Get Better Results with Your Rotary Cutter
10 Tips to Help You Refine Your Technique!
Do you sometimes struggle with getting straight clean cuts with your rotary cutter? Do your rulers slip or does your back hurt after cutting for a while?
Karen Brown from Just Get It Done Quilts has put together an informative video that covers every aspect of rotary cutting. She walks through all of the reasons why your cutting may not be as clean and accurate as possible and provides excellent tips for improving your technique.
We especially appreciate her demonstration of proper cutting form. Your posture can have a big impact on your results.
She also briefly shows how to use tape on your rulers to line up half-square triangles and flying geese units for perfect trimming.
And, of course, she covers several ways to keep rulers from slipping. You’ll find all of her excellent suggestions in the video below.
Click here to watch the video at YouTube if it doesn’t play on your device.
Karen refers to the following in the video:
- Colonial Needle Rotary Blade Sharpener (3 sizes available)
- Nexcare Surgical Tape
- Grippy Dots for Rulers
- Odif Grippy Non-Slip Coating
