Today we will look at a type of quilt where you cut the fabric in a special way - you slash it!
For pieced work, like we saw last week, most quilters don't cut fabric with a pair of scissors. Instead, they use a rotary cutter, a ruler and a cutting mat.
So let me illustrate the technique for making a slash quilt.
First, make a pile of several sheets of fabric. The top and bottom sheets must be whole and in good condition. In between them, you can place pieces with small defects, ugly prints, and stained or worn fabric.
Draw a diagonal line across the top and stitch, by MACHINE, a straight line. Parallel to it, stitch another one, and another one, till you have covered the whole top.
Take the slash cutter and insert the plastic 'finger' in the 'tunnel' between the bottom sheet and
the rest of the layers
Slice your way to the other end of the tunnel.
As you can see the bottom fabric is intact, and all the other layers are raw-edge cut.
Continue until you have 'ploughed open all the furrows of your field'.
Now give the 'field' a good rub.
Actually, you can moisture the top with a mist of water, toss it in a tumble dryer and then you will get a very 'furry' surface.
You can, of course, cut open the tunnels with a pair of scissors, but you have to be VERY careful. Cut slowly and double-check that you are keeping a straight line and not cutting the bottom piece.
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So if you paint the Green Man on the top piece of fabric, and then cut through the layers you get this:
6 comments:
I’ve never tried this technique, but I remember people making thick rugs with it. It worked well for the Green Man.
Ooh, I do like this one! And as a technique, a good one for bits of slightly-shot-but-too-good-for-rags ...
Good 'slash tutorial' and fun addition to your project.
I have been interested in this cutter for a long time.
Hats off to your wonderful ideas and techniques.😵😆
I have tried that technique once and wasn't impressed with my results. Your Green Man looks fabulous though.
I made some cushions using this technique some years ago. I found that washing the piece and then putting it into the dryer with a tennis ball got the chenille looking really good. (the cushions are wtill going.)
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