Which do you use for cutting
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Laughlin NV
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Which do you use for cutting
The lines on the ruler or the lines on your cutting board? What's prompting this question is that I managed to chew through a fiskars cutting mat in 10 months. i use ruler markings to cut and I' m extremely happy with my accuracy. I hate to change my technique but it's getting expensive on cutting mats. Which do you use and why? Also if any of you have cut old mats what have you used to cut them? Large double-sided cut into six mats (twelve) really that fit on my cut/iron station could save me money.
#8
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
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I use both, depending on the size of the piece I'm cutting. I checked to make sure the lines of the mat and the ruler are exactly the same. I know this drives the quilting police crazy, so please don't tell them.
#9
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Spencer, OH
Posts: 282
I use both also. But be consistent...if you start your project using the ruler, stick with the ruler and the same for the lines on the mat. None of my rulers match the lines on the mat after about 18" and none of my different rulers match each other. Weird...