Have you been using your ordinary household scissors for all the cutting you do with quilting? If so, shame on you. I bet you’ve noticed that you’re not getting good edges when you cut fabric or that that pair of scissors is quite clunky for cutting tiny threads. If you’re going to be a proper quilter, you’re going to need some scissors to go with the rest of your quilting supplies. In this article, we’ll [...] Read more »
Getting the Most Out of Your Rotary Cutter
Now that you have a rotary cutter (or hopefully a few), you need to know how to use it properly, both to get the longest life out of it and the best performance. Though it is a simple tool, there are a few pieces of maintenance advice which will go a long way on both fronts. In this article, I’d like to go over what I’ve discovered to be the best way to maintain your [...] Read more »