Originally Posted by
SueSew
I don't have long enough arms to cut more than 24-30" vertically at the most. And if I am cutting for a big piece of fabric - say a one block wonder - I just move it along the board. when I trim a sandwiched quilt, I put two boards together and move slowly along the 72".
For me that would be like making my 48"x72" kitchen island a big wooden chopping board . I can only chop one batch of veggies at a time so the 24"x56" cutting board countertop with the built-in veggie sink is more than enough.
I guess I just miss the point. What should I be doing with all that board?
I'm kind of with you. My arms are only so long. That said, it might be nice to just move my ruler/cutting along the mat as I go. I have a roughly 3' x 4' cutting mat at one end of my table. I'll stack yardage to the right of my cutting mat to cut larger widths but if I have a long strip that I need to make subcuts, I'll flip that piece of fabric 90 degrees and cut along the width of my mat vs the length.