I gave my Crafters Edge Crossover II machine a workout yesterday, cutting quarter squares triangles.
The Crossover II plus the not-yet-released Quarter Square Triangle dies made cutting and sewing so easy! (BTW - the Crossover II machine is 25 percent off through the month of July - no coupon or code needed!)
I'll admit that there was a bit of a learning curve on cutting for the most effective use of fabric. I first started out with strips,
Then I decided I'd cut squares to what I thought was a size to get four triangles.
So, I ended up cutting three triangles from the square, with a smidge of a strip as scrap. At least the scrap strip makes me happier than the scrap triangle! :)
If any of these fabrics look familiar, they were all used in the Block Base Plus Sew Along blocks. Ultimately, they will form a border for this quilt, as seen below in the preliminary layout.
Now I'm off to cut another round of quarter square triangles since only one side of that border is made. Lots more quarter square blocks to make!
Happy Quilting!
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Those border blocks are looking great with the center blocks.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that Crafter's Edge is coming out with new triangle dies!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing how to get the most from fabric when using a die for cutting. I recently bought a die cutter and am barely starting my learning curve. Thanks for the info.
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