Cutting out the pattern pieces

Cutting out the pattern pieces can be very time consuming if you don't have the correct equipment to begin. You need a sharp cutting instrument,(usually a rotary cutter, which is a round razor blade on a roller) an area large enough to cut your fabric, a few long clear rulers, and a large cutting mat to place the fabric on. The next thing to do is to choose your pattern, then choose your fabrics to be used in your quilt. Once you have youe pattern and your fabrics picked out you proceed to wash, dry and then iron your fabrics because this prevents any colors from bleeding the first time you wash your finished product it is also a good idea to do this to make sure that nothing shrinks either durring that first washing. After all of the precceding items have been finished you are finally ready to start to cut your pattern pieces out. Start laying your fabrics one at a time for beginers, and following your directions of the pattern start to cut your first fabric making sure that you cut the strip, square,rectangle,or triangle to the exact measurements of the pattern or your quilt top will be off.