Originally Posted by Bree123

Ruler work is something that Long Arm quilters do. Because there are no feed dogs on a long arm machine to help guide the fabric in a straight line, they use "rulers" -- straight edge guides -- to sit on top of the quilt sandwich. They have a special foot on the long arm machines that can follow along the edge of the ruler, helping the quilter to Stitch in the Ditch or quilt in straight lines (2 of the most difficult things to do on a long arm machine).