it helps to write the size on a sticky note and stick it to the correct line on the ruler.
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it helps to write the size on a sticky note and stick it to the correct line on the ruler.
I use blue painter's tape to mark under the line I want to cut on. Then I don't have to remember.
Another Phyllis
This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
I find that I have to remember more when using a Creative Grids ruler.
It is an old carpenter saying. It is measure twice, cut once!
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
True, but first you have to have the correct measure!Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
It is an old carpenter saying. It is measure twice, cut once!
"I keep my end tables full of needlework and quilting so I don't have to dust them." ~ Author Unknown but I agree!
I know I have paid for my Go by having less cutting mistakes for the scrap box. I have the 6 1/2" inch strip die and it's perfect for borders. Each one straight as a board. I rarely cut with a ruler and cutter anymore for basic cuts.
I love my life!
even with ruler, I can't cut straight. I thought I was the only one. I see I have company now.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
Especially me! To this day my Mother still says I couldn't draw or cut a straight line if my life depended upon it. I don't argue. It's true.
My sweetie is not allowed in the room when I cut because the overly obsessive perfectionist of an engineer in him tried to correct me one time. Wanted to show me how to cut a straight line correctly. It did not go over well. Things were said, and thrown. I have just accepted the fact that there are some who are meant to cut straight lines and those of us who are grateful when it is 'close enough'.
I'm with you, Lynnie. And as DottieMo says, I wish I knew who was moving the ruler as I cut. Maybe my sewing room is haunted!
Leslie
I guess misery loves company because I feel relieved that I'm not alone. I try so hard to get it right only to find out it's off. I blame it on dyslexia.
jean
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