Two things that I learned from this board as a newbie are -one- spray starch makes all the difference in cutting, piecing and LA quilting. Two- putting stripes of rubber cement on my ruler gives me accurate cuts because it doesn't shift on the fabric or the LA when quilting and I can still see through my ruler. I only have one that's 6.5" x 24" and it works for everything so far. I'm still a newbie and will eventually get more but this one is so versatile.