Put your hand flat on the ruler with the little finger touching the fabric, press down and cut some, move your hand and reposition little finger and cut some more. I also use small pieces of self stick sandpaper on the ruler; each corner and in the middle of the ruler.

I have used a lot of things to help solve this problem, but part of my problem is that I'm short and have shorter arms than taller gals. So as I cut the fabric, the farther away from my body I get, my hands angle away from my body and I lose downward pressure that I get when my hands are right next to me. Especially when I am using longer rulers or I'm cutting on a higher cutting table. So sometimes the fabric will slip some at the end of the cut even with using different gizmos to help. Stopping and moving my hand along the ruler, leaning forward to extend my reach...without bumping the fabric/ruler, avoid using rulers longer than 12 inches, and cutting half way up from my body, then half way down toward my body helps me to keep the fabric from slipping. When I use a dull rotary blade, it tend to push the fabric around instead of cutting it too.

I just purchased the slide lock ruler a few day ago. It seems so easy. Will let you know how I like it. If anyone out there has it would you let us know how you like or dislike them. I am going to force my self to like it I don't want to buy more rulers.

Here is another product you can use to keep your rulers from slipping. Bonnie Hunter blogged about it here. It is Nexcare Flexible Clear Tape.

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/search?q=nexcare

OK - so that is a cool tip!! Even better, I think, than my rubber cement. I will have to try it.

I am so glad you asked! For weeks I've been thinking I would write and ask this quetion.

Along with adding sticky stuff to the bottom of the ruler try this trick. The photo shows just one layer of fabric but it works for folded fabric too, like four layers. I use this trick all the time.It stops that wondering edge at the end of a cut.
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...p-t136061.html

I have tried the sandpaper dots and they didn't work for me. Plastic work ok. Recently tried painters blue tape small pieces and love them. You can cut about 30 times without changing them. I will have to look into the slide lock ruler.

Years ago when I started quilting, I tried those little sandpaper like circles. They just got in my way and I picked them off.

Since then I do not use anything on the bottom of my rulers. I do not have any problems with the rulers slipping on the fabrics!


Nan - Indiana