I'm in love!
How did I ever manage without one?
I denied myself this little slice of heaven because, for one I'm trying
to scale down, not accumulate more. And
secondly I didn't quilt so I didn't think I needed one.
As I have been working on a lot of projects that require neatly
trimmed squares and rectangles and a certain degree of accuracy I decided to go
ahead and treat myself. And boy am I
glad I did. Originally I set out to just
buy the matte and use a 40% OFF coupon to save a bundle. But when I found out it would be on sale for
50% OFF the very next day I decided to wait and as a result I was also able to get
a really nice ruler to go with it also half off.
Squaring up the edge |
This one is two sided and self healing. The ruler is nice and thick with plenty of
markings to help me make accurate cuts and not cut myself with my rotary cutter
in the process. A long time ago my
mother had given me a much smaller matte and ruler she didn't care for, and to
be honest, I didn't like it either. Both
were thin and too small to do much with.
I happily added them to my purging pile after using the new one.
So far I've used it to cut pieces for tea towels and pillowcases
and it made the process so much easier.
I will really enjoy using it to cut my strips to finish my two quilt
projects I have planned as well as more tea towels, pillowcases and throw
pillows.
One perfectly cut and finished pillowcase |
Do you use a cutting matte for your sewing projects?
And don't forget! I want to
see what you are up to!
Good for you! You deserve to treat yourself. That is a very nice matte! I do not have one, but now you are making me think..... :)
ReplyDeleteI am seriously loving this thing. Been a long time since I got a new toy. :)
DeleteI've contemplated on getting one now and then but I don't do much sewing anymore. Isn't it nice to get something so useful though?!
ReplyDeleteTania
I had a dry spell for awhile with sewing. I'm glad I took it back up. I'm having a ball!
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