What is the best color for rulers?
#21
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
Posts: 2,480
If I counted all my rulers....I am sure I would have more than 50...oops....anyway....most are omnigrids...if a very wide variety of sizes....for some reason I love using the smallest ruler that will work....most of mine are the old style but I have a few of the ones with the green stuff around the lines that are supposed to make it grip better....these rulers have served me well for 30 some years and I have too much invested to switch to the newer brands out there....keeping to one brand help's I think...One thing I do enjoy however, is that I have a couple of the larger cutting mats that are different colors.....sometimes if a color blends in with the mat you are cutting on...it really helps to another colored one to switch to....
#23
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,398
I use Quilter's Select rulers for basic size rulers and Creative Grids for specialty rulers. I like the neon template rulers from Missouri Star for exact shapes. No measuring with them. I gave all my other brands of rulers away. I had more miss cuts due to rulers then my measurement errors.
#25
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 2,633
I put either neon green or bright pink on my rulers to the line I need to be on Also when I trim my blocks I have the mark taped so I’m not off and I use the same rulers thru out the entire project I also mark with tape on my machine bc I can see that better
welcome to the board and there’s no right or wrong ruler whatever u prefer Happy quilting
welcome to the board and there’s no right or wrong ruler whatever u prefer Happy quilting
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
Posts: 621
I love the Olfa Frost rulers which are actually clear. They are so easy to read and you can see the fabric with no problem. I have purchased them at JoAnns with a coupon. I also like Creative Grid, but I get confused with the ones that are marked with one inch on one side and half inch on the other (not all of them are like this). like the Omnigrid rulers with the yellow lines. I find them very hard to use due to the yellow lines being on top of where I need to see the fabric.
It's one of those things you need to try for yourself. Good luck!
It's one of those things you need to try for yourself. Good luck!
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