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    Old 01-23-2015, 01:43 PM
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    I like my Creative Grids rulers the best out of the several brands I bought before attending a quilt show and discovering Creative Grids.

    I love EB Flying Honkers rulers and have all of them. I just used her rulers to make 32 Flying Geese. Easy peasy!
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    Old 01-23-2015, 03:10 PM
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    I have several of Deb Tucker's rulers and refer the Olfa rulers because they have a frosting of sorts which makes it easier FOR ME to see on light and dark fabrics.
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    Old 01-23-2015, 04:34 PM
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    Went and looked again - I don't have any Creative Grids or Deb Tucker. Guess I'll have to buy more instead of getting rid of any of them!
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    Old 01-23-2015, 04:42 PM
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    I like Creative Grids rulers a lot. I also switch between different rulers by different manufacturers all the time in the same project. Never had a problem.
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    Old 01-23-2015, 06:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by ghostrider
    I don't have any 'specialty' rulers other than two triangles, 45º and 60º. I've never encounted a shape that I can't cut accurately without one and I hate 'single-task' tools.
    Agree wholeheartedly!!

    Originally Posted by ghostrider
    As for favorite brand, it has to be Olfa Frosted Advantage...thinnest lines, non-slip, most accurate cuts, easiest to see through on all fabrics. Omni-Grid and Omni-Grip drive me to distraction so I gave them away almost immediately.
    Once again, agree wholeheartedly!! I've also gotten rid of all but my Olfa Frosted rulers.
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    Old 01-23-2015, 06:22 PM
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    many optima(like these the most for basic rulers), simplicity EZ(have a ton of these), a couple deb tucker rulers, and creative girds I haven't tried, and my fave JT shape cut for stips

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    Old 01-23-2015, 06:45 PM
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    I think I bought whatever was available when I needed it. When I started quilting - I really didn't know how much I would like this hobby so I purchased a ruler at Walmart - I just finally stopped using that ruler because the markings were rubbed off and I couldn't read it (it was about 5 or 6 yrs old) so I bought another one. I have bought a couple of specialty rulers: Dresden ruler, tri-recs, hex n more ruler, set of square up rulers, and one circle cut ruler. That is about it for my rulers. (It sounds like a lot but it really isn't) I don't think you need anything fancy - you just need to use them.
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    Old 01-23-2015, 06:50 PM
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    I recently updated my ruler stash to mostly Creative Grids. They are consistent and easy to use. I have a few specialty rulers that I purchased for classes I attended or specific projects.
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    Old 01-24-2015, 06:26 AM
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    I hate 'single-task' tools.
    That's funny. I've never given a second thought to single task tools.
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    Old 01-24-2015, 06:37 AM
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    I have several different brands thanks to inheriting Margaret's when she went into the nursing home. The only one I'm not particularly fond of is the one that apparently was her favorite as it is quite worn. It is very thick and clunky and the grid catches on the edge of the fabric so it does not slide smoothly to position accurately. There are several specialty ones that I haven't had occasion to use yet. Mostly I just use my 6x24 June Taylor that I got shortly after I started quilting.
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