Originally Posted by stefanib123
I am having problems! I've been practicing and practicing my rotary cutting and somehow its still "off".
I've searched all the threads on here, follow all the tips and still when I put my blocks together, they still aren't exact.
I put some sandpaper on the back of my rulers yesterday and that helped a lot with it slipping. I starch the crap out of everything. I'm really careful when cutting, and only cut one layer at a time.
And I am STILL getting blocks that aren't right! They look fine on my mat but, when I go to put two together to sew them, they are different!
What am I doing? Or not doing?
Do you have a ruler with a lip (on one of the narrow ends) that you can catch onto the cutting mat? I got one for my granddaughter and it's made a world of difference because the ruler doesn't slip so her strips are straight.