Bloc Loc Rulers
 

Has anyone ever used a Bloc Loc Ruler? I saw it on YouTube and it looked very clever! I looked it up online and found that they aren't inexpensive. I am a big fan of products that work and save me time, but I don't like spending money on gadgets that aren't worth the moola. I would love to hear comments from quilters who have tried/bought the Bloc Loc.

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For squaring up half square triangle blocks, you can't beat Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day "triangle square up ruler.' they are squares that come in 6 1/2 and 9 1/2 inch sizes. They will do increments up to the max size, so you get a lot of bang for your buck. After you sew the blocks, before you open them, you line up the correct size on your stitching line and trim the excess. Then open and press. I have both sizes and they are among my must-have tools.

OH I love your doggie quilt avatar!!! so very cute!!

I have been demoing the Bloc Loc Rulers for almost a year at local shops and shows. They are nice if you do a lot of HST. The cost is quite high. For HST the 6 1/2" size is the most versatile. The flying geese rulers they have are all size specific and I don't feel are worth the money. I'd rather do the no-waste flying geese method. The new rectangle rulers come in a package of 2 and I feel are the most versatile. There is even a book that goes with the new set. They bad thing is the cost. The new rectangle set is $40. I don't remember the cost of the book that you can use with the rulers. All that being said, it depends on the number of HST you make. The quilt Cinnamon Lodge by the creators of Bloc Loc is really cool but you can do it without their rulers. I do own the 6 1/2" square and I believe I have a smaller one, and although I do like the rulers, I don't make enough HST to warrant buying more and the cost is too high for my liking. I do own the new rectangle set and I feel I will get more use out of these, but I still feel the price is too high, but at least I can make more with the rectangle set (I also have the book too). I hope that helps.

I have a set of Bloc Loc rulers and love them. The ruler will lay flat on the half square triangle so you get a very accurate when trimming to size. When using a rotating mat, trimmimg to size is much less work.

Thanks! I love my wiener dogs!!

I use Bloc_Loc all the time. They are the best square up rulers I have used in twenty years. I buy mine at a local quilt shop. Fabric Crafts.

Me too! It is precious!

Bloc_Loc rulers = THE VERY BEST RULERS SINCE SLICED BREAD! Seriously......I just finished making blocks for a quilt...I had to make 504 HST. This ruler made it so easy to cut them accurately. Every block came out perfect. In my opinion....these rulers rock and are worth every penny.

I have the 6 inch one and really like it. Always hated doing triangles because ruler always moved when squaring up. This ruler makes squaring up so easy and squares are all the same size. I thought it was worth the price.

Same here - one of my "must-haves." Trimming two sides a time with two swipes of the cutter I find much faster than making four individual swipes around a square.

I found a June Taylor ruler at Walmart for squaring up HST's and I love it. At the time I bought it it was $13, but that was some time ago. Their website has it listed for $25 but Walmart might still be cheaper. It doesn't have the locking feature that the Bloc-Loc does so if that is an issue you might want to invest in them. I'll stick to the JT.
http://store.junetailor.com/store/p-...les-ruler.aspx

I have the June Taylor too, and it works fine considering the difference in price. I, too, got mine at Walmart and it was on sale too, so I think it ended up costing me around $9.

I haven't heard of the bloc lock rulers but I do have the Eleanor Burns 6 1/2 HST ruler and it's worth it's weight in gold, or diamonds, IMO and not expensive for what it does.

We sell the Bloc Loc in the quilt store I work in. The price is high but well worth the investment. You get 6 sizes from 1 inch up to 6 inches and they are 80.00.

I also have the 6-1/2 square and absolutely love it. I am making a carpenter's wheel which is all half-square triangles... this worked perfectly...and I have nice even squares... I could never get my corners where they were supposed to be before I used this ruler... you can make all sizes from 1-inch up to 6-inches with the 6-inch size...

This is my favorite too....Just zip, zip...trim two sides and you're done!

ummm. what is HST? thanks

Sorry we get so familiar with abreviations we forget, HST is Half Square Triangle, like this:

I bought the 6" Bloc Loc Ruler. Have only used it a couple times, but it works great. I need to make more HST so I can use it more.

your avatar is cute looks like the dog is dis-com-bob-u-lated lol:D

Love them!!! I like them better than EB's ruler. They don't slip or wobble.

This ruler is on my list to buy when I go to nearby quilt shop this week. I've read great reviews about it from other quilters.

I've always just used my 6-1/2 inch square ruler to square up HST's. It seems to work fine for me - line up the diagonal line and swipe two sides, turn the block 180 degrees and do the same thing. But now that I looked at the video for the bloc lock, I can see that it might be helpful to keep the ruler from slipping.

Honestly, there are so many different rulers out there that it's difficult to know which ones would really be helpful and which are just a waste of money. I tend to not buy into the gadget spiel most of the time, but once in a while I find one that makes a big difference in time spent on blocks and accuracy. This might be the next one that makes its way into my studio!!

Looks like it's designed for seams that pressed to one side -

The cost of a notion won't break the bank and I'm not the type to care if I really need it before I buy. If I want to try a new quilting tool then I buy it and try it. This way I know for myself and can compare to the regular way or the make do way.

I was just given this ruler as a gift from a quilting friend and it is great! Once the seams are pressed to one side, the ruler "snugs" right up to the seam and the result is a perfect hst every time! The scrappy quilt I am working on right now requires 896 hst's. The ruler is perfect!

Okay saw a demo of this last week at Quilt Colorado. Then my friend had the rectangle ones so tried it at her house. I think they are expensive but will put it on my bucket list. I am really interested in their new one called the Cog which does dresden plate like designs. They had some very nice patterns for those. I would of loved them for a scrappy HST quilt I did last year.

I love my 6 1/2" HST BL ruler. It is the only specialty ruler I own. They are perfect if you like to make scrap quilts when every HST is different fabric. I have seen the other rulers demoed and I would like to collect them all if I could only afford it.

I will be happy with the one I have so far!:D Here is a sample of my first try using the BL ruler:

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I have shown this table runner before and I love to share how well this ruler works.

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Thanks for looking , again!
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I was just watching a you tube video (Missouri quilting) that used a Bloc loc. There are other "Triangle True up" rulers, but I did not see that they have the "groove" that bloc loc has. I think that would be a "advantage" as the seam then fits snuggle in that grooved area. I am going to get one of the "Bloc Loc" brands

I got the 6.5" one last week, and I love it! I did a whole pile of 4.5" HSTs with it--by the end, the technique was second-nature. I used my rotating mat, and it was ideal--my regular squaring-up ruler is too large to use with the mat.

Love my Bloc Loc rulers! I have several, but find I most often use the 6.5" one the most. Wish I would have bought it first, I wouldn't have spent the money on the smaller ones.

Still a good ruler brand? Am debating these over creative grids

I love my bloc loc rulers. Bought a set of 3 several years ago. You don't need a rotating mat. You just spin your block around and then slide the ruler to the other end. Works great!

I personally am not tempted to buy it. I have EB square up...works fine. If I'm doing many hsts, I'll use the GO die hst ( if I have that size)..both methods work for me. Buying any gadget is a personal choice.

Bloc Lock rulers are designed for squaring up blocks - they have a groove for the seam allowance to fit in to, so that you can trim more accurately. I would think of them as a compliment to, rather than a replacement for, Creative Grids.

Yes but they make regular rulers also like the creative grid ones.

Love the Bloc lock rulers...I have 2. They help in cutting HST more accurately. I like cutting bigger and cutting to square and these rulers help immensely!