Anyone use the Ruler foot and ruler templates to quilt on domestic machine?
#11
I have the Versa Tool by Handi Quilter that I use with my Juki TL2010. It does take a little getting use to hanging on to the quilt and ruler together, but I do like it and expect it will become easier the more I use it. I think if the tool is small enough (compared to LA ruler) then it will be easier to handle. Here is a video.
https://www.handiquilter.com/videos/handi-gadgets/5/
https://www.handiquilter.com/videos/handi-gadgets/5/
#12
I have practiced with the same ruler foot you are looking at and played around it is fun. I am still learning to be more proficient in FMQ so haven't tried it on a quilt yet. The craftsy classes are awesome as well as the patsy thompson DVD. They both show a wide variety of templates and techniques
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I have only been quilting 6 years now, but am always trying to improve my quilting and do fancier designs on my Brother Innov-is, NX-2000. I love the ruler foot & templates! I also took the Craftsy class on it & found it very inspirational.
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How can you do that? Do you tape the outside of the ruler to the quilt? The videos look nice, but they don't explain how the template ruler stays put!
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This is exactly my question! the deal seems to be that even to use a plain old straight-edge ruler, you have to move both quilt and ruler in unison or OOPS.
How can you do that? Do you tape the outside of the ruler to the quilt? The videos look nice, but they don't explain how the template ruler stays put!
How can you do that? Do you tape the outside of the ruler to the quilt? The videos look nice, but they don't explain how the template ruler stays put!
EDIT: I just watched a minifill video online & I guess it's only their Spin Sensations line with the clip in thingy.
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You put some tacky tape on the back of the rulers and they grip the fabric just like the machingers that you wear on your hands when doing regular fmq. I've been doing ruler work at my domestic sit down sewing machines for years and love it, the ruler is like an extension of your hand, it really is just as easy as doing regular fmq.
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#19
I have that ruler set and love it! It is not hard, but like anything else it has a learning curve.My quilting is so much better with the rulers. Someone in an earlier post mentioned using a plain straight edge ruler, but that is not the same as the quilting rulers. The rulers in the set are made to a special thickness and used with a ruler foot so the ruler doesn't slide under the needle. Some of them have handles you hold onto as you move the ruler with the fabric.
They are a bit pricey, but worth it if you do your own FMQing on a domestic machine.
They are a bit pricey, but worth it if you do your own FMQing on a domestic machine.
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So glad you posted this, and have read all the responses so far. I was startled at the price, and kept wondering if acrylic templates sold for children's drawings would also work. My biggest problem with doing something like this, is just sitting down and doing it. So far I have not looked at any of the videos.
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