Learn How to Rotary Cut Your Fabric
Developing your rotary cutting skills is one of the best ways I know to improve your quiltmaking accuracy and speed up the quilt construction process. Use these tips and tutorials to learn how to rotary cut your fabric.
Trim excess tips from your triangles to help sew quilting patches together accurately.
Adjusting the height of your cutting table will help keep your back from aching after a rotary cutting session.
Nearly all of the shapes you use in quilting projects can be cut from long strips of rotary cut fabric. This tutorial walks you through the process of cutting specific fabric shapes. Follow these easy steps and your quilt patches will be perfect every time.
Rotary cutting is one of the most time-saving skills a quilter can master, because it eliminates the need to mark and cut individual patches of fabric. Not only does rotary cutting speed up quilt assembly, if done correctly it will most definitely enhance your accuracy.
It wasn't too many years ago that quilters had only a few choices when it was time to buy a rotary cutter. Things have certainly changed, because now just about every manufacturer who makes rotary cutters lets us choose from a variety of blade sizes, handle types, safety latches and other features.
Use these techniques to rotary cut fabric strips for your quilts.
Rotary cutting helps you cut fabrics and assemble quilts in record time, but it's a technique that can cause injuries if you don't follow a few basic safety guidelines. Use these tips to stay safe while you're working with rotary tools.
