You definitely need a few new rulers. There is one that only has 7/8" measurements marked. That is a real time saver.
I have never understood the complication in measuring 7/8 then measuring 1/2. They are all measurements. I see a lot of quilters go glassy eyed when a measurement of 1/16th or 5/8 are in a pattern. It's just a different line. LOL.
Here is how I taught my kids to read a ruler.
Rulers have 16 lines between the inch marks. Each line is 1/16". Some have only 8 lines between inch marks. Each line is 1/8". Construction tape measures will have 32 lines for 1/32" or even 64 lines for 1/64" between the inch marks. Count the lines to get the measurement you want.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 10-17-2013 at 06:55 AM.