Can arm fatigue lead to inaccuracy?
I finished a small quilt over the long weekend and did my first prairie points! I made a crazy hearts quilt in 1930 prints and it was much fun, although I ended up with same old problem. I am always off on one corner as far as measurements go. I have decided that the longer I keep cutting, the more tired my hand and arm is. Therefore I am not as accurate. Does anyone have this problem? Or are there any answers to becoming much more accurate? —Sandy Freeman Judy Martin responds: I have never heard of your problem of inaccuracy due to tired arms and hands. It makes sense, though. Maybe you need to be doing two projects at once, one cutting and one quilting or machine piecing. Then, when you start to tire, you could switch to the other project. Are you moving your hand down the ruler as you cut? For accuracy, it is important to have your holding hand near the cutting hand to keep the ruler from slipping.
