Ruler foot and temolates
#4
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Amy has some videos on her site of using a ruler foot with different rulers www.freemotionquiltingadventures.blogspot.com/ Her site also has a Shop tab.
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
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I got the Westalee templates and ruler foot (for the store), and I think I can do this instead of getting a longarm. I'm so excited! It's pretty easy, and the designs look great. They look better than my attempts at the longarm. It's important to mark the space you will be quilting. And it's important to have a slick surface under the quilt. But other than that, it's pretty straight-forward. And the ruler foot works better than my regular free-motion foot. You stick some gripper stuff on the templates to help them hold onto the fabric as you work. I'm making a quilt top to use as a demo for the store. I'll try to post a picture when I'm done.
#7
I guess it depends on your definition of "experience".
I can't really comment on either the sit-down machines or the domestic machines, but I have to say I really LOVE using my templates and rulers on my longarm!!
If you are using a longarm, PLEASE be certain you also get the ruler "base". This extends the footprint of your machine and gives the templates much more room to "sit" without wobbling. If you don't have the base, there is a much greater chance of the template slipping underneath your hopping foot, which means it will slide under the needle, probably causing the needle to break, and very probably getting your machine out of time.
Regardless of which machine you have, templates will take longer to create the effect(s) you are striving for - but, oh it is SO worth it!!
Good luck on your journey in this area of our art!!
I can't really comment on either the sit-down machines or the domestic machines, but I have to say I really LOVE using my templates and rulers on my longarm!!
If you are using a longarm, PLEASE be certain you also get the ruler "base". This extends the footprint of your machine and gives the templates much more room to "sit" without wobbling. If you don't have the base, there is a much greater chance of the template slipping underneath your hopping foot, which means it will slide under the needle, probably causing the needle to break, and very probably getting your machine out of time.
Regardless of which machine you have, templates will take longer to create the effect(s) you are striving for - but, oh it is SO worth it!!
Good luck on your journey in this area of our art!!
#9
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: East Kootenays, BC
Posts: 947
Yes, I use a ruler on pretty much every project I quilt from placemats to king sized quilts. I quilt on both my Sweet Sixteen Sitdown machine and my Janome 6600P DSM with rulers using a ruler foot on both machines and a 1/4" thick template. The more I use it the easier it gets. I have a clear tape sandpaper grip on the back sides of the rulers to grip the fabric. I've learned that while you need to hold the ruler firmly in place, you don't want to have crushing pressure on it holding it down to the quilt as this makes it very difficult to move the quilt. If you relax you can move the quilt quite readily. It is a bit more challenging with a Sitdown or domestic for this reason, I.e. Getting the knack of moving both together. As mentioned earlier, you must control the ruler so it cannot get under the needle while stitching. I always make sure I have pressure on the edge of the ruler against the foot to make sure it won't hop up.
Take it slow and you'll be fine.
Take it slow and you'll be fine.
#10
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
Yes, I use a ruler on pretty much every project I quilt from placemats to king sized quilts. I quilt on both my Sweet Sixteen Sitdown machine and my Janome 6600P DSM with rulers using a ruler foot on both machines and a 1/4" thick template. The more I use it the easier it gets. I have a clear tape sandpaper grip on the back sides of the rulers to grip the fabric. I've learned that while you need to hold the ruler firmly in place, you don't want to have crushing pressure on it holding it down to the quilt as this makes it very difficult to move the quilt. If you relax you can move the quilt quite readily. It is a bit more challenging with a Sitdown or domestic for this reason, I.e. Getting the knack of moving both together. As mentioned earlier, you must control the ruler so it cannot get under the needle while stitching. I always make sure I have pressure on the edge of the ruler against the foot to make sure it won't hop up.
Take it slow and you'll be fine.
Take it slow and you'll be fine.
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