• Rusty Raven M
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    5 hours ago

    I’ve completed all my measurements and planning for my couch cushions, now it’s time to start cutting fabric. 🤞 wish me luck!

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      If it has a pattern make sure all the pieces are going the same way before you cut. Good luck🤞

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        Not just a pattern, but a directional floral design incorporating striped panels, so it also needs to be evenly spaced and the pieces need to match up.

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          Terrifying. I’m an amateur still so what I tend to do is trace the pattern pieces onto baking paper and cut that out rather than cut the original.

          It’s a pain in the butt to tape pieces together and might not be feasible for quite large ones but one thing I thought of was - before removing the translucent copied pattern from the fabric you cut, you could roughly trace the design and stripes from that fabric piece and then line it up with the design on the next bit of fabric to make sure they match up?

          It might not work if pieces have to be flipped or cut on the fold but that’s a way I might try to cheat through the intimidating task

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        I generally err on the side of measuring about 14 times, and still manage to mess things up!

        The good news is I have lots of fabric, so it won’t be a total disaster if I cut something wrong.

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        Don’t cut after 9, don’t sew after 10, and it’s not finished until you bleed on it.

        (Ignore for shift work as applicable)