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    Sharon G's Avatar Sharon G is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I also use my ruler most of the time.
    I use the mat to lay my fabric and straighten it but then go to the ruler to cut.
    Just think the ruler is more precise for cutting my pattern pieces. (For some strange reason that doesn't stop me from making mistakes...I wonder why that is????)
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    CrazyMtnLady's Avatar CrazyMtnLady is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I actually use both. I will line up my material on the mat line, make my measurement with my ruler to make sure I am looking at the right mat line for cutting and then use the mat line measurement to line up my ruler for cutting. It is kind of a measure twice cut once safety thing.
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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I always use my rulers to measure, I use the mat to line up my fabric so its straight.

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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I use both. The lines on the matte to make the fab straight (line up the salvage edge) and to line up my ruler/template on a straight line. Then I cut a bit off the edge of the folded fab with the ruler on the lines. After that... I use the lines on the matte to line and make straight my ruler.

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    alwaysinmyroom's Avatar alwaysinmyroom is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I really never thought about it until I came across this question! I must use my rulers the most because sometimes I flip my mat to the other side and there are no lines on that side...maybe for longer or wider pieces I use the mat to line things up but probably not a lot...

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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    When I'm cutting fabric, I use both...I match up the lines on the mat with the lines on the ruler and use the edge of the ruler to cut.

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    Default Re: How do you measure your fabric...by the mat or ruler?

    I also use the ruler but line up with the mat.

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