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How to use a rotating cutting mat for quilting.
Rotary cutters provide unbeatable cutting versatility and are best used in tandem with a cutting mat and a ruler.
Most rotary cutting mats have grids and lines all over the place that let you have references for some of the most common cuts that are performed in crafting and quilting.
These graduated marks can be in metric units or standard and they make using a rotary cutting mat a lot easier than if you were measuring out every cut with a measuring tape.
For quilting and craft projects the use of a rotary cutter can make cutting pattern pieces faster and improve accuracy in measuring.
Dana goyer while finishing up a quilt for one of the quilting cruises i will be going on in 2021 i began to notice that after almost more than 15 years my cutting mat was finally starting to show signs of wear.
You can t use a rotary cutter however without a cutting mat to guide your cutting lines and protect your work surface.
When it comes to fabric sometimes scissors just won t cut it.
That s where a rotary cutter and a cutting mat come in handy.