Let There Be Light and Master Piecing

I have been cutting, marking, stitching, pressing, and trimming. Drawing up cutting charts and block arrangements. I am loving the design process. I am loving the prototype in perfection. I am practicing as a beginner everyday. I am honing my skills. I am becoming a  Master Piece-r. (I'm laughing at my own jokes here.)

See those supremely sharp points up there?!?! (YESSSSS!) Did I mention they're matching!!
The secret to any skill is practice.
I've had trouble making accurate cuts. I noticed I'm always rushing the cutting part. It must be what I like least (though I thought I didn't mind it). This time my awareness has brought about taking a different approach. I'm going slowly. Measure twice, cut once. In this case, measure slowly, accurately, apply even pressure on both ruler and blade. Cut with pressure, not speed. Ah. Breath. This project has gone so much smoother with these things in mind. Also, using a smaller ruler and rotary cutter when slicing up 2.5" squares. Keep it simple. I've seen some acrylic ruler non-slip something or others, but not much else. Any other rotary cutting tricks you use regularly?

Another to-do tackled, I made a light-box the other morning. Real quick, in under an hour. Most useful item I had on hand, a 23" wide roll of white paper I use for drafting patterns (this roll was purchased for under $10 in a child section of a craft store) , worked just like wrapping paper. I had plenty of boxes lying around. I just cut out some windows and wrapped each side individually, then tapped it all together. Search Pinterest for tutorials, there are tons.