Okay, I have had a lot of fun working with MMF and making cutouts, but when it comes to anything larger than a small shaped cutter, I can't get the fondant to roll out big enough. I would really like to do ribbon, like around the bottom of the cake, or stripes, but I can't roll out a large enough piece of fondant to cut long straight lines out of. What am I doing wrong???? 
Yep, I do the crisco too, smeared on the counter top or over a large piece of vynil. I also filled a knee-high "stalking type" with half powdered sugar and half cornstarch, so I puff a little bit on top of the crisco, as I found that crisco alone will make my fondant too greasy and powder alone will dry it out. Also make sure you have enough fondant to roll a large long piece for ribbon. The puff thing works great!! I have to thank my wilton instructor of that one! Hope this helps!
Wow! I was playing with MMF last night, and the crisco on the counter did the trick! I still need practice, but I can definitely see it working for me after a few more tries. Thanks so much everyone for the advice. I think there's hope for a future with me and MMF!!! 
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