If your ruler has been used a lot - - -
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ube quilting mentioned on this thread
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about her ruler getting worn down and then her strips had a curve in them.
I have had this happen with my rulers, too.
It took me a while to figure out why - when I moved my ruler - and had not moved the fabric - why the edge of the fabric was not "straight" on the measuring line.
Turns out that i had worn a curve into the edge of the ruler. When I finally set it on a straight surface - like my kitchen counter - I could see that my ruler was making a shallow arch.
Of course it caused me pain to discard the ruler - but it caused me more pain to have wonky strips.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...e-t288400.html
about her ruler getting worn down and then her strips had a curve in them.
I have had this happen with my rulers, too.
It took me a while to figure out why - when I moved my ruler - and had not moved the fabric - why the edge of the fabric was not "straight" on the measuring line.
Turns out that i had worn a curve into the edge of the ruler. When I finally set it on a straight surface - like my kitchen counter - I could see that my ruler was making a shallow arch.
Of course it caused me pain to discard the ruler - but it caused me more pain to have wonky strips.
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Wow, I would never have expected to have that happen.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
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Wow, I would never have expected to have that happen.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
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Wow, I would never have expected to have that happen.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
I did noticeably wear out the starting corner on one of my rulers. So now when using the rotary cutter I don't begin at the end of the ruler (and slice off the corner). Instead I begin ahead of the corner a bit, roll backwards just to the end of the ruler, then forward with the cut.
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ube quilting mentioned on this thread
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...e-t288400.html
about her ruler getting worn down and then her strips had a curve in them.
I have had this happen with my rulers, too.
It took me a while to figure out why - when I moved my ruler - and had not moved the fabric - why the edge of the fabric was not "straight" on the measuring line.
Turns out that i had worn a curve into the edge of the ruler. When I finally set it on a straight surface - like my kitchen counter - I could see that my ruler was making a shallow arch.
Of course it caused me pain to discard the ruler - but it caused me more pain to have wonky strips.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...e-t288400.html
about her ruler getting worn down and then her strips had a curve in them.
I have had this happen with my rulers, too.
It took me a while to figure out why - when I moved my ruler - and had not moved the fabric - why the edge of the fabric was not "straight" on the measuring line.
Turns out that i had worn a curve into the edge of the ruler. When I finally set it on a straight surface - like my kitchen counter - I could see that my ruler was making a shallow arch.
Of course it caused me pain to discard the ruler - but it caused me more pain to have wonky strips.
NO NO NO. The other three edges are still good.
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