1) you have a variety fabric that is “pre-cut” to an identical size and ready to work with. There are dozens of patterns written with the various precuts in mind.
2) All of the fabrics have a variety of coordinated colors, prints, scales etc. that work beautifully in a quilt.
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10" Squares - Layer Cakes makes quick work of quilts Tip - spray your fabric with Starch Savvy - or Best Press, before cutting; this stops the fabric stretching and allows for perfect piecing!
Using precuts is a huge timesaver as opposed to having to cut all of the fabric from 24 different pieces of yardage.
10" Squares are a top favorite with Designers many of our Videos use the 10" and 5" squares for a really quick cut and piece quilt
Jenny uses 5" squares in the Goose Tracks Quilt
PRECUTS MAKE QUICK WORK OF THAT NEW QUILT YOU ARE PLANNING!
TIP:
You can transform any quilt block into quilt-as-you-go by simply quilting the finished block to a matching square of batting
Using Jelly Rolls for Binding
The 21/2 ̋ strips are perfect for creating a scrappy binding. Determine the length you need, sew the ends together at an angle, and bind.