There are tools to buy that grip the rulers so you can hold them like a handle. They have them at quilt stores and on line or at Lowes or homedepot. And scissors you can buy with "spring grips that you can use without putting your fingers in and having them hurt. I wish I could think of the terms for these tools. Maybe the next one who reads can help us out. And if all else fails, they sell wonderful kits already cut out and ready to go. Good prices in some stores too. For those of us who cannot cut any more. Love those precuts....Hope you get some good suggestions.