How To Use Cutting Mat And Ruler

That s where a rotary cutter and a cutting mat come in handy.

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. When it comes to fabric sometimes scissors just won t cut it. 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.

Place the fabric on the cutting mat fold near the bottom edge side to be squared on the left. 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. 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. But loving them took a while mostly because i didn t really know how to use them.