Mr. Quilt's Helping Hand(patent pending) is a creative way to replicate your pieces on even the most difficult curves. This photo shows a stack of fabric pieces (up to 12) and the template positioned under the hold down arm.

The cutting table has been rotated to a comfortable position and the first cut has been made with a rotary cutter.

Cutting has been completed by continuing to rotate the cutting table and making additional cuts with a rotary cutter.

Think about how fast and accurately pieces can be cut with the help of this tool. For example if you need two and a half inch squares for a quilt project cut or tear a strip of fabric about two and three quarters inches wide. Now fold the strip accordian style and place your template on the fabric. Position fabric and template under the hold down arm and make your cuts. Nothing slips and all pieces are exactly the same. The possibilities are endless.

The traditional method of cutting pieces with a ruler and rotary cutter can lead to cutting inaccuracy. If you do not place the line on the ruler in exactly the same place for every cut your strips will not be the same size. Let's say the line on the ruler is a thirty-second of an inch wide. By lining up on the left side of the line rather than the right side you would have a variation of one-half inch every time you make 16 cuts. This is not a problem if you do it exactly the same every time, but who can do that?

Templates can be made from just about any ridgid material. I have them made from acrylic plastic, cardboard from writing tablets, plastic coffee can lids, even business cards.

The tool is an excellent aid for quilters with physical limitations that make it hard to hold a ruler firmly in place when cutting fabric.