Figure 5: Pieced Strip Sub Cutting
Figure 6: Cutting 45° and 60° Diamonds (60° diamond is shown)
Position of pieced strips just before second pass
2. Align seams with horizontal lines on ruler.
4. Make addi�onal cuts at desired widths.
Squares/rectangles after second pass
Cu�ng Pieced Strips
Cu�ng squares and rectangles from pieced strips is a one pass process.
See Figure 5
.
- Lay the pieced strips horizontally on a cu�ng mat.
- Place the ruler on top of the pieced strips. Align the le� edge of the fabric just to the le� of the Ver�cal “0” Slot and visually
align the seams of each pieced strip with the nearest horizontal line of the ruler.
- Start with a cut at the Ver�cal “0” Slot. Make addi�onal cuts equal to the length of the square or rectangle.
Diamonds (45° and 60°)
Cu�ng diamonds requires two passes. In the first pass, you cut strips equal to the height of the diamond you plan to make. Then
you posi�on one strip (or stack of strips) diagonally on the cu�ng mat and cut it into sec�ons to create individual diamonds.
See Figure 6
. Trimmed strips of 60° diamonds can be quickly cut into 60° triangles. A�er cu�ng your strip into 60° diamonds and
removing the le� most edge of selvage fabric, rotate the ruler to align the top le� corner of your strip with the outline at the top of
the 60° line. Cut at the Ver�cal “0” Cu�ng Slot and at increments equal to the width of your strip.
First Pass:
- Prepare and posi�on your fabric to cut strips.
- Start with a cut at the Ver�cal “0” Slot. Then cut strips with widths equal to the height of the diamond.
Second Pass:
- Li� the ruler.
- Posi�on one strip (or stack of strips) on the mat diagonally upward to the right at the angle you plan to cut (45° or 60°).
- Place the ruler on top of the strip.
- Posi�on the lower le� corner of the strip to the le� of the Ver�cal “0” Cu�ng Slot.
- Align the
bo�om
edge of the strip with the 45° or 60° line of the ruler.
- Make the first cut of the second pass at the Ver�cal “0” Slot. Make addi�onal cuts equal to the strip width.
- If the strip extends above the height of the cu�ng slots, li� and reposi�on the ruler upwards, without disturbing the strip and
align the
top
edge of the strip with the 45° or 60° line of the ruler, then con�nue cu�ng diamonds.
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6. Cut diamonds to end of strip.
5. If strip extended above height of cu�ng slot,
move ruler up and realign strip.
ver�cal “0”
cu�ng slot
1. Posi�on selvage to le� of ruler’s Ver�cal “0” Slot.
3. Make first cut at Ver�cal “0” Slot.
2. Align bo�om edge of strip with ruler’s 45° or 60° line.
4. Make addi�onal cuts equal to strip width.
3. Cut at Ver�cal “0” Slot.
1. Posi�on strip to the le� of the ruler’s Ver�cal “0” Slot.
