Do you really need all those rulers?

Funny enough yes,

Hello and welcome, and yes .

There are many that help make quilting easier :D:D:D

Depends on the ruler...

one ruler, one yardstick, one 2 foot ruler. Old school.

Hello & welcome from TN.
Rulers make quilting so much easier for me.

Hi & welcome from the Texas Hill Country!

Welcome from Michigan-the answer is yes! They really help!

Hello, and welcome from South Carolina
Linda

Welcome from Oklahoma!

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D

Welcome from Oklahoma
A native of El Paso

Rulers: Absolutely necessary maybe not.... essential to sanity... definitely.
I quilted for years without them but after getting a set last year, I have used them extensively. My theory is that they weren't available to the pioneer women or my grandmother and their quilts were square and precise.

I have a plethera of rulers. Some because it was required at a class and never used again. I find that your basics are needed. A 24", a square-various sizes, a ruler that squares your blocks.

Good morning & welcome from Liberty Hill TX. You'll love this msg. board - I just joined last mo. & it is filled w/wonderful sharing, helpful people (from ALL OVER THE WORLD - that's so cool)

I just have the basics I guess, a reg. marked plastic cutting ruler, a triangle & a square one. (not sure what brand or what they are even called, they are so old).

I was born just down the road from you, in Ft. Hancock - but that was 77 yrs ago, & my folks moved when I was young. Understand it was just a "wide spot" in the road then, & not much bigger now. ;-)

Have a blessed day & may all your quilts be filled w/love.

Welcome to the QB!!! I only buy rulers if I
really, really need them.

In a word....yes! I use them all eventually.

I use rulers, they are a life saver!

welcome from se TX -- rulers of the right size just make things easier, like cutting

Absolutely, you will find that for each pattern, there is a need for a different ruler!

TreeFrog

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Hello, how are you doing this morn. NO WIND TODAY

Welcome, and Yes, I use every one of my 12 or more rulers.

welcome!

For years I just used scissors and a pattern. My daughter finally took me in hand and introduced me to rotary cutter, cutting board and clear ruler. They make cutting a lot faster and more accurate. I like complicated patterns, so they come out less wonky now than they did before.

Welcome from Arizona...yes, rulers are good!

Hello and welcome to the board. Yes they are great and wouldn't be without.

Ditto here

You never can have too many of different size rulers. Keeping track of them is my problem.

Hello from San Gabriel, California

I say if you can afford them get them. They make the quilting fun when you use the right ruler. You know "the right tool for the job." They are expensive, but I use Joanns 50% coupons to purchase them.

I do. Will you? Who knows, but you will learn as you go, what works for you.

Welcome from N. Texas. Yes, you need all kinds of rulers, from the straight ones to the specialty ones. I've got one for making Dresden plate blades and one for finishing the binding--so many different ones that it takes three special ruler holders to hold them all. But I didn't get them all at once. They just proliferated over the years.
froggyin texas---a W Texas native who loves it in grassy, tree covered N. Texas but still misses the desert sunsets..

Welcome! I grew up and went to school in El Paso and miss it.

Rulers! Can't have too many. There is always a new one that is better coming out and one just right for a certain project. They really make a difference.

Happy Quilting!

Flying geese ruler has changed my life. I really do use all the others.

Yup! Gotta have 'em! Some are used more than others, but they sure make the job easier!

Hello from Minnesota. Being an incurable gadget junkie, the answer is "yes."

Which flying geese ruler are you using? I have been looking for one, but have not found one that I like yet. Thanks! :)

redmadder, Did you see the one seam flying geese unit that was on here last week? I think it was Ricky Tims that did it.

Hi from Sunny California