Line up the fold with one of the horizontal lines on the cutting mat or if your mat is unlined use a square rotary ruler.
How to use cutting mat and ruler.
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Step 5 apply direct downward pressure to the ruler and mat to sandwich the fabric as you roll the rotary cutter like a pizza cutter along side the ruler that is aligned with a line on your mat.
That s where a rotary cutter and a cutting mat come in handy.
I m sure there is much more i can learn about these lovely tools but here are some basics on what they are and how you can use them in both quilting and sewing.
But loving them took a while mostly because i didn t really know how to use them.
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I love my rotary cutters rotary mat and rotary ruler now.
Use the numbers at the edges of the mat as a guide for the ruler to ensure your ruler is running straight across the mat.