I cut them along the width of the fabric in more strips as aposed to cutting them along the length, say (10) 1 1/2" WOF strips? What do you think? Would that work for the sashing also? Thanks for your time!
ReplyDeleteOh sorry! Yes yes! That is how I cut them - I will join 2 wof strips together to get the total length needed. If you still need more clarification please email me at annemarie@genxquilters.com. I've tried to email you back, but you are a no-reply commenter!
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