SQUARE SIZES
The easiest square size to start with is 5" should you have a lot of Charm Pack and Layer Cake scraps.
- 5 inch - Finished Size: 4½ inch (12.5 cm - Finished Size: 6.25 cm )
- 2¾ inch - Finished Size: 2¼ inch (7 cm - Finished Size: 3.5 cm)
- 2 inch - Finished Size: 1½ inch (5 cm - Finished Size: 2.5 cm)
YOU WILL NEED
- A good assortment of quilt cotton fabric scraps
- Iron and ironing board
- Rotary cutter (have fresh blades available)
- 6" x 12" and/or 8" x 8" quilt ruler
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Separate your scraps into individual colours: yellow, orange, purple, red, etc. This is a very important step. You don't want to have to sort little 2-inch squares by colour, trust me!
2. Sort scraps by size.
2. Sort scraps by size.
3. Press all the scraps before cutting. A quick way to do this is to layer about 4 to 6 pieces and steam press.
4. Before cutting squares, stack several pieces and line up the top right corner.
5. Line up your ruler about 1/4" away from the top right corner of the fabrics and trim.
6. Rotate the fresh-cut corner to the lower left. Line up your square size at the corner and trim. If some of the offcuts are large enough, cut squares from these as well.
STORING YOUR SQUARES
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