Good advice. One thing that really helped me cut straighter was pressing down the crease after folding the fabric for cutting the strips. Occasionally, I still get an elbow, but it happens far less now.
Also, I align the ruler so that only 2.5" wide strip I want to cut is covered by the ruler. The other 3.5" of the ruler are on the cutting board. It's much easier for me to see whether the fabric is straight when I do that.
If I try to cut more than 2 layers of fabric, the fabric seems to skew on the additional layers, so I don't do that. Other people are very successful at cutting more than 2 layers of fabric at once, so I know the problem is me!
And - always use a sharp blade to rotary cut. That makes a world of difference.
Last edited by cathyvv; 09-08-2015 at 06:53 PM.