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#13
I watch the quilting and sewing shows and I see them just whizzing through their fabric effortlessly with their rotary cutters. I've had countless new Olfa blades through the years and mine never cut well without applying a lot of pressure which is why I really detest the cutting part of quilting. Anyone else have this problem?
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Saskatchewan
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I watch the quilting and sewing shows and I see them just whizzing through their fabric effortlessly with their rotary cutters. I've had countless new Olfa blades through the years and mine never cut well without applying a lot of pressure which is why I really detest the cutting part of quilting. Anyone else have this problem?
It might help to change the way you hold the rotary cutter? I was watching the Midnight Quilt Show with Angela Walters, and she has a real death grip on her cutter, and seems to use a lot of pressure and wobble a lot. Many times these problems are fixed by extending your index finger in front along the rotary cutter.
#18
I watch the quilting and sewing shows and I see them just whizzing through their fabric effortlessly with their rotary cutters. I've had countless new Olfa blades through the years and mine never cut well without applying a lot of pressure which is why I really detest the cutting part of quilting. Anyone else have this problem?
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,426
My sew group found out that the surface the mat is on plays a big part in cutting. We had a mat on on table and the rotary cutting was horrible. Skips and had to use a lot of pressure. Same mat and cutter on another table top and it was like cutting butter. ?
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,334
I can use any blades in any of my cutters, Olfa, Fiskars, and I think I have an off brand. I finally figured out why some places I cut are better than others. It has nothing to do with the blade (although a sharp one helps) or the mat or the combination of mat and blade. Speaking only for me, it has to do with the kind of table. I have one that sort of "gives" in the middle when I exert any pressure on the cutter. It always happens in the same place, so I move cutting places and it is better. Go figure. The surface the mat is on really does count!!
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