Where can I find this quilting tool?
04-09-2011, 07:10 AM
#41
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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.
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.
04-09-2011, 07:59 AM
#44
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Thanks Johanna,
I found I could buy it online at Joann Fabrics. I hope I can use my 50% off coupon online. I don't usually shop there online but when I went to their website I found this size (20x23) was only available online.
I found I could buy it online at Joann Fabrics. I hope I can use my 50% off coupon online. I don't usually shop there online but when I went to their website I found this size (20x23) was only available online.
04-09-2011, 08:24 AM
#46
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Joann's has them; quilt shops have them; Hobby Lobby has them cheaper than quilt shops. Use a coupon and go to Joann's. If you cannot wait, go to Hobby Lobby, who, by the way, has 40% e-mail coupons every week.
04-09-2011, 09:01 AM
#48
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Is your coupon for in store purchases only or can it be used online? The closest quilt shop I have is 1 1/2 hours away so I buy most of my items online. This sounds like something I'd like to add to my collection of tools.
Check your coupon. If it says "Online Only" or "Instore and Online" you can use this coupon online.
04-09-2011, 09:58 AM
#49
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I found mine at a yard sale several years ago. No instructions so didn't know about cutting diamonds until after watching the tape. I use mine for making strips, I put colored tape to help me found my correct measurement. It's a great tool.
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