DON'T cut it! When you use it for a pattern make the outside ends a little longer. Take your time and work it on. Use contact cement and waxed paper. Cover everything below the first cut with waxed paper which will not stick to contact cement. Lay it on the front edge and work your way back doing one cut section or petal at a time. Push seams tight together and then brush seams with a dog brush or scrub brush to match up carpet nap. Use a box cutter to trim the excess from the bottom edges.