1010 Plaited Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Plaited Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Plaited Quilt Block 12"

1009 Sun Spots Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | Jelly Roll Quilt | Scrap Quilt

Sun Spots Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Sun Spots Quilt Block 12"

1008 Balance Free Quilt Block Tutorial and Free Quilt Pattern | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Balance Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Balance Quilt Block 12"

1007 Framed 4-Patch Quilt Block | Block of the Day 2023 | Scrap Jelly Roll Quilt

Framed 4-Patch Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Framed 4-Patch Quilt Block 12"

1006 Flower Garden Free Quilt Block Tutorial and Free Quilt Pattern | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Flower Garden Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Flower Garden Quilt Block 12"

1005 Daydream Free Quilt Block Tutorial and Free Quilt Pattern Download | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Daydream Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Daydream Quilt Block 12"

1004 Criss Cross Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Criss Cross Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Criss Cross Quilt Block 12"

1003 Swirls Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Swirls Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Swirls Quilt Block 12"

1002 Kansas Troubles Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt | Rotary Cutting

Kansas Troubles Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Kansas Troubles Quilt Block 12"

Cutting Lengthwise Grain Borders and Binding | Rotary Cutting | AccuQuilt

Sometimes I like to use the same fabric for the outer border and the binding. I also like to cut my borders along the lengthwise grain. Depending on the size of the border, there will be  a chunk of fabric leftover. I love to make scrap quilts so this doesn't bother me.

Why Lengthwise Cuts?

The lengthwise grain runs parallel to the selvage. It is stronger and stretches less than the crosswise grain which runs from selvage-to-selvage. The lengthwise grain gets it's strength from the warp threads which are continuous along the length of the fabric. The weft threads are the shorter threads which are woven across the warp threads. 

1001 Tulip Star Free Quilt Block Tutorial | Block of the Day 2023 | AccuQuilt| Rotary Cutting

Tulip Star Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Tulip Star Free Quilt Block 12"