This is going to sound insane, but I'm struggling to draw an accurate rectangle. When sewing, I often draft my own patterns, and a lot of the time, I need a square or rectangle. I use a transparent quilter's ruler that's 18" x 2". First, I draw a straight line with the ruler. Then I square the ruler off, using one of the inch lines, and draw a perpendicular line. I square off at the other end and draw another perpendicular line. But when I go to connect the two ends on the other side of the rectangle, I can't draw a direct line between them, because they're off. One edge always slants, instead of being straight. I don't understand this, because I'm using a straight ruler and squaring it off! I double-checked that my ruler isn't crooked, and it's fine. I even bought an L-shaped ruler specifically to combat this problem, and I still end up with crooked rectangles.
Now, I do have dyscalculia. I have a really hard time with numbers, measuring, and math, among other things. But it doesn't quite explain the issue I'm having, because it doesn't matter how long or wide the rectangle is. I always square it off, so the edges should always be perfectly straight. Yet they're not!
Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Or should I file it under, "The geometry gods hate me," and give up?
Now, I do have dyscalculia. I have a really hard time with numbers, measuring, and math, among other things. But it doesn't quite explain the issue I'm having, because it doesn't matter how long or wide the rectangle is. I always square it off, so the edges should always be perfectly straight. Yet they're not!
Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Or should I file it under, "The geometry gods hate me," and give up?