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    Old 09-11-2017, 07:36 AM
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    Today's printed fabric can be as far as an inch off! If you want a real challenge, try working in a fabric store and explaining why your straight cut doesn't look straight many times a week! Whenever I am using one of those, I use it in a pattern where it doesn't matter at all. It won't work to try to force it to look straight.
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    Old 09-11-2017, 09:20 AM
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    Drives me nuts when that happens. I make it even more off to make the crookedness look intentional.
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    Old 09-11-2017, 09:43 AM
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    Originally Posted by klswift
    Today's printed fabric can be as far as an inch off! If you want a real challenge, try working in a fabric store and explaining why your straight cut doesn't look straight many times a week! Whenever I am using one of those, I use it in a pattern where it doesn't matter at all. It won't work to try to force it to look straight.
    And having to explain why you cut their plaids and checks with scissors instead of the rotate cutter.
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    Old 09-12-2017, 03:39 AM
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    I find this happens with a lot of fabrics. Especially the ones with Alabama hounds tooth design. Drives me crazy. Well, maybe it is not a drive, just a short putt.
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