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Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Marie — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:58:10 GMT

Kimberly Einmo uses a table that is lower so that when she holds her rulers she can really press down on it and hold it real tight while cutting. She also travels up the ruler for her longer strips.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Stephanie — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:53:59 GMT

Patti,

I use a product by Omnigrid. It's an Invisible non-slip plastic that you cut the size of your ruler, and it has really worked for me. As you become more experienced you will get a feel for keeping that pressure on your ruler as you cut . If your ruler is long, I recommended to stop, blade in fabric and like Gini mentioned. Walk your fingers up the ruler until you have the pressure back on your cutting area. You may need to do this several times depending on the size of the ruler.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

gini — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:40:07 GMT

Patti:

My ruler slips when I am not holding the rotary cutter straight. If I am holding is slightly angled in, I tend to push on the ruler. When I pay attention to this, my ruler rarely slips.

And I stop to move my hand up the ruler. I don't cut a length of fabric in one motion .

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

gini — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:40:06 GMT

Patti:

My ruler slips when I am not holding the rotary cutter straight. If I am holding is slightly angled in, I tend to push on the ruler. When I pay attention to this, my ruler rarely slips.

And I stop to move my hand up the ruler. I don't cut a length of fabric in one motion .

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Patti — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:02:38 GMT

My ruler slips when I am not holding the rotary cutter straight. If I am holding is slightly angled in, I tend to push on the ruler. When I pay attention to this, my ruler rarely slips.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

crazystitcher1956 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:53:01 GMT

I didn't buy any yet. From other answers, I will wait for sales since it seems they appear to be very expensive.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Joni — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:30:53 GMT

TINA

So which ruler(s) did you purchase from Martelli. They have so many that I'm unable to decide. Will go to library today so that I can use their wifi free and watch the demo videos

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Ginny — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:11:11 GMT

Is, I put the dots on one of my rulers, but I didn't like them. I am reffering to the silicon dots. They raise the ruler up just a little and I found when I pressed down on the center of the ruler , it caused there to be an uneven cut. I don't use them. I just make certain that my little finger and sometimes also my ring finger onto the fabric to keep the ruler from moving. Sometimes even that doesn't work and the I fold the fabric lengthwise again so there is a quarter width of the fabric and cut it that way. Hope this helps somewhat. Ginny

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

ls2116 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:04:24 GMT

I have the dots but I haven't used them yet I guess I'll try them.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Kris — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:42:26 GMT

Guidelines for Quilting makes Grip Strips. These things are awesome they work better than anything I've tried. I plan on buying more for all my rulers and templates.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Tina — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:45:32 GMT

Before you do anything - go to martelli.com and watch their videos. They do not come cheap. If you subscribe to their email list they run specials every month or so and they are usually 50% off. That is when I buy.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

crazystitcher1956 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:39:44 GMT

I never knew there were so many different type of rulers. Guess I should do more homework. I'll check out Martelli too. Thanks.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

crazystitcher1956 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:37:28 GMT

I found a lot of "neat" things at this Web site. Thanks so much for pointing me here. So many things I'm not sure I have enough time to see them all. I like the small measuring tool. Sure beats all those other measuring tools I have lying around.

Thank you for your advice. I got a lot of good advice. I signed up to perhaps win some of those strips. If that fails, I may just purchase some to test them out. Thanks again.

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Tina — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:36:41 GMT

I had the same issue - went to Martelli and bought their rulers. I can cut thru 12 layers of fabric and nothing moves

Re: Trouble keeping my ruler where it needs to be

Marge P — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:45:25 GMT

Crazystitcher - I just rec'd an order of Grip Strips from Guidelines4Quilting.com and really like them. They are the same stuff as the little clear dots but are 1/4" wide and 12" long - there are 6 strips to a package. Peel off one and put on the back side of the ruler on each side and they work very well.

Am using the Angle rulers and you can cut these strips in whatever lengths you need. I put short pieces for all three sides of these rulers and I am very satisfied and much less frustrated.