#PERFECT LAYERS CRAFT RULERS HOW TO#

(Pictures above: Rotary cutter, pins, applique scissors, rotary mat and quilting rulers)īefore rotary cutters and quilting rulers came about, quilters would trace the pieces they need onto the fabric and then cut each piece out with scissors. I like to use applique scissors because they’re really sharp.

The 6×24 is great for cutting border pieces and binding strips I probably use this ruler the most. You don’t have to get these all at once, but if you bought the following rulers you’d probably be set: 8″ square, 10″ square and 6″x24″. The safety pins may come in handy later when basting your quilt top, batting and backing together. You will need the pins when piecing together your quilt top. I suggest eventually investing in the 36″x24″ mat or else you will hate cutting bigger pieces such as border or binding strips. It helps create a consistent 1/4 inch seam, and all you have to do is guide the edge of your fabric along the tape.īasic tools you will need (other than your sewing machine): A lot of sewing machines come with a seam guidance plate below the presser foot, as shown in the picture below.Ī helpful tip that I still use is after I find the perfect 1/4 inch from the needle, I put painters tape along the 1/4 inch line as a guide for my fabric (as shown above).

#PERFECT LAYERS CRAFT RULERS HOW TO#

how to bind a quilt).īelow are some basics/terminology to start with:įor the accuracy of your quilt pattern, it is important to be consistent with a 1/4 inch seam allowance for all quilting projects.

I will continue to update this post with links to tutorials as I make them (i.e. There several ways to do each of these steps in which I will attempt to go over in later tutorials. The 3rd and final step is binding the quilt. You need to baste these three layers together before doing the actual quilting. Step 2 is when you sandwich the quilt in three layers: the quilt top, batting and the backing. Step 1 is sewing the actual patchwork of the quilt top. Making a quilt is a 3 step process: (1) Sewing the quilt top, (2) basting and quilting the top and (3) binding the quilt.

Perfect layers craft rulers