Originally Posted by S. Adkins
I need advise about how to cut accurately.
Hi ladies. I need ideas on how to cut accurately with my rotary cutter. My pieces all ways seem to be a little short or longer or whatever. I put little circles of sandpaper on ruler, and I stand up when cutting. Do you have any suggestions?
I went ahead and put the baby quilt I'm working on together rather then keep recutting.
Thanks for any help.
Sometimes those suction type handles work well for me. My big one I bought the one from the hdw store that is supposed to be used in bathrooms---same thing but cheaper than the ones at the fabric store. For long narrow rulers there are L shaped acrylic bars that stick on.
But mostly it's just practice, practice, practice. Are you using the marks on your ruler or on your cutting board? If you're using the ones on the cutting board turn it over and have the blank side up until you get used to using only the marks on your ruler. And remember, MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE. If that doesn't work, try cutting just a skosh bigger and then trim down. It's always better to error on the bigger side---there's room to fix that. I removed my sandpaper discs because if you have to move the ruler the fabric moves too. Sometimes it's a matter of the cutter moving the ruler if you're pressing too hard right before you think to yourself, "Hey, I need a new blade." Keep that blade sharp. :D