How to Fold Large pieces of fabric for Rotary Cutting

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We had one of our YouTube viewers send us this question: "How do you fold fabric to cut with a rotary cutter when it is a large piece and many yards?" Nancy shows you how to do it.

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[sarahstewart]

This is fabulous. Cutting 10" strips from yardage can be daunting to say the least. This is beyond manageable. Thank you for sharing ❤

[maeflower]

Wow- this is awesome and makes it less scary! Thank you!

[chrissy]

All the quilts I’ve made so far have been baby to throw size. I’m finally tackling my first big girl quilt and you are just a life saver! By far the clearest, easiest video I’ve watched on what to do with several yards of fabric. Subscribed!

[evelynwerker]

I love these folding technique, thank you. I have started folding all my fabric these way, I do prewash everything except precuts.

[DebGilmore]

I use a 5lb weight to help keep my fabric on the table when I'm folding/cutting a large piece of fabric...it's like having a third hand :)

[anne-mariemoore]

Great video! This is what i do as well but got a piece of plexiglass cut slightly smaller than my shelf width and use that to fold. That way all my pieces are exactly the same width and stack perfectly. It also optimizes my shelf space.

[jilllazdane]

Thank you! I'm going to go and refold all my stashed fabric so it's ready for use. It's one of the things that puts me off starting a project. Spotlight (in Australia) should instruct their sales people on how to fold fabric for the customers as usually it all higgledy piggledy. Great video as I have struggled with long yardage but seeing you do it bit by bit is a great idea rather than holding the whole lot in the air as I have been want to do lol.

[susanvaughn]

Than You for giving left handed Not many people that of us

[willowhilldesigns]

This is how I do it. It’s a time saver!

[sharonwhiteley]

Thank you so much I have made so many mistakes cutting large fabric

[DSLAlex]

That's a nice piece of fabric. You have enough to share! 8-)

[jsilva]

Great tips and thank you very much for sharing

[valerieholborow]

Sorry I didn’t tick the last 2 vidios it went straight to the 3rd Visio, still think you are the best

[michellewensch]

ah! thanks, i'll watch that video 😉👋🏻

[ams]

Thank you, this was very helpful. I am about to start making block out curtains and was worried about how to level the fabric. This will help me tremendously, thank you. Greetings from Australia

[mrgarner]

I have a piece of fabric 110" wide. It is a white tone-on-tone that I need to cut 5" strips for the squares I need to include in my quilt.
Question... can I accurately cut the strips WOF by folding the fabric? My cutting mat is 20" x 32".

[maryredick]

Nice review. I use my 6” x 24 or 6.5” x 12.5” ruler to start my folding. It gives a little more stability to the roll.

[candyseltenreich]

Do you go ahead and straighten edges before you fold? I now wash and fold my fabric as soon as I return from the quilt store. Thanks for all the great tips.

[mrgarner]

Anxious to get started on my new quilt journey, I carefully folded my fabric making sure my folds were aligned straight on my cutting board lines. Next, I cut a straight edge. I cut one 'test' strip to see if the result was as I hoped. Checking my strip, it appears to be straight without any curves where the folds were. I think because I am cutting 5" squares and not using the whole strip in one piece, I can work around any slight deviation.
I did a test application of triangles to my block, and it looks good. I will square the block up when I have finished all my blocks.

* Now, I have another question. Because my corner pieces are white on white, do I need to press the seam allowances to the white or can I press them to the center block? I know this creates bulk.

* Would it be better to press the seam allowances open?

* When I sew the blocks together, my white-on-white triangles will be forming a square with seam allowances to press as well.
Which direction should they be pressed?

I have also had an idea running through my head to add an accent triangle to the white or will that just complicate my quilt. My thought would be to use this accent color as one of the borders, including a white strip.

** Can anyone give any suggestions or direction to my questions?

[terivernon]

Nice! What are the books stacked on the table in the video? Just curious.