Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
I've got the one with black marking. the 24" is so big and unwieldy. I want a smaller one.
The longer ruler will come in handy for trimming the edges of your quilt top, any borders you might do beforehand ... so, don't get rid of the longer one .. it does have a use.
But, like you ... the reason I usually use the six by 12" ruler because it is more manageable.
Most of the strips I cut are less than six inches wide or six inches at the max ...
if you fold your fabric selvedge to selvedge and then fold it again, fold to selvedge, most all your strips can be cut using the 6x 12" ruler just fine.
the 6 x 12 is very versatile. <wave>