Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I don't know because I haven't gotten my copy of the book yet. It should be here soon and if that's what it is, I'm afraid I'll have to pass, too.
I will spend $65 on a tool that I'll use all the time - but a tool that I would probably only use once or twice? I only want to make one Lone Star! LOL!
It seems you don't HAVE to have the special ruler, but the way she's written the book, she's pitching it as something that will make it easier. Which is fine. But I just about fell over when I saw the price for the bias ruler.
I spent that on a large proportional ruler that I think I need a PhD to use correctly. But right now I make circles with it. ;-)
As far as Lone Star quilt books go, I still think Jan Krentz's is the best. Even if you use the Quiltsmart for the sections, the book was so wonderfully laid out, and the instructions for putting the star together, dealing with y-seams, the bulk in the center, and other design considerations, made it well worth the price.