BE GREEDY. :wink:
seriously, though, don't wait for Christmas to replace that desk. if it wobbles enough to cause things to fall off, you're risking damage to your sewing machine. compare the price of your Bernina to the cost of a more stable table. could carpenter hubby turn his skills toward fixing that desk while you wait for the horn? whatcha think?
i also let the ruler slip if i get in too big a hurry when i cut. all the other suggestions about the little grippers on ruler bottoms are good ones but - as an individual - i don't like the idea of anything that might make it harder to move the ruler around on the fabric when i want it to. the only thing that works for me is to (1) take my time; (2) pay attention to where i position my noncutting hand on the ruler to hold it down. the closer to the far edge of the fabric i place my hand to hold down the ruler, the less likely it is to slip.
i have a lovely collection of wonky strips because i often forget #1. :shock: :lol: