I use the Nifty Notion rulers, and they have a HST that's SUPER easy and quilt, and cut from a strip of fabric.
It's really easy and you save a bunch of fabric. Here's an online tutorial I found.
http://emsscrapbag.blogspot.com/2008...y-notions.html
I just started quilting and this is the only rulers my LQS stock, so I was surprised when I was shown the traditional way...much more complicated IMHO. :)