Thank you for the advise I did not know about the ruler will have to check it out. That was my problem I couldn't get the points to match up correctly. I did a lot of stitches to try and pull them together in the center. Then the sashing did not line up on point like they should have. I used the cutting mat mostly for measures. All in all it is ok . You can tell it is handmade if you look close. Thank you