I just wash, iron, fold and put away and maybe cut the next day. I seldom
cut the same day I have the fabric pressed and I never cut ALL the pieces at
the same time anyway. Most of the things I have made are sampler type and
each block had different sized pieces. The few I have made that are all the
same size shape, I cut enough for a row or two then sew and cut some more as
I dont want to cut more than I can use.
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Kathy in CA
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"frood" wrote in message
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I need to fundamentally change the way I prepare fabric for cutting. My
current system is time-consuming, and keeps me from doing mass cutting at
a
time.

Currently, I:
- Gather the fabric to be cut
- Press it, one or two pieces together if they are the same size
- Lay it over the half-wall in the bathroom (my pressing area) or on my
bed
(for large pieces)
- Take the pieces to the dining room for cutting

The problem is, if I want to do a lot of cutting (like I have this mad
hair
about cutting strips from each of my fabrics), I don't have enough time to
do all the ironing at once, then do all the cutting. If I just do enough
ironing to match the amount of time I have for cutting, (say I have 30
minutes {well, just pretend!} I can spend 15 minutes pressing, and 15
cutting) this does not get much done.

I cannot think of a way to store the fabric after it is pressed to keep it
wrinkle free enough to cut it another day.

I'm looking for ideas here. How do you do this? Press and cut as you go?
Devote an entire day for it? (in my dreams!) Have a QI-free sanctuary for
pressed fabric?

--
Wendy
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