Originally Posted by Prism99

I hear you, SusieQ! My goal this year is to do more quilting and buy less stuff -- especially patterns. I have enough books and patterns to last me several lifetimes. Still, I just *had* to have the Antelope Canyon quilt pattern featured in another thread. The QB is definitely an enabler!The Roxanne glue I got is in the EZ squeeze container, which I absolutely love. It is the accordion-pleated bottle. I always had trouble squeezing the Elmer's glue bottles. The accordion bottle is just right -- not heavy, truly easy to dispense with my thumb, and gives me absolute control over how much and where the glue goes. I might still use the Elmer's bottle for bindings, but this accordion container was a lifesaver for glue-pinning blocks that require precision sewing.Which Stripology ruler did you get? They have two. The one I have is the earlier version, rectangular like the JT. I think they made a design error with it, as it is not tall enough to consistently be able to cut strips all the way through the selvedge ends. They fixed that in their newer version, the Stripology Squared, by making the cutting strips taller. It is a smaller mat, however, so you cut fewer strips at a time. If I had it to do over again, I would get the Squared. I like my JT mats just fine, though, so I will stay with them.It's tough to figure out in advance what will and will not work since people are so different in how they use and view tools.