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A good pair of scissors is imperative. Don’t use them for anything else but cutting cloth. Joanne’s has a scissor sharpening service and it’s really worth it when your scissors begin to dull.
A tip on cutting a straight line is to snip a section where you want to start the line, and pull out a string or two as if you were gathering the fabric, this will give you a perfectly straight line in which to cut. I also keep a pair of smaller scissors next to the machine to clip threads. I always thought a rotary cutter was more for those who do quilts, but I don’t know.
Thanks for a wonderful trip back down memory lane Nancy!! I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard my mother say never to cut ANYTHING but cloth, with her "good sewing scissors"....and one of the most memorable spankings I ever got was when I decided to cut out Valentines with her pinking shears, so I would have that pretty zig-zag edge on my Valentines!!! That was back in 1952!! And that tip about the threrad pulling to get a straight line!!! Learned that from my home ec. teacher in sewing class, back in 1964! I had completely forgotten that until just now, reading your post! Y'all are making me want to start sewing again!!!