osewme

Dunster posted a video on how to make flying geese recently in answer to a thread started by Morningcoffee today. I like the technique for making the flying geese but I was more interested in that angle ruler she had taped to her sewing machine bed. Does anyone know what brand that is & where I could get one? I really think it would be helpful to me & my sewing/quilting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue1mBo9968Y

KLO

It's called The Angler 2 by Pam Bono Designs. There are several for sale on ebay and with the name you may now be able to find it elsewhere.

Here is a demo of it on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcmUnv3d4mM

osewme

Thanks for that fast reply & video on how to use The Angler 2. I found those that you referred to on Ebay. I'll try the "In Search of" section of this board first to see if anyone has one that they want to sell before I resort to Ebay. Thanks again for your help.

Also, just wondering if anyone uses one of these & how helpful it might be to you.

PaperPrincess

If you have a drop in bobbin, the ruler goes over the cover. You have to untape one side and leave the otherside taped to act as a hinge. Mine kept getting misaligned with bobbin changes.

osewme

Do you know if they fit a Janome Magnolia 7330 machine? I've read that they don't fit all machines. I do have a drop in bobbin but I don't think it would be too much of an inconvenience with the drop in bobbin. Anyway, I'd be willing to try.

Krisb

You can currently find the Angler 2 on eBay for $23. There are also two other tools, Clearly Perfect Angles and a quilt in a Day version.

EasyPeezy

You can get the Clearly Perfect Angles from New Leaf Stitches.
Very similar to the Angler. I have one and I've used it
to makes lots of HST's for one project. It goes faster but you have
to get used to it. To be honest I think I still prefer marking...a little
more precise.

Edit: I used it on my Janome 6600 which has a drop it bobbin.
You have to make a cut out around the bobbin case.
There are instructions online.

Prism99

I find myself visually challenged by all those lines. What I have done in the past is simply place a piece of blue painter's tape on the bed of the machine running in front of the needle, then used a ruler and Sharpie to mark a straight line from the needle to the front of the machine. When sewing squares for HSTs, I would simply look at keeping the corner points on that line.

quiltedsunshine

Eleanor Burns makes one called "Sew Straight," which I like better. It's easier to put on, and includes double-stick pads to hold it in place. The Angler II and Sew Straight are both less than $10 retail.

dunster

What happened to the post I made on that other thread, the one that osewme is referencing? It's gone now. I didn't violate a board rule (that I know of) so where did the post go?

I was also interested in that Angler, but my Bernina sits in a Horn cabinet where the machine is lowered and there is a plexiglass piece to make the bed level with the table. The machine can move just a little within that plexiglass, so I can't really attach anything, even blue tape, that will stay where I want it. Has anyone dealt with that problem, and how did you solve it?