what angle is this
09-16-2014, 08:33 AM
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With the tri-rec ruler, you need to make the height of all three pieces the same.
I saw this on pinterest and I am trying to figure out the size. I am using the 60 degree tri rec ruler but three don't equal half. Also I am trying the tell the strip size I tried 2 1/2 for the bottom two and 1 1/2 for the center but that doesn't allow to flip the ruler. Any ideas?
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/21462535700051487/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/21462535700051487/
09-16-2014, 09:00 AM
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This is the classic kaliedescope block only left as a hexi. I am working on a kaliedescope quilt. It was definitely worth the $$ to get this ruler for it. http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/NOTIONS/Rulers/CGRT60
09-16-2014, 09:12 AM
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THE TRI REC RULER IS NOT A 60 DEGREE RULER!!! Sorry, didn't mean to shout! The picture in the link is made using a 60 degree. YOu need to get a different ruler, or, you can use the 60 degree mark on your 6X24" ruler. Looking at the size of the triangles in the quilt, however, I think it's going to be much easier to get the correct ruler. Creative Grids has a 12" version.
The Tri-Recs Ruler is made for the triangle in a square unit (Peaky and Spike - Doreen Speckmann).
The angles in a Tri-Rec Ruler Set are:
Small triangle: (approximately) 26.565, 90, and 63.435 degrees
Large triangle: (approximately) 63.435, 63.435, and 53.130 degrees
At one time I thought that the 30-60-90 or 60-60-60 degree rulers were interchangeable with the Tri-Rec rulers.
They are NOT.
09-16-2014, 09:44 AM
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I want to shout, too, about this.
The Tri-Recs Ruler is made for the triangle in a square unit (Peaky and Spike - Doreen Speckmann).
The angles in a Tri-Rec Ruler Set are:
Small triangle: (approximately) 26.565, 90, and 63.435 degrees
Large triangle: (approximately) 63.435, 63.435, and 53.130 degrees
At one time I thought that the 30-60-90 or 60-60-60 degree rulers were interchangeable with the Tri-Rec rulers.
They are NOT.
The Tri-Recs Ruler is made for the triangle in a square unit (Peaky and Spike - Doreen Speckmann).
The angles in a Tri-Rec Ruler Set are:
Small triangle: (approximately) 26.565, 90, and 63.435 degrees
Large triangle: (approximately) 63.435, 63.435, and 53.130 degrees
At one time I thought that the 30-60-90 or 60-60-60 degree rulers were interchangeable with the Tri-Rec rulers.
They are NOT.
09-16-2014, 10:57 AM
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Actually, I use the (reverse tangent function) - I don't remember the proper name for it - to get the angles.
I use basic trig and geometry a LOT! (Didn't get much further than the basics, but they sure are useful!)
I have learned a lot the backwards way - by doing it wrong and THEN figuring out how I SHOULD have done it!
Ah, well. Learn and live.
Some things just are not interchangeable.
I use basic trig and geometry a LOT! (Didn't get much further than the basics, but they sure are useful!)
I have learned a lot the backwards way - by doing it wrong and THEN figuring out how I SHOULD have done it!
Ah, well. Learn and live.
Some things just are not interchangeable.
09-17-2014, 01:27 PM
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E. Burns has the ruler for kaleidoscope blocks, she always has good easy patterns.
The block is sometimes called a spider web.
E. Burns has the ruler for kaleidoscope blocks, she always has good easy patterns.
The block is sometimes called a spider web.
09-17-2014, 05:39 PM
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That is very cute!
I used the wrong ruler once and made a mess out of some really cute fabric.......so I try to remember the old "measure twice & cut once" PLUS>>>>>>>>Look to see you are using the correct angle!
I used the wrong ruler once and made a mess out of some really cute fabric.......so I try to remember the old "measure twice & cut once" PLUS>>>>>>>>Look to see you are using the correct angle!
09-17-2014, 05:49 PM
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E. Burns has the ruler for kaleidoscope blocks, she always has good easy patterns
The block is sometimes called a spider web.
E. Burns has the ruler for kaleidoscope blocks, she always has good easy patterns
The block is sometimes called a spider web.
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