Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I use the lines on the mat and ruler all the time. I make sure the lines on the ruler are in snyc with the lines on the mat and that my fabric is straight on the line on the mat and then cut. Can't imaging not using the lines on the mat.
Me too...There are quilters who are mathematicians at heart and then there are those who are artists at heart. Perhaps those characteristics help decide everything we do. I am so afraid I will get it wrong I measure many, many times and then use the grid lines to insure the fabric is straight, and use my ruler to cut. I usually use my longest ruler to reach from edge to edge of the grid for cutting. I am about to switch to art quilting just to stop the stressing in a quest for perfection! :?