Originally Posted by Lacelady
I have always done it this way - lining up my fabric on the mat, then putting my ruler over all of the fabric except the part I want to cut away, aligning it with the markings on the mat.
I read all the reasons why I should put my ruler on the piece I wanted to cut off, and it never made any sense to me, especially if I wanted to only cut off a small piece.
Me too!! I have never understood putting the ruler on a 2 inch wide section of a yard cut of fabric. It made a lot more sense to me to leave the 2 inch part free lined up with the mat and cover the rest to cut. I tried doing it another way that I saw on a video - just couldn't make it work for me. I have an Olfa mat and have never had trouble with the measurements not being accurate!