Die cut with common blades

A method for cutting multiple shapes from sheet material comprising the steps of:

• providing a die cut assembly including a base member having a top face, a cutting rule including a cutting edge, and a compressible top layer coupled to said base member wherein said cutting rule is formed into a pattern of a plurality of geometric shapes wherein each said geometric shape includes at least one common point with an adjacent said geometric shape, and wherein said plurality of desired shapes are orientated at a nontransverse angle on said base member, and wherein said top face of said compressible layer extends beyond said cutting edge of said cutting rule in a direction away from said top face of said base member;
• providing a roller type die cutting machine;
• placing at least one layer of sheet material on top of said die cut assembly;
• placing a cutting plate on top of said sheet material;
• and
• feeding said die cut assembly, sheet material, and cutting plate through said roller type die cutting machine wherein said roller type die cutting machine compresses said cutting plate, said paper or fabric, and said die cut assembly together such that cutting plate is compressed against said cutting edge of said cutting rule shearing said sheet material.

A die cut assembly to be used with a die cutting machine, said die cut assembly comprising:

• a base member including a top face, a first end, a second end, a right side and a left side;
• a cutting rule including a cutting edge wherein said cutting rule is joined to said base member wherein said cutting edge includes a double-bevel edge;
• a compressible top layer including a top face and bottom face wherein said bottom face of said compressible layer is coupled to said top face of said base member;
• wherein said cutting rule is formed into a pattern of a plurality of geometric shapes wherein each said geometric shape includes at least one common point with an adjacent said geometric shape and said cutting rule is at least ¼ inch from said first end, said second end, said right side and said left side of said base member;
• wherein said plurality of desired shapes are orientated at a non-transverse angle on said base member;
• and
• wherein said top face of said compressible layer extends beyond said cutting edge of said cutting rule in a direction away from said top face of said base member.