Over the last two days, I showed you the versatility of the Komfort KUT Slash-N-Circle Ruler 9⅞” x 12½”. You learned to use the ruler to cut out circles, and yesterday you learned to mark circle lines on your quilt top in preparation for quilting by hand or machine. Today, we’re drawing and Cutting Curved Pieces out of fabric using the same ruler.
The first step is to place the ruler on the piece of fabric and make your first cut.
After you make the first cut, simply slide the ruler to the desired width by using the dotted lines as your guide.
If you need a wider curved piece, draw a straight line on the fabric that you wish to cut. Then, use a marking pencil to draw a second line at a distance that is suitable for your project. You should also draw a small vertical line in the center that will assist with the cutting. Place the ruler on the fabric, and align both the horizontal and vertical red lines to the lines you drew on the fabric.
After the cut is made, move the ruler down to the other line and cut your fabric.
Note: The Komfort KUT Slash-N-Circle Ruler can also be used to draw curves on your quilt top that you can follow to quilt by hand or by machine. To do so, simply repeat the above steps using a fabric marking pencil.
After you cut all the curved pieces that you want, place and fuse them on a background fabric in a way that you like.
After reflecting for a few minutes on what to do next, I found a shape I liked, printed it on HEATNBOND EZ Print™ Lite Iron-On Adhesive 10 pcs – 8½” x 11″ as shown on my blog of February 16th.
Now, I just need to select a thread, and then add an applique stitch to each curve.
With the Komfort KUT Slash-N-Circle Ruler, your quilting designs are endless! Use this versatile ruler to cut full circles, half circles, and quarter circles of various sizes, to mark your quilt top for a professional quilted look, for drawing lines on your fabric, and for cutting curved pieces of fabric. These designs will make your next quilting project exciting and unique!
Tomorrow, I’ll demonstrate how to use a thread picker and show you how to stop threads from unraveling.
This is part 4 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 3: Echo quilting is easy with the handy Komfort KUT Slash-N-Circle Ruler
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