Strip Tube Ruler
#1
Strip Tube Ruler
I have been looking at the strip tube ruler. I do have a 60 degree triangle ruler, the big one that goes to 12 inches, but it is definitely not the same shape as the strip tube ruler. Now I am a total gadget, template person so if anyone has used the strip tube ruler please tell me if you like it and how much you use it. It appears my 60 degree triangle ruler may not work or it might, I sure don't know.
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#3
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Maryland
Posts: 539
I have the Strip Tube ruler. I've made several quilts with it. I love it. It's like magic. Let's see if I remember how it works since its been a while.
You sew 2 strips together, then sew another 2 together and place them face to face, nesting them. Sew them together on each side to make a tube. Then use the ruler to cut out triangles and voila! you have a square with the 4 strips in it.
Now that I've typed that I realize that's how I make HST with my Eleanor Burns quilt in a day ruler. So much quicker than other methods.
I got the Strip Tube book with my ruler, but that's because I took a class with it.
You sew 2 strips together, then sew another 2 together and place them face to face, nesting them. Sew them together on each side to make a tube. Then use the ruler to cut out triangles and voila! you have a square with the 4 strips in it.
Now that I've typed that I realize that's how I make HST with my Eleanor Burns quilt in a day ruler. So much quicker than other methods.
I got the Strip Tube book with my ruler, but that's because I took a class with it.
#7
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Noblesville, IN
Posts: 235
****Should of looked first-found directions on The Quilting Gypsy! Thanks for mentioning it!!
Last edited by Susann; 12-28-2014 at 12:51 PM.
#10
Easy to do. The measurements come with the ruler and tell you how big to make the strips (two) depending on how big you want the HST. I fyou can't find it in your ruler, message me and I will look it up for you.
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