Today's newsletter shows a very easy way to make triangles and it looks so simple.
I just wanted to say thank you and I will be saving this

cool, I haven't looked at the newsletter yet

??? the newletter I got didn't have anything about triangles...there articles on summer quilts, pillow shams and cutting long borders...but nothing about triangles...do they send out different newsletters?

And I didn't even get a newsletter! I wish there were an archives where we could see back issues.

this is the directions that I received in my newsletterToday, I would like to go over one simple trick that comes in handy from time to time. It is so simple, that I almost feel silly mentioning it. But nevertheless, I think every quilter should carry it in her or his bag of tricks. It can save you a lot of wasted pieces of fabric and some frustration.

Here it is:

How to cut a large square into half-square triangles using a rotary cutter if the longest ruler you have around happens to be smaller than the diagonal of that square. (Hint: Moving the ruler up and down the path is the wrong way of doing it.)

So here you are, with a ruler and a large square piece of fabric.

As it turns out (of course!) the ruler is too small to do the job properly.

Here is what you do. Fold the piece diagonally (shown on the left). Press hard along the fold line and unfold (shown on the right).

Fold the piece along the other diagonal, perpendicular to the original fold line (which is illustrated as a black and white strip here).

The folded square can be approached as a smaller triangle with two layers of fabric and a fold line (the first one) indicating the place to cut. The ruler should be long enough to cover it completely.

Cut along the line and unfold both resulting pieces. You are done.

As I said, it's simple, but I believe it is worth knowing.

the newsletter I got today was about washing and caring for your quilts.

Suprising how people get different ones.

Would you please post a link to the newsletters you got? Thanks.

My newsletter was Pinwheels in Motion block.
Here's the link:
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/mag...iclenewsletter

I got one on LAQ. how pricing is &different types.

Where is there a newsletter?

Thanks for posting links!

My newsletter was about cutting perfect heart shapes! I wonder why there are so many different ones? Can anyone tell me?

Me too :thumbup:

Interesting, my newsletter was about glues!

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/mag...iclenewsletter

Quilterjeri, Would you please copy link to your newsletter, sounds interesting, I'd like to read it.
Thanks!

Here's the link about cutting hearts.

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/mag...iclenewsletter

My newsletter was nothing but a blank green screen.

Mine was about acrylic rulers

My newsletter was 2-part. First on cutting strips, and 2nd on storing quilts. Thanks for sharing the different links for the news letters you all got. Here is the link for the one I got today. And I thought we all got the same news letter.

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/mag...iclenewsletter

Mine was how to find a professional quilter. I wonder why they are all different?

I very seldom look at the newsletter anymore, they use to have helpful articles and I even saved some I thought would be useful.

sorry I deleted it, but, if you look at my earlier post I put up the instructions

comes to your email each morning, you can either sign up for it, which I believe is in your profile or send a msg to the administrator

So was mine. Hmmmm! Why would they do different ones?

hmmmm ... my newsletter was about adding borders.

I don't get the newsletter. Occasionally I will randomly get one but not on a regular schedule. I have gotten it once in about 3 weeks. I have resigned up and emailed people. Don't know what else to do to get it.

Hi,

You need to go to the top of this page and click on Quilting Newsletter. This will take you to the register page. The newsletter should arrive in your email.

Hmm. I didn't know either that there were different newsletters. I thought I was signed up and I usually, not always, just get the one a week. Mine this time was on washing fabrics.

Thanks for all your posts. Interesting and helpful.

I have registered and reregistered several times. I also emailed several times. I guess I spend enough time on here anyway.

LOL... don't we all! :-D

Go to the top of this site and hit "Quilting Newsletter".
Subscribe here, its free.

Wow! Who knew we get different newsletters?? Interesting...

Mine just had a Publishers Clearing House ad.

On my email notification link it reads "Click to see the current edition of the Quilted Paradise Digest" not newsletter, but when I open it it reads "QP Newsletter"

Spray sizing, spray starch, and washing your fabric

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/mag...iclenewsletter

I would also like to see the Newsletter she is talking about.
I appreciate all simple directions I can get. I spent the day yesterday cutting out triangles.

i haven't gotten the newsletter or the daily e-mail since before june 30th. i have re-signed up and have e-mailed them, but to no avail. hope they get me back on the list, as i enjoy reading my e-mails with my first cup of coffee in the am.

Ditto

My newsletter was on paper products. :-D

I just assumed we all got the same newsletter. Mine was also about boarders . Thanks so much for this newsletter link. Looks so simple, I am going to try this.