Question: Creating cut file for cutting fabric. (Confession: I've had my Cricut for over a year & it's still in the box.)
I want to use my Cricut to cut fabric for quilting. Basically cut squares at first. Is there a way to make a grid in Cricut Design Space so that each grid line is a cut line? Seems easier & more frugal than cutting squares next to each other leaving 1/4" or so of fabric in between.
Posted May 4, 2022, 12:55 AM UTC
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Make grid out of score lines converted to cut lines and add box around created grid. Select all and Attach. All lines will be cut only once.
Thank you so much. I made a grid of cut lines, but did not put a box around it. Does it have to be a square/box from shapes or can I make a box from cut/score lines? It's actually a rectangle, however the only rectangle I can find in shapes has rounded edges, which isn't going to work.
You make rectangle out of square. Just unlock the corner with the lock image and you can make rectangle of any size or proportions. You can add exact side size values in the number boxes in the menu bar, as well as exact position. It makes more sense to use rectangle. It will cut quicker.
One tip though. Make the grid cut lines a bit longer in the way that they cross the bounding box to ensure full cut. Otherwise, it can happen that rotary wheel finishes cut a bit before it meets the bounding box.
Thank you! Found the lock/unlock.
Does it absolutely have to have a box around it? What's the purpose of the box?
If you want all the rectangles within the grid to be the same size, you must cut outsides of the outer rectangles as well. See, you can't cut material to the edge of the mat grid because Cricut will impose a margin of about 1/4" all around. You can of course try with exact size of material that encompasses all the rectangles but you will then have problem to align the grid you made to exactly fit into this bounding box. It is better to work with larger piece of fabric and cut everything inside.
If I wasn't clear enough, first make the bounding box and then divide inside space into smaller rectangles using cut lines.