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Old 04-28-2012, 07:31 AM
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elizajo
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I just bought the June Tailor Shape Cutter Plus ruler in hopes that I would be faster, more accurate, and confident to cut from folded fabric. I spent yesterday afternoon cutting lots of 2" strips with it. Since I'm cutting log cabin-like strips of various lengths from one yard pieces, I wanted to cut parallel to the selvedge. I had to spend some time figuring out how to pre-cut the backing squares, then fold the remaining fabric so I wouldn't have more than 4 layers to cut through. Once I had a cutting plan, I was pleased at how fast it went. It was easy to subcut into the various rectangles that I needed. I had no cutting errors from misreading the numbers on the 6" X 24" ruler or from the ruler sliding a bit. I will end up with too many rectangles of one size because I'm cutting in bulk, but that stack can go in my leaders and enders pile.
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