Help..need new quilting rulers and templates....
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If you have a pattern and need to make a template for cutting shapes like a hexagon you can get one of the peel and stick floor tiles. Draw your shape on the back and cut it out using a razor sharp utility knife. Then you will be able to use your rotary cutter to cut the fabric and you have a solid template vs. paper to draw/trace with.
#55
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Our company has over 70 acrylic tools to select from. Our strength is in specialty rulers and templates. There are books that support the use of many of the tools. Our templates and tools generally have special corners that are very important to the success of your early projects. We choose not to sell to the big box stores because they cannot provide the support and information you should have after buying the most basic tools. We suggest that you quickly find a good independent store to help guide you. Look for "From Marti Michell Products," Michell Marketing, Inc., at independent stores and on line. You can see all of the products at www.frommarti.com. Have fun.... and you will!
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Location: Oklahoma
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Just yesterday I learned there are rulers out now that have some sort of edge that sharpens your blade on rotary cutter as you use it. If I were starting out I think I would check it out. I saw it on Missouri Star Quilt site.
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Thanks so much for the great advise.. i do get really great coupons from joann on my iphone i just usually use it for fabric lol Yeah I'm not sure how I would get the markings on them either lol so I will def take everyone suggestions and just wait until I have a coupon then get some rulers...![Thumb Up](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/thumbup.png)
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I will add to the my favorite sizes are an 8.5 x 24 green Omnigrid ruler - it's got an anti-slip on the back. I got it at Joann's at 50% off. I also have a 6x12 ruler that I use alot. I will also say that I bought a 2.5 x 6.5 little ruler by Creative Grids that I like alot and use it at my quilt when i need to draw straight lines. I'd probably be looking at Creative Grids more if i needed the larger rulers. I just wait until I need a specialty ruler before I buy one.
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I know! A young guild member commented to me that she wished she could afford to buy new quilting stuff as she sipped her $6 Starbucks that she gets every morning. LOL. I told her that I would rather spend $180 a month on quilting then giving it to Starbucks.
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