Cutting mat - left to right or right to left
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Doghousemom,
I'm new and I've been reading topics on the QB and ran across yours. I had the same question. I just yesterday ran across this video on About.com and it makes a lot of sense to me. Here it is: http://video.about.com/quilting/Roller-Cutting.htm
Note she is using her right hand. Also note the size of the ruler (big) she's using where she's using any horizontal line to line up with the fold and she's making her first trim cut using that method. Then she turns the fabric around and puts the ruler on her piece she's cutting, still lining up with a horizontal line on the fold. She's viewing her strip she's cutting thru the ruler.
I'm going to use this method without trying to 'trust' the mat's lines.
Please post on the Board of what you think.
Beaverlaker
I'm new and I've been reading topics on the QB and ran across yours. I had the same question. I just yesterday ran across this video on About.com and it makes a lot of sense to me. Here it is: http://video.about.com/quilting/Roller-Cutting.htm
Note she is using her right hand. Also note the size of the ruler (big) she's using where she's using any horizontal line to line up with the fold and she's making her first trim cut using that method. Then she turns the fabric around and puts the ruler on her piece she's cutting, still lining up with a horizontal line on the fold. She's viewing her strip she's cutting thru the ruler.
I'm going to use this method without trying to 'trust' the mat's lines.
Please post on the Board of what you think.
Beaverlaker
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Originally Posted by Gramie bj
I don't use the numbers on my mat. I measure with my ruler. Lay fabric on mat straight cut on my left lay ruler on fabric line up horizontal line on ruler with bottom and top folds of fabric. Slide to my right until I have say 2 inches under ruler cut with right hand raise ruler. have 2 inch strip. Does this make sence to you?
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