Line up the fold with one of the horizontal lines on the cutting mat or if your mat is unlined use a square rotary ruler.
													
																	How to use cutting mat and ruler. 
									
	
		
	
																	Let s talk rotary cutting today. 
																	Step 5 apply direct downward pressure to the ruler and mat to sandwich the fabric as you roll the rotary cutter like a pizza cutter along side the ruler that is aligned with a line on your mat. 
																	That s where a rotary cutter and a cutting mat come in handy. 
																	I m sure there is much more i can learn about these lovely tools but here are some basics on what they are and how you can use them in both quilting and sewing. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	But loving them took a while mostly because i didn t really know how to use them. 
																	Our sewing how to video will sho. 
																	I love my rotary cutters rotary mat and rotary ruler now. 
																	Use the numbers at the edges of the mat as a guide for the ruler to ensure your ruler is running straight across the mat.