should you cut off salvage when doing quilting
How to Cut Pieces, Strips & Patches for a Quilt. Learn how to cut pieces, strips, and patches for a quilt from quilting expert Cathy Izzo in this Howcast video. Weâre going to cut a two-inch strip of fabric.The easiest way I know of doing that is with a rotary cutter and ruler on a mat.Weâre going to take our fabric.f you wanted to make two-inch squares, youâd take that same piece, line it up again against one of the lines on the ruler, cut off the salvage, thatâs the part that you donât really want, and line it up again on your two-inch mark. Cut two-inch squares.