I have a couple of different rulers I bought for a class and never used again.

I have a box full of rulers and only use a couple all the time. My favorite has the black paint markings almost worn off the bottom, it is 8" x 24", and the other is 6 1/2" x 24".

I bought the Eleanor Burns flying geese rulers about a year ago or so. Although i've only used them a few times, I have to say I really like them. I've seen other ways of making the geese, but this way works for me just fine. I'm sure you will like them as I do. If not, they weren't that much and you can try another method and see if that works better for you.

I don't hook mine on the edge of the table. I put the "lip" against the edge of the mat.

LOL So glad to see I am not the only spendthrift! I spent $99 plus tax on guidelines 4 quilting rulers, sounded good, but still haven't figured out how to convert patterns to make them work! sheesh

Ditto

Yes, I eventually used the dresden Plate ruler, the triangle ones I find hard to read, stilll have them, maybe I will use them someday.

I don't like the cloudy ones.

I have a lot of rulers and even stepped on a few and broke them when I didn't realize they had fallen to the floor. I think that most of us will use all of our rulers one day or another.

PatriceJ, LOL, that's the same ruler I have a don't use, and for the exact same reason! I thought I was the only one that couldn't use it!
Kind Regards,
MaryAnna

I don't have to many, but I do use all I have. God bless. Penny

I meant to pay more attention, but I just packed up my room for moving. I bought one in CA on a trip at Bear's Quilt Shop, a Less-than-traditional quilt for doing wedding rings I think it was. Well the thing broke as I was entering my hotel room. Kept it but never used it yet. $17.00 for that.

Ditto to the ditto. I prefer making flying geese the old way.

There is a trick to using the long rulers. Keep your little finger on the fabric close to the ruler and never run your rotary past the top of your hand. When your rotary gets to the top, move your thumb up, then walk your hand up the ruler using your thumb as an anchor. When I cut drapery fabric (27" folded) or sports weight (30" folded)I want the longest ruler available.

Now that I hearing you all talking about triangle rulers I think I may be sorry I just purchased the Fon and Porter one.
I also got hooked on a neat ruler at quilt show in the spring but have yet to even take it out of the plastic.
They make it look so easy to use.

Nettie

Wow, you can tell its been a long day at work today. My english is atrocious. Sorry about that.

Nettie

Someone once gave me a 24 x 1 1/2 inch ruler. I haven't found a use for it yet, but, hi, I've only had it for about 5 years - surely something will come up that I will need it.

That would be something I would cut my fingers on as there's no surface large enough to safely cut anything. OUCH!!!

I was considering buying two sizes of this ruler. Thanks for the heads up.

I have what sounds like the same tool and love to use it. <G> Check out the "Piping Hot Binding" and "Piping Hot Curves" by Susan Cleveland. Wonderful effects you can easily get with that tool and the tiny piping cord. <G>

Great way to add just a hint of color in seams or between borders or at the binding.

Pati, in Phx

What brand of 60 degree ruler do you have & like?
I need to buy one for making the OBW quilt.

The Piping Hot Binding Tool. Also great for projects from "Piping Hot Curves" by Susan Cleveland. I love that tool/ruler. great way to add just a tiny bit of color to a quilt. And everyone is amazed when they realize it is real corded piping in tiny size. <G>

Pati, in Phx

My 6 x 24" ruler is my absolute favorite! The most useless was a 5 x 24" with the lip to hang onto the edge of the table but it was no where near accurate and I wanted it out of my house so I wouldn't grab it by mistake. I gave it to my friend who only uses the lines on her mat to measure.

I have the set of Darlene Zimmerman's Tri-Rec rulers and have never used them. They are sort of odd-sized & are for certain blocks. I also have a hexagon ruler that I never used because I found out how to strip piece them instead using a 60 degree line or ruler.

I started to buy the June Taylor Shape Cut ruler the other day but I just don't know if I like it. I'm afraid I'll end up with the dreaded "V" if I fold my fabric into thirds or quarter WOF to make it fit under it. I have enough trouble avoiding it by folding in half. Do they make a 24" version?

I have the StarMaker 6 from Kaye Wood. I love it! Big, clear & easy to read. I'll probably be investing in the StarMaker 8 soon. I know I can do 45 degrees on my regular rulers but having the triangle makes it easier.

What kind of rulers do you recommend? I gotta start getting some. Beginner in quilting here.

The Olipfa Lip Edge Ruler is a piece of garbage. It's not square & the company DOESN'T stand by their product. :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

It just takes practice like everything else. place your hand on the ruler close to you when you first start to cut. Go a ways with your rotary cutter, then "walk" your hand up the ruler and then finish the cut. Good luck!

There are several methods to doing flyine geese. I have the Eleanor Burns rulers and I like them. Haven't tried any other way. Probably will one day, but haven't yet. In the meantime I will still use hers. I happen to like them.

I've got a Fiskars ruler with a built-in cutting wheel that slides the length of the ruler. The whole thing is about 24" long. I've attached a picture below.

Not long after I bought it, the ends came off that hold the cutting wheel assembly on the ruler, and got lost over time. It's pretty useless without those end pieces, because the cutting wheel assembly just falls off the end.

And the measurements on the ruler aren't reversible. If you try to use it with a handheld rotary cutter on the opposite side of the ruler (across from where the black "track" is), you'll get all mixed up.

Even before the end pieces came off, it was very persnickety about completely cutting a strip of fabric. It would leave uncut places along the strip, even with a new cutting wheel. Ugh. I'd have to stand up and lean really hard on it to get it to cut, which was hard on my shoulders and my bad knee. Even DH, who's a lot stronger than me, had trouble getting decent strips. I did like the fact that the blade automatically retracts when you're not using it, but that was about the only good feature.

Other people seem to like it, but for me, it sure wasn't worth the $30 I paid for it (and I've seen it priced much higher). :(

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On the good side, I love love love my 6-1/2" square and my 12-1/2" square. I wouldn't trade them for (almost) anything! My poor 6-1/2" square has been used so much that the markings have somewhat worn away. :mrgreen:

I use and LOVE all my rulers and templates... some you just need to know how to use.

No one here has ever had a problem and she will exchange any that are not right, very far and few between.
My friend had one called and she just sent a new one out....

I much prefer the Tucker Trimmer for flying geese. You can easily make any size, from pretty small to quite large, using it.

Corry- you can still practice your FM on it, so it's not a total waste of money.

Interesting...
I don't like the ones with the lip either. I think I gave mine away.

I am curious as to which triangle rulers some of you are talking about. Do you know the brand of the ones that you don't like?

BKrenning- I saw on a video recently that they have a 18x12" June Taylor shape cut, which I would love, but haven't found it in any fabric or quilt stores, which I guess is good because I really can't justify the expense. But I absolutely love my shape cut.

Fons and Porters flying geese ruler and triangle trimmers. Both a waste of money.
I love El Burns flying geese rulers the best.

Patrice--after placing ruler on the fabric-place your hand on the lower 1/3 of the ruler--rotarycut just 1/3 of the way up-- STOP-do not move the rotary cutter from the fabric- lift your hand from the ruler without moving anything except your hand then place it on the ruler in the middle- then continue cutting with the rotary cutter another third of the way. continue this process until you are all the way up to the top of the fabric.

If you use the Starmaker 8 for your flying geese, you can make any size without wasting fabric. Try them, you'll like the 3 Starmakers. Kaye Wood www.kayewood.com

I use my 8 1/2 x24 quite a bit and I use a gripper handle. I have those Zimmerman rulers that has never touched a piece of material,nor the dresden. June Taylor's shape I do use and like it.