do you measure fabric on your cutting mat?
#34
I use the mat cutting lines for keeping my lines straight and also have used them for the cutting lines while using my metal ruler to keep the cutting straight. I haven't had any problem but we are talking just big squares or sashings. And maybe I cut everything using the cutting mat lines so that keeps it consistent??? Not sure but that's how I've done mine.
#35
Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I was reading another post just now and they mentioned rulers and mats being inaccurate sometimes.
I always measure with my cutting mat. It is the way I learned years ago. I only use my rulers to cut a straight line. I've never noticed any trouble.
Am I in the minority?
I always measure with my cutting mat. It is the way I learned years ago. I only use my rulers to cut a straight line. I've never noticed any trouble.
Am I in the minority?
#37
I believe you can use any rule or mat to measure, so long as you remain consistent. By that I mean that you use the same measuring instrument throughout the project and don't interchange between the mat and the rule or use any other rules in the process as there will be small inconsistencies in all of them and each minute "wrong" measurement will be multiplied by the number of units you are making and therefore will become a big mistake later.
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
I believe you can use any rule or mat to measure, so long as you remain consistent. By that I mean that you use the same measuring instrument throughout the project and don't interchange between the mat and the rule or use any other rules in the process as there will be small inconsistencies in all of them and each minute "wrong" measurement will be multiplied by the number of units you are making and therefore will become a big mistake later.
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