Originally Posted by
Crafty_Woodmouse
Oooh, I shall have to look into Bloc Loc! I got a 'HST ruler' free with a magazine that I haven't looked at yet - basically a ruler with a diagonal slot for you to draw your centre line. How do you all get a perfect centre line?
Regarding your question about getting the center line. I cut my squares a bit bigger than necessary to give some extra room for error. For example, if you need a 4" finished HST, instead of cutting 4 7/8 squares as per typical recommendation, I would cut 5" squares. I use just a regular ruler of any kind and place it corner to corner and draw a line. I don't think there is any need for a specialty ruler for that!. But as another member said, there are other methods to explore. This basic method works just fine for me.
I have heard good things about the BlockLoc but I have never used it. your square ruler will work just fine as long as you have a diagonal line on it. When you square things up, just make sure the diagonal line is exactly on your seam line, trim 2 corners then turn it and trim the other 2 corners if needed.
congrats on your successful cuts on the folded fat quarters!