Rotary tricks?
#32
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Dakotas
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1. Do hold the cutter straight up, if we aren’t conscious of that, it could be held at an angle & cause problem.
2. Quilters Select products are “the best.”
3. Found by making 2 cuts - from center to the top, then from center to bottom isn’t a bad plan.
2. Quilters Select products are “the best.”
3. Found by making 2 cuts - from center to the top, then from center to bottom isn’t a bad plan.
#33
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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I know it sounds weird but it works for me. Cut along the ruler not pushing against the ruler. Think of the ruler as a guide. Yes the blade runs against the ruler, but it doesn't push the ruler. Don't try to get that blade under it. It also helps to walk your positioning hand up the ruler, don't try to pin it down in one spot, it pivots, everytime.
#34
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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I have a Creative Grids 6 1/2 x 24 Ruler and I like it very much. It has sticky things on the back which holds it in place while I am cutting long strips from my fabric. I see plenty of people mention Quilters Select rulers. Are they the same as Creative Grids? I also bought a package of True Grips at Hobby Lobby and put them on my 2 1/2 x 18 ruler. Worked out very well. I'm in the process of putting them on all my rulers that I use often.
#35
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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Quilter's Select have a thin transparent type texture coating on the back. Somehow my small square one got in the washer. A warm wash with Tide rubbing against the clothes didn't take harm the coating at all. I let it air dry and good a new. You can buy Ordif grippy non slip ruler spray and it works great for non slip rulers. I use that on all my non Quilter's Select ones.
#38
You can also use old fashion Rubber Cement - a light coat on the bottom near your cutting edge is clear and will not allow the ruler to slip. Learned this trick at a long arm class. For my longarm rulers I coat the entire bottom but for my cutting rulers I just put it in a few spots. Wen it looks yucky, it peals off easily ready for some fresh rubber cement.
#40
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
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You've already gotten a lot of great suggestions and I've tried most of them, but I want to throw one more out there. Using a hand weight on my ruler was a game changer for me, but my best go-to non-slip trick comes from Bonnie Hunter - I use NexCare Transpore transparent surgical tape on the back of all of my rulers and templates. It works great, you can see through it, and it's easy to remove.