How To Use Cutting Mat And Ruler

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.

How to use cutting mat and ruler.

The square ruler s left edge should be near but inside the left edge of the fabric roughly where you will make your square cut. 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. But loving them took a while mostly because i didn t really know how to use them. I love my rotary cutters rotary mat and rotary ruler now.

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. Our sewing how to video will sho. Let s talk rotary cutting today.