Rotating mat and squaring up of blocks ???
04-03-2015, 12:17 PM
#21
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Another option, if possible:
I have a cutting center on wheels where I can go around it rather than needing to use my Brooklyn Revolver or the rotating mat. This works great for me. I do the moving, not the fabric or the mat. I still have the rotating mat for classes and sew-ins.
I have a cutting center on wheels where I can go around it rather than needing to use my Brooklyn Revolver or the rotating mat. This works great for me. I do the moving, not the fabric or the mat. I still have the rotating mat for classes and sew-ins.
04-03-2015, 04:56 PM
#22
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I agree with peaceandjoy! The only wat I can square up small HST is with the Loc bloc templates...your revolving mat will be real handy for that! The templates will not slip because a groove in them grabs that diagonal seam...they are fantastic!!!
04-04-2015, 02:38 AM
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As long as you are working on HST's, let me enable you a bit more. Check www.blocloc.com & watch the video.
04-04-2015, 02:42 AM
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when I replaced my cutting mat I cut the old one up into smaller pieces, that's what I use for a rotating mat.
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04-04-2015, 04:49 AM
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As long as you are working on HST's, let me enable you a bit more. Check www.blocloc.com & watch the video. No rocking! You can get a ruler that is bigger than the block size you will finish, so get one that is able to be used for your most often made blocks. As you will see in the video, you're going to slide it along the seam line to sliver trim, so a bigger one will work for different sizes. That said, I'd suggest one that isn't too much bigger than what you need - an inch or two is fine, but having a giant one for small blocks is more cumbersome. LOVE them.
04-04-2015, 05:01 AM
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Another option for a rotating mat is to use a lazy susan. My rotating mat doesn't seem to rotate smoothly so I place a cutting mat on an old marble lazy susan and work that way. I also love the blocloc rulers for squaring up. I have another lazy susan sitting to the right of my machine to hold tools, pin cushion, etc.
04-04-2015, 05:27 AM
#29
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Locblock Rulers are the way to go!!
As long as you are working on HST's, let me enable you a bit more. Check www.blocloc.com & watch the video. No rocking! You can get a ruler that is bigger than the block size you will finish, so get one that is able to be used for your most often made blocks. As you will see in the video, you're going to slide it along the seam line to sliver trim, so a bigger one will work for different sizes. That said, I'd suggest one that isn't too much bigger than what you need - an inch or two is fine, but having a giant one for small blocks is more cumbersome. LOVE them.
04-04-2015, 09:56 AM
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I am making a mini quilt that has many 1.5" HS and QS triangles. I was lucky to purchase a June Taylor ruler designed especially to cut these when it was on sale with an additional 20% off at JAF. It works for squares that are in 1/2 inch increments. The regular shape cutter works for squares that are in even inch increments. It sure beats tearing the paper off of triangles pieced with tangles. As for the rotary mat, I have one, but a small mat works just as well.
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