I saw a woman recently on a tv show using what looked like an acrylic ruler with slits cut into it. She put her rotary cutter in one of the slits and cut a straight line on a fabric strip. She then put the cut outs together to make diamonds or something like that. I'm trying to find out where I might be able to purchase a ruler like that. I've seen circle acrylic templates with slits cut into the acrylic to make a half circle or circle but I cannot find one that is a straight ruler, not a circle. Does such a product exist and where might I find one?

Thanks

Patty in Texas

I have both the "shape cut" and "quarter cut" made by June Tailor. The quarter cut has 1/4 inch slots and the shape cut has 1/2 inch slots. JoAnn Fabric carries them along with some of the WalMarts.

I found mine on Ebay. Very handy when cutting strips.

I have them both (the 1/2 & 1/4) Use my 1/2 all the time, like for most of my cutting. Got both at JoAnns with 1/2 off coupon. Careful though, because of slits it can break easier. I'm on my second 1/2" one!

I have 2 of them, but 1 of them is broken on one side, but it had been well used by the time it broke, I'm not even sure how it broke, I think my gd had something to do with it. Love them.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

I have a June Tailor ruler with the 1/2" slots. I think it was sold for fleece and mainly for cutting fringe on scarves and such. I use it on fabric. It is my FAVORITE ruler! I use it most and all the time!

I have seen them at hancock.

Oh, yeah. I got mine at Wal-Mart probably a year ago or a little more. I paid too much for it, so I thought. I thought the price was like $5, and I thought it was a SUPER deal! When we got home and looked at the receipt, it had been like $15...but it's been worth it!

Hi,
I am a newbie to the message board, and I am using you to get my feet wet (so to speak). I don't know where to get that tool, but I have a better description of it, in case anyone else does. The show was "Sewing with Nancy" and she was making a half triangle square with two squares. The tool's cut outs allowed you to line up the two opposite points and once thy were lined up you just marked the wrong side of the top fabric square on either side of this "ruler."
After removing the tool you then sewed on the lines. Using your rotary cutter down the center of the two lines, there was a perfect seam allowance and once ironed open, two perfect squares of two half triangles. I am sure, if someone had the e-mail address of the "Sewing with Nancy" show, they could tell you how to get one. It was neat, and I want one, too. If I find it, I will writew back. :-)
Isadean

here's one on Goodwill's shop site although you do have to bid.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=3959473

and here's the specs info on that ruler.

http://www.junetailor.com/infosheets/shapecut_sheet.htm

i have the one with the 1/2" slots on it. it comes in two sizes. one has like, 12 slots or something, the other has like 6 slots. you get the idea. i got it from joann's. the big one was supposed to cost around $24.oo and the small one around $18.00, but the dumb manager mixed them up even after i said he must be making a mistake. the people behind me said "take it!".so i did. i'm not crazy about it. it slips like mad and even though you're supposed to be able to press down on one end so the slits rest off the end of the fabric and hang up there, i find it doesn't work as well as a good ruler with tacky stuff on the bottom.

my joann's is the fabric store from hell!

I put some little dots that look like sandpaper on mine so it doesn't slip so much.

Oh yes. I just love my June Tailor "Short Cuts." I use it to cut strips and to straighten fabric ends. I wish I had seen the show with the triangles.

i recently added a product called 'invisigrip' and it's much better. but to tell the truth i still like a good ruler. mine has sandpaper snippets (plain old very fine sandpaper and rubber cement from dh shop). make sure the ruler is at least 24" so you can fold your fabric 2X. with a ruler the acrylic is thicker and you can press down harder to keep things in place. the one with slits is too flexible and allows a little shifting even when the ruler is not moving and also some cutting or shaving into the plastic. it works better with thick arylic. at least i think so. that'll be 5 cents please (you can't buy anything for 2 cents any more). does anyone agree?