measurely challenged
11-18-2010, 08:51 AM
#41
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Hey Jo Ann, I had the same problem and blamed myself for total ineptness. I had a chance to replace my rotary cutter for a larger one(60mm) and new blades, and found it wasn't me at all. My cuts are near perfect now, and I love quilting again. Rita
11-18-2010, 03:06 PM
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I had never used a rotary cutter before. my cuts were always off. HA! then I found out that the plastic nut holding it on was loose! Now things are much better and my blocks are looking more square now!
11-18-2010, 06:58 PM
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These are such great suggestions. I found that two things helped me a lot: 1. practice and patience and 2. using the blank side of the cutting mat. I found that if I wasn't trying to line the fabric and ruler up with lines on the mat then I was paying more attention to the fabric itself. And my cutting improved quite a bit.
11-19-2010, 03:15 AM
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A customer of mine gave me a quilting table it folds into 3rds. It is brand new. she paid 149. for it. well this thing wobbles like a drunk! the screw keep falling out! Im going to flip it over tonight and seal the screws tight with polish and see if that doesnt help. grrr.
11-19-2010, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by hlponyfarm
Anita, Is the picture on your profile a quilt?
11-19-2010, 08:58 AM
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I am a very short person (vertically challenged says my DSIL) and found that if I don't use the lower table to cut on with a rotary cutter, my cutting lines go astray much easier. You have to be over the ruler and fabric, if that makes any sense to you.
11-19-2010, 01:45 PM
#48
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Originally Posted by hlponyfarm
When using a rotary cutter, for some reason I still cant get my cuts straight. seems like the fabric stretches or my cutter goes astray. But my lines are not square! Im getting pretty frustrated. Any advice? JoAnn
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