Rotary Cutting Tip for Quilters: Crafty Gemini

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In this video I show you how to correct a mistake I see almost every single newbie I teach. It can be frustrating to have to re-cut and re-cut every time you think you've made a good cut but you have a few fabric threads still hanging on. There is a quick fix for that! Watch the video and enjoy your fabric cutting a little more.
Happy quilting!
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[@annettekelso6375]

Thank you so much as a beginner this has been happening to me

[@carolynthomas4527]

Such a helpful hint!

[@anniec7041]

Thank you! Such a simple fix that beginner quilters don’t know.

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

Love these tip videos! It's the small things that make a big difference. Thank you!

[@radhatereskabuko1093]

Of course! such common sense that escaped me. Thank you.

[@abutler7569]

Excellent tip! Thanks Vanessa. 😊

[@susanreinarz8373]

Love your videos, Vanessa!

[@reinadegrillos]

You are always a helper and an inspiration. Thank you.

[@Rose39M]

Great tip Vanessa!

[@ssumner9757]

Great tip as always!

[@ritawilliams491]

THANK you for that tip 🦄

[@mygeorge1951]

Gracias!

[@susanrichtarcik5672]

your videos and tips are wonderful Thank you

[@cindymoreno6333]

Thanks love these tips and tricks. Have helped me alot.

[@maryanthony54]

Good tip! As with many things in quilting there are more than one way to do things. I start by putting the cutter at the base of the ruler, press down to cut through the fabric, roll blade back off the fabric then cut forward completing the cut.

[@angiesewtherapy6628]

Loved it and I never thought of backing up where I put my cutter to start.

[@gailpettypool2014]

Love your videos

[@lorraines4534]

Great idea.

[@petersiliekrause2203]

Thanks for explaining so understandably, as always, V!
What also helped me a lot was the following tip I saw in some video, where the lady explained, that sometimes you might stand in the wrong position to your ruler, especially if you intend to make these long cuts over the entire width of your fabric. She suggested to imagine you were bowling, meaning: Stand in front of your ruler, not in front of the fabric part you want to cut, and maneuver your ruler hand NEXT to your body, not in front of it.
This „standing in my own way“ often has lead to the rotary cutter skipping some parts, although I was using brand new blades, because my entire body gave the cutter a bad angle, preventing it from cutting properly.
I am pretty new to quilting, but ever since I keep the bowling motion in mind, I get a lot better results and achieve to cut my fabric at the first attempt.

[@carolsyman5868]

Thanks for this tip. I'm sure I'm guilty of standing in my own way.

[@sarahh6449]

So helpful!

[@remington6363]

Great tip

[@brendaneafsey9156]

Thanks, this was so helpful, I was doing it wrong😱

[@prudenceholoski4341]

Thanks. This happens to me all the time, but no more. 🥰

[@traceybartlam5940]

Thanks. Why have I never thought to do this 😄 always end up with the little uncut bit!

[@moniquemartel1]

Merci!!!!!!!

[@tlsnana9539]

I’m not a beginner, yet that’s been my issue lately I blamed my blade that is so obvious. 🤔😉

[@lisasovitsky1227]

Thanks it’s hard when your starting with the material and it’s as big as the mat and hard to find the marks etc, any tips on that when you just come home with a yard cut off the bolt?

[@kathleenchamp3764]

I Vanessa I'm wondering what about the rest of the cuts that don't cut sometimes I am part way through a cut and it hasn't cut and I don't know it until I think I'm finished another words I roll my cut I think it's a good cut and there are little spots in the middle that won't cut it all what about that , thank you Vanessa have a blessed day

[@janagatton6084]

Kathleen Champ
Someone taught me to only use 60mm blades except when I’m cutting a single layer or around a tight curve. I’m new to quilting and this has helped me

[@thecharmeddaisy3043]

Question - what do you think the problem is if you seem to "jump" in the center of a piece of fabric when you aren't cutting all the way through? Bent blade? trash underneath?

[@abbeyp8834]

Here's a tip wear a
Fons & Porter Klutz Quilting Glove, because u could slice off your finger like Whitney Sews did! Check out her video on it. 😫 Crafty Gemini should be too.

[@sumayahbakkour2409]

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