Thread: A gadget

I bought a laser light at Harbor Freight. Cheap. I can put it on my cutting table. It's not a square, but you can use the grid lines on the cutting mat. Or I could go back and buy another one.

This Get-It-Straight Laser Square would work for individual squares but what about the larger and larger quilt top? How much is it?

Amazon has it for $48 i think....nancy notions has it for $69

Originally Posted by Sunnye

I bought a laser light at Harbor Freight. Cheap. I can put it on my cutting table. It's not a square, but you can use the grid lines on the cutting mat. Or I could go back and buy another one.

This Get-It-Straight Laser Square would work for individual squares but what about the larger and larger quilt top? How much is it?

Exactly what did you purchase at Harbor Freight. Is it a lazer that attaches to a ruler or what?

​I can't see the need for using it to square blocks. I think one to square a finished quilt would be more useful.

Just use your ruler. The YouTube video looks good EXCEPT if you look closely, her square is not really square in the L bracket. The vertical edge slightly swings out from the Laser square edge, a human error not the instrument. Thus you can still make mistakes using this expensive tool.

I use my ruler to square up my quilts...I probably would not be able to master something like that...