4/3/2023 0 Comments Quilting rulers and templates![]() ![]() You’ll remember better what to do with it. Find a place to keep all ruler instructions together. Write down the instructions before tucking it away! Tape it to the ruler so when you pull it out, you’ll know just what to do. We take it home, set it aside and we really have no idea what to do with it when we find it again. Sometimes we buy rulers because our best sewing friend told us to. If you want, you can put them into a scrap bag to use later when you need little bits for applique or other projects. Because of this and the odd shape that the rulers come in, there will be times when you are tossing out a bunch of weird shaped triangles, smalle squares, odd shapes of whatever. They help you cut out the perfect shape…no matter what it is and be able to repeat cutting that perfect shape no matter how many times you cut it out. * Expect that there will be some fabric wasting. Also- what measurement does the ruler end on? I have found myself cutting away happy until I look at the end of the ruler to see that the last measurement is a half! Trimming that same fabric up to take that half inch off was a killer– worse, I might have had to start over with some off sized strips left over! Some rulers and marked at half, or one, or quarter inches. Make sure you pay attention to what they are divided into. * All of these rulers come with measurements. I am one to pick up a notion and then I have no idea how to use it! I am pretty sure for the most part that you are smarter than I and understand what to do but for me…. Some are for making dresden plates, flying geese, or simply squaring up a half square triangle. They come in all different shapes and sizes. There are a lot of different cutting rulers or quilt templates out there. It’s not that I can’t figure the math out, it’s just nicer when you have a ruler that takes care of it all! There is something nice about not having to come up with a certain angle– or size, or whatever. Most of them are the typical sized square or rectangle, but from time to time I like using quilt templates or different sized rulers when cutting fabric. I have a few basic rulers in my sewing studio….ok maybe more than a few. ![]()
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