Originally Posted by
Tartan
[ATTACH=CONFIG]562071[/ATTACH]I use Omni grid rulers and they have a nice thin black line. I keep the line ON the fabric and cut on the ruler edge. Here it is as if I was going to cut a 1 inch strip off this peach sample.
this is the way i have measured forever
. i have rulers i've bought at fabric shops in recent years, as i did more miniatures, but the majority of my rulers are from yard sales & are of nearly every brand. in all of them i use the 'center' of the main black line as demonstrated in photo above. nearly
all brands of rulers have breaks somewhere in the main line that i use to line up on for my cut. i also measure seam allowance frequently while making blocks to insure i have scant 1/4" seams. as the size of my quilts have diminished, i have learned, the hard way
, that accurate seam allowance are
more than important in getting the desired results in finished blocks & finished quilt tops.