It's pretty nifty. June taylor's stuff is always reasonably priced so I'll probably buy it when I see it locally.

Here is a video demo of the ruler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvBUR...layer_embedded

Oh I'll have to remember her name for that triangle template THANKS

she makes great stuff.

i'm waiting for this to hit the market before i buy anything because this ruler looks really cool too - wish there was a video clip on this


http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...___D81315.html

Can we buy it online, and how much is it please?

its on sale at connecting threads but you might do better to wait for a 50% coupon to joann's and get it then. joann's carries all of june's stuff.


http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...r__D81907.html

That is very nice...

Very cool!

Enjoyed the video - something else for me to buy!

I have the WonderCut ruler. It's easy, the instructions with pictures are on the wondercut website. I use it when I need lots and lots of HSTs. You don't have to square them up but they do have bias edges. I'd rather have the bias edges then square up tons of HSTs. I don't have to press the triangles so the bias edges aren't a problem.

Nice rulers.

I have some of her stuff. I need to get that ruler. Thanks for sharing.

Way to much work. Use Quilt in a Day much easier.
http://quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/freepattern/
With this square up ruler you only make two cuts and no moving the square.

Hmmm, I tried to look at the link Eleanor & co rulers, and the PDF's arrived sideways or upside down, with no apparent way of turning them around. I wonder what I was doing wrong.

here's a link to purchase one from June Taylor

http://www.junetailor.com/Products_RulersProducts.htm

and a bit lower priced here

http://www.createforless.com/June+Ta...utm_medium=cse

It does look like a nifty ruler, but they need to edit that video. She says that if she wants a finished size of 5 1/2 she is going to cut her squares to 5 7/8. I'm sure she means a finished size of 5, but that isn't what she says. And wouldn't you think June Taylor would have a sewing room backdrop for her video?

I tried one of the June Taylor rulers for cutting strips (shape cut ruler?) and thought it was flimsy and not all that accurate. I returned it to Wal-Mart. Maybe I just wasn't used to it yet, so I'm wondering if other people have had the same problem.

Okay, now that I'm complaining, there's another question. If you cut your squares exactly 7/8 inches larger than you want your finished square, and if you sew an exact 1/4 inch (which this tool is supposed to ensure), wouldn't you wind up with perfect HST's without the need to square them up? If you plan to square them up anyway, don't you also plan to cut them larger? I'm in no way saying that I always (or ever) wind up with perfect HST's, but IF you're buying a ruler to ensure a perfect seam line and a perfect cut, then why wouldn't the resulting square be perfect?

Sorry for the negativity. I don't make a whole lot of HST's, but I have seen a lot of different methods for them, and many don't require a special ruler. I do like the marking feature that this ruler offers.

there is a method by which you cut strips, lay them face to face, sew 1/4" from each edge, and rotary cut using the point of the triangle. can anyone picture this? i don't remember who does this method, but there is a video. try kaye woods. of course she's selling her template, but it would work with any method. you go down the whole strip, just reversing the point of the triangle. the stitches are already there.

of course, you can change the degree of the triangle and the strip size. the great thing is the stitching is already done for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouNTMRN3XVI&NR=1


also try this....SUPER AND CHEAPO. MY FAVORITE COMO!!!

Many thanks esqmommy

Wow -- butterflywing, that was awesome!! But I do have a question about this. She's ironing the freezer paper on one side of the fabric -- how is she keeping the two layers together so straight? :?

it's been my experience that when i iron (or press) two fabrics together, they cling to each other. i think the cotton fibres hold on to each other, like little elves. i've never had them slip away from each other. however i've never tried this with yardage, only with strips or other shapes.

oh, i think you're asking a different question. how does she keep the freezer paper from shifting on the fabric?

i line up the very top edge and iron very carefully down from there. the paper can't shift and makes a good template against which to line up the fabric.

Like little elves, huh??? That's good!

Thanks for explaining -- I sure didn't see any pins in what she was sewing...
I've seen this continuous strip thingie before but whoever did it, just marked all the lines. But I can see the advantage to only marking it once on freezer paper :roll: :roll:

The instruction sheet for El Burns ruler is for printing out.
It comes with the ruler and with a coupon at Joanns the ruler is cheap.
To use it you place the triangle size on the ruler on the stitch line then make two cuts ^ . Perfect half sqs and the ruler is for quarter sqs also.

Go to the Quilt in a Day website and click on Television and videos in the bar across the sceen.
You can watch her using the square up ruler in the second half of the video.

I was wondering -

the original fabric was cut + 7/8 inch finished size
the stitching lines were drawn on
the stitching was on the stitching lines

she's squaring up the blocks -

with the other three steps, why aren't they coming out "perfect" after the sewing?

I didn't see dunster's post before I wrote mine -

great minds think the same???

i've never had a problem when i did the above steps correctly.

i think the error comes from being aggressive during the ironing process and then they need to square things up because it was stretched out of shape.

actually, if the idea of oversizing and then trimming down appeals to you, going for an additional 1/8" makes the measuring a lot easier. cut an extra 8/8th's, so to speak ( 1") and trim the excess away. it's much easier to measure 1" than 7/8".

We also have to remember that this could be just the tool for a newbie that is still learning the tricks of the trades.

I picked up one of these at Wal-mart yesterday for $11 and change. I mainly bought so would be easier for my mom. Easier for her to sew on lines than to mark the center line and then hope that she is getting the 1/4 or less from the line and then square up.

I can see where this could be a senseless tool in some people's minds, but not everyone grasps the other "easy" methods. And yes, I agree in theory should square up if sewing on lines, but some people can't always sew directly on lines.

excellent point

Klue

Try www.wondercutruler.com. There isn't a tutorial as such but they have step by step instructions. I use mine when I want to make lots of half square triangles.

Ok I tried three times to go to her site at trishstewart.com to get the templet she mentions in the u tube, there isn't anything there about it. Now I hope someone can tell me what that is all about.

here's some 1/2 square triangle tape

http://www.keepsakequilting.com/productdetail/8139.htm

Mine usually have to be squared up because I gab too much with whoever while I'm working on them. But I've only used HST twice and I'm ready to experiment with some different methods like thangles and special rulers!! I have the plain old June Taylor multiple strip type rulers and I do like them for cutting strips, but you must be very careful you don't knick them with your cutter and I can see where they would wear out quicker than a regular single cut ruler because they are made of a softer flexible material. They're probably not as accurate as acrylic rulers, but you're only as accurate as your least accurate tool, and with me that weak spot could be any number of things, most likely my brain :lol: :lol: So at any rate, THANKS for all the good ideas everyone, HSTs are in most of the blocks I really like, so I'd like to get fairly good and quick at making them. I'll find a way that works best for me cause evrybody has their own drummer :D

wonder if plain old 1/2 inch masking/painter's tape would work as well -


sure are a lot of roads to Rome

thanks. now is she the same gal that does the long arm?

i'm thinking 1/2 masking tape or painters tape is the way to go.

I love the way Rhonda does her HST. I'm gonna be doing mine like that. Check out her tut.

I'm thinking for me - that pressing "aggressively" - as klue said - might be a large part of my problem(s) with blocks involving triangles.