lcquilting Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 OK quick question here....can you rip plaid flannel to square it up? I have a pieced together plaid flannel backing and I need it square to attach to my leaders.... Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 It depends on if the plaid is printed or woven. If it's printed it may not be on the straight of grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcquilting Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 it is woven......so that should be OK right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 A better way would be to bring your corners together and place those on the rails of your machine. Now check to see if there is a fold one way or the other that indicates it is wracked and tug on one side or the other. Now fold it again and do the same check making sure everything is folded correctly. It should be small enough to trim off the ends now and pin these on your rails. I cut a tiny notch at the center so I can pin it exactly on the black dot on my leaders. If you have two selvages you can always use those to pin on, they are usually straight. Just my two cents. Nora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Ripping any fabric on the lengthwise grain works just great, but ripping on the crosswise grain, doesn't necessarily produce a straight edge on grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyc Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 flannel has a stretchy quality to it as the weave is looser. YOu may find that they edges will ripple. You might want to reconsider ripping and use the rotary cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcquilting Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Well i ripped it and it went on my leaders just fine. I always get nervous....you know....usually "ripping" and "fabric" aren't good to use in the same sentence!! Especially when it's not your own fabric! Thanks again for all the advice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 If it looks like it's cut a little wonky, I usually always take a small snip and rip the backing fabric on customer quilts to make sure I'm on the grain before I pin to the leaders. Works well. I make sure I have plenty of "wriggle room" to rip so I have enough length when done. One time (on a wide backer) it was cut really wonky so I ripped and had to keep repeating ripping. I was getting nervous I would be too short but ended up OK. I haven't ripped plaid flannel or homespun tho... that sounds like it wouldn't work. I would probably cut that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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