Originally Posted by Joeysnana
Just getting back into quilting I need to buy rulers. I have a 12 1/2" square one and a 6 x 24 ruler. What rulers do you have and use regularly and consider essential?
I'm a serious ruler and acrylic template piggy (oink, oink) so I won't bother telling you about most of them. The ones I use most often and can't live without are the two sizes you have (2 each of those), a 6-1/2" x 12-1/2", a 9-1/2" square, a 20-1/2" square, + a 48'' x 2'' one. I generally buy big pieces of fabric (many yards) and I have a long, wide cutting table & mat; by placing the rulers strategically, I can get the fabric straight, flat, and am able to cut a lot of length & width without needing to move the fabric.