Quilt Mat How To

Like all of our quilting tools a cutting mat needs to be taken care of.

Quilt mat how to.

To baste your quilt you will need. Self healing cutting mats need moisture to work their self healing magic. It came with me to drop the kids to school shopping etc for about four days. The nicapa cutting mat is an all round quilting mat that would serve you well no matter the kind of quilting project you re working on.

Remember to soak your cutting mats every once in a while and use sharp rotary blades. I warped my self healing mat just like the quilter in your last quilt connections. You can prevent your cutting mat from warping by storing it flat or hanging it on a wall. To make a simple quilt cut your fabric pieces into squares adding 1 4 inch to each side for the seams.

A quilt sandwich basted well is less likely to bunch up pucker or become distorted during the quilting process. Lay out your quilt rows and sew them together with a straight stitch on your sewing machine then sew the rows together to make the full front. Cutting mats get hungry er thirsty. To add the back cut out the fabric squares and lay them on the ground pattern side down.

Storing your cutting mat in the right location and temperature will prolong its longevity. Putting together the quilt sandwich and basting all the layers together is an important step. Give your mat a happy home. While it s much cheaper than some of the more premium brands like silhouette it performs much better than them and even manages to get around some of the most common and annoying issues quilters typically encounter with cutting mats.

I put it back in the car in the boot trunk laid flat and weighted down with a box full of magazines quilting of course.