Show Me Quilting With Rulers
03-24-2018, 09:19 AM
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Show Me Quilting With Rulers
I've heard a lot about it in some other posts, but have not seen any photographs. Do you have a picture or two so I can see what everyone is talking about? Is there a certain procedure to accomplish the quilting?
03-24-2018, 09:23 AM
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This could help you understand. http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to...uilting-rulers
Are you quilting with a Longarm or with a regular sewing machine?
A video for a regular sewing machine. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...5F2F&FORM=VIRE
If you Google, Quilting with rulers, you will get a lot of websites with information.
Are you quilting with a Longarm or with a regular sewing machine?
A video for a regular sewing machine. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...5F2F&FORM=VIRE
If you Google, Quilting with rulers, you will get a lot of websites with information.
03-24-2018, 09:41 AM
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FelineFanatic and Watson are two whom I know have shown ruler work photos.
Lots of others too.
Sorry, I can't give you any specific threads to go to right now.
Maybe just do some surfing ... or watch the future threads.
03-24-2018, 10:40 AM
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This was one of my first efforts on a quilt last year. One of best features I think is being able to do straight line quilting FMQ. I outlined my star without having to turn the quilt and then used my circle to do a design in the center. It isn't perfect but I am getting better with practice.[ATTACH=CONFIG]591631[/ATTACH]
03-24-2018, 11:55 AM
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I did some ruler work on my " almost forgotten christmas quilt" that is in the pictures section.
I can't do anything in a straight line without a ruler, so all the straight lines in the borders were with rulers. I also used a wave ruler for the double line in the red borders and then used the wave ruler in the outer blue border as a base for some leaves and berrries that I free motioned.
I have some big circle and arc rulers that I use a lot as well. Those kind of shapes are hard to do evenly free hand.
I can't do anything in a straight line without a ruler, so all the straight lines in the borders were with rulers. I also used a wave ruler for the double line in the red borders and then used the wave ruler in the outer blue border as a base for some leaves and berrries that I free motioned.
I have some big circle and arc rulers that I use a lot as well. Those kind of shapes are hard to do evenly free hand.
03-24-2018, 01:47 PM
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Where have I been for the last 25 years? I have never heard of ruler quilting before, and boy could I have used it on my nemesis quilt instead of those dreadful blue penciled lines. I checked my machine and I can't do it with the foot that I have now but I'm on the lookout for a ruler foot that will fit my machine. Thanks for maybe teaching this old dog a new trick.
03-24-2018, 02:16 PM
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Here is a link to the ruler foot & template package from Nancy's Notions http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...emplate+set.do
It's a little pricey but so worth it.
It's a little pricey but so worth it.
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