if so opinions on them? are they worth it or is it easier to mark 1/4 seams with a regular ruler by turning it?

http://www.amazon.com/Fons-Porter-Qu...626743&sr=8-22

Mine's from Threads of Time and not a F&P but I LOVE it. You can mark on either side or just use it like a regular ruler then sew on both sides of the line. I just like the UN-bulkiness of it.

I use mine all the time.

I own 3 or 4 and have never used any of them

I LOVE MINE!!!! Seriously, it's the ONLY way I would have survived making that bumble bee quilt (and most of my boomerang blocks too!)

I lay it down so the center line connects the points, then draw down both sides (without moving the ruler).

Presto! Sew on both drawn lines, cut down the middle - happy girl with no stress!

I've had mine (Omni guid) for 3 years. When doing 1/2sq triangles are very helpful. Also when hand piecing I pull out the small one to ck my seams.
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I have one but never use it any more - my fingers are too big to use it smoothly and I can do the same thing with my other rulers just as easily, or use my presser foot to mark my quarter inch for sewing

that's what I do - draw a line and use the presser foot for the seam allowance; my Jem Gold and Platinum both have an extra piece on the foot to keep you at 1/4". The Bernina has a 1/4" foot.

use 'em, luv 'em

I had one and gave it away. did not use it that much

I use it all the time.

I made a wall-hanging that was all HST's and I used these. They make it so much easier than using my regular rulers. I love gadgets, most of them never get used. These I use all the time.

I have one very similar, have missed placed it and waiting and hoping it shows up soon. I love mine, use it all the time for HTS

get them out you will love it, I do.

I thought I had to have one too. It was the Fons & Porter one. I used it for awhile but don't use it much anymore.

I have several (including the one in the link) but never use them anymore. I had the original Angler and now have the Clearly Perfect Angles tool and those are soooo much easier than marking the squares!

I wouldn't use one of those, but I couldn't live without my Add-A-Quarter Ruler. I use it for everything!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Designs-Quarte...5&sr=1-1-spell

I have one (not the brand shown) and find it most useful.

I do use my "Quick Quarter" for making HST's with.

http://www.amazon.com/Quilters-Rule-...8666100&sr=1-2

I have them and love using them!

Yes but they are not F and P.

I have those but haven't used them yet.

Ditto, I do the same thing; i.e., pull out the small one all the time to measure something. Quick and easy.

okay well the quilt I am making for ds is all hsq's. Same blocks as the quilt I made for other ds but a different layout. I think I will get one of these to make it easier. It took me forever to do the other ones.

Don't have it and would never use it as I would draw a line throught the center and then sew on both sides using the little black edge on my quarter inch foot.

I bought the Omnigrid ones that has 3 different lengths in one much cheaper package than the 2 F&P's and each one has lengthwise measurements down to the 1/8". Use them a lot!

I have those and I don't use them a lot. If I was doing more machine applique I would probably use them more, but not right now. I do use them when I am making a lot of half square triangles, using the method of two squares, marking and sewing down 2 seams, cutting apart. That's when I use them the most.

Here's something that might help you out:

http://www.blockcentral.com/a-halfsq...glepaper.shtml

I don't have them. I use my 1x6 ruler.

I use mine all the time... I have both the long one and the shorter one.. If I lost mine, I'd buy another one next time I went out! Makes marking HST so much easier, I can even do them while riding in the car as we travel! If you don't have one, get one!

I had one, think I used it once or twice, now I can't find it, maybe one of my cats played with it or I just forgot where I put it. I'm fixing to clean out drawers and cabinets and hoping to find several things.

You don't need it to make perfect HST, any ruler will work or tape, or 1/4 foot, or any number of other methods and tools. But this ruler is easy to handle, perfect fit, no measuring. I don't draw a line down the middle, I use my old dressmaking tracing wheel and run down the sides of this ruler and then sew on the dotted line!

me too.

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Wouldn't be without mine, especially for HST's.

Remember back when we went into a quilt shop or Hancock or JoAnn's and went over to the department that has the rulers and stuff and we figured we had to have this or that because we were "quilters" now and that had to be part of our tool drawer? Well, of all the things I bought, 90% of which I don't even use, the 1/4" ruler is the greatest and best thing I have ever purchased. Mine is a F&P. I gave my longer one to a neighbor who is quilting now and she loves hers. So today I will be using it again as I have started a new quilt with a billion hst's. Edie

I don't have the F&P, but I do have one that I use whenever I am making HST. I love it, its so easy to sit and watch tv or just sit in your chair and mark however many you need. Its great. Could and have done it without and used a ruler, but this is so much easier.

Rita

I don't use them. I take 2 yellow standard #2 pencils and rubberband them together. The outer one is 1/4 inch from the inner one when tracing. k

Another thing for me to misplace. I draw a line and use the presser foot as well.

I'm not sure how they work - I have an add-a- quarter inch ruler that is very handy for FPP.

Yes, I've used them - I found they break easily becasue they're so thin, and I find not as accurate as a ruler.