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    Old 11-30-2010, 03:00 PM
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    convinced me I bought one, I used it and its seems to work well..
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    Old 11-30-2010, 03:41 PM
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    As some others have mentioned, fold the fabric in half only once and hold the template down HARD when you are cutting. As you are folding the fabric be sure to line up the selvage perfectly or you will get strange V-shaped strips... or if you fold it twice and it isn't perfect you'll end up with wavy strips.

    Cutting is my least-favorite activity, so I was thrilled when I first found my strip template but it took a lot of getting used to in order to produce nice strips.

    Also be sure that your rotary blade is super sharp--if you don't cut through both layers completely it's a hassle to separate them later.

    I find that on slippery fabrics I have to re-align the template with each cut to be sure that I am not creating uneven cuts... it takes almost as much time as using a regular acrylic quilting ruler, but at least if I hold the template down hard enough the slit prevents me from cutting a curved line off to the right like I often do with the regular rulers.
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    Old 01-01-2011, 04:08 PM
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    Originally Posted by janb
    I bought a slotted cutting mat, (the lines are cut thru the clear plastic mat) and have had no luck using it...anyone know just how? Do I use the ruller also? Please help.
    where did you get this I have seen it used it looks like I would like one too
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    Old 01-01-2011, 06:17 PM
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    Originally Posted by Suzanna
    Originally Posted by janb
    I bought a slotted cutting mat, (the lines are cut thru the clear plastic mat) and have had no luck using it...anyone know just how? Do I use the ruller also? Please help.
    where did you get this I have seen it used it looks like I would like one too
    Just in case you didn't read all the messages, what she is talking about is not a cutting mat, it is a slotted ruler. Didn't want you to think otherwise.
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    Old 01-01-2011, 06:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
    This sounds alot like the June Taylor rulers not mats.
    It is the ruler. Not mat.
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