Let's Share Our Favorite Cutting Tips

[Bubby]

I cut on the kitchen island. Because we have hard tile floors I make sure I wear shoes. I tend to wear slippers or socks in the house and the shoes make a difference in how long I can stand and cut.

It's a good idea to cut enough for one block and sew it together to make sure the measurements are accurate.

Pressing your fabric before cutting really helps. I use Best Press most of the time.

Make sure your blade is sharp and change it at the first sign of dullness.

If I need to cut a lot of pieces in different sizes, I write the measurements on a small dry erase board and keep it handy so I don't have to try to remember all the dimensions.

I don't cut borders or binding until my quilt top is pieced. At that point I figure out whether or not it needs borders and how many. Sometimes I get Border Block and it takes me a few days to decide.

I keep my rotary cutters in eyeglass cases when not in use.