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Originally Posted by scowlkat
I have all the June Taylor rulers (Shape Cut) and absolutely love them. I find them invaluable.
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I have the JT Shape Cut Pro and just love it. Yes, it is pricey, but if you cut alot of 2 1/2 inch strips it sure makes it quicker, plus it is accurate.
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Originally Posted by spiffy
I was just watching Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day program. She was putting together her American Barns quilt with a checkerboard border. She was using a wonderful strip quilting tool that I love. I've spent a lot of time online looking for it, but can't find it anywhere.
It was a large sheet with slots 2 1/2 inches apart. You could cut accurate 2 1/2 in strips in just seconds with this ruler, template, cutting tool or whatever it's called. It looked like the measurements were 24x24. I found something similar on the Quilt in Day website: http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=1884 but I know what Eleanor used was larger because she folded her fabric in half and was able to cut the entire length of fabric and it was also square. While I was looking I also found this great resource: http://www.softexpressions.com/softw...ndexRulers.php I hope someone knows where to find this because it would certainly save a lot of time while ensuring accuracy. Thanks for any help you can give me. I just purchased it on-line from JoAnn's using a 50% off coupon. I still paid 30 something, but it was worth it to me to be able to cut perfect 2 1/2" strips. I love the June Taylor rulers and have several of them. This ruler is really large and comes in a cardboard container which is great for storing it. I highly recommend getting it. I was wasting so much fabric because the regular rulers always slipped on me. It should pay for itself in no time at all (possibly in less than two projects). |
A few weeks ago I bought one at Joans it was not with the fons & poter sp? it was over by the sewing machines and it works great.
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I'm so glad I responded to this question because somebody sent the link for the tutorial, I watched it and went right out to my fabric and spent the afternoon using it. I LOVE IT! What a time saver and so accurate in the cutting. Thank you, I'm doing the happy dance. :D
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I have one - the 12x12 - June Tailor. I haven't used it yet, but I will be making 2-1/2" cuts for my sashing soon and know it will work great. Time saving also. I got mine at JoAnn's with the 50% off. Even if I don't use it all that much, it is a good thing to have on hand, and if you bought it with 50% off, it still is a good investment, especially with the sashing for a quilt - very important piece of quilting apparatus, I would say.
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"June Tailor Shape Cut". It's 18" square with slots every 1/2", making it possible to cut strips of any width. I got mine a couple of years ago at walmart in quilting notions area. I think you can find them in Joann, Hancock, or most other shops.
Good Luck - By the way, I know a lot of quilters love to use them, but I hardly ever use mine - old habits die hard. I bought it after seeing Eleanor Burns use it on Alex Anderson's show. |
I have one and I find the ruler is hard to keep from sliding. I have shy aware from using it because I do not trust the accuracy.
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I purchased mine at Jo-Ann Fabric. If I recall they had different sizes. It is very handy when making sashes/borders.
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I love mine. Use it for almost all my cutting - can't imagine going back to the regular ruler.
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