I actually never pre-wash pre-cut bundled fabric because the amount of shrinkage may damage such a small cut of fabric – especially a 5″ square. To answer your first one, no, I do not pre-wash charm packs.
I would love to hear about all of your go-to rulers and favorite brands! Not everyone understands the extreme excitement of measurement, but quilters do! And if you want to see a low budge video of me doing a cutting tutorial, click below! 🙂 I will say, though, that having the same brand throughout a project can be really helpful, and your brain will like the marking consistency. Now, I’m willing to bet that there are many brands that hold up just as well as Omnigrip and Omnigrid, so definitely follow your heart and learn from experience when it comes to building your ruler stash. I like Omnigrip because of the non-slip pads on the back, but here’s a quick tip: if and when I pick up an Omnigrid ruler, I buy my own grip pads to stick on the back! It works like a charm! Black and neon yellow is a great combo for my eyes, and after 16 years of quilting, I’ve never had a ruler fade. Personally, I love Omnigrip/Omnigrid rulers, because I like how the units are labeled. I know there’s a lot of die-hard brand loyalists out there, but I’m just going to come out and say that you should use the brand that’s right for you, even if that means “dating” around a bit (or just online dating… also known as drooling over quilting websites.) It also will take all of the risk factor out of cutting off a finger while wielding that scary pizza cutter we call a rotary blade.īest Quilting Rulers: Real Talk about Brands If you have any kind of shoulder or wrist pain/fatigue from putting pressure on a ruler while cutting fabric, this will help to alleviate that. High bedroom, but it also helps you ergonomically grip rulers. Ruler Gripper - Not only does this one look a lot like the cool purple phone I used to have in my Jr.
QUILTING RULERS CREATIVE GRIDS FREE
Ruler racks free up your workspace, and also keep your rulers from being scratched and faded. Ruler Rack - Once you start growing your ruler family, you are faced with a couple of choices: having a drawer or desktop area cluttered with a pile of clear sheets of measuring tools so that you can never find what you’re looking and when you do find it it is the very last one at the bottom of the pile… or… get a handy dandy ruler rack! It’s a no brainer, people.Who doesn’t want to take some of the complication out of cutting? You simply line up this ruler on your folded yardage and.slice, slice, SLICE! Très satisfaisant ! The Stripology ruler helps you slice multiple strips really quickly. Stripology Ruler - This baby is a thing of beauty.
Treat yourself, and your ruler posse, to some great extras that will really complete your quilting outfit.
Rulers, just like crafters, love to accessorize. However, another square ruler I pick up a lot is my 12 ½" square Omnigrid and on my To-Buy list is a 15 ½". If you already bought the 4-pack listed above, you're set. Does that make sense? Let me give you an example: if your quilt makes an unfinished block that is 6 ½", like the Kris Kross quilt pattern, trimming is much faster and more accurate if you have a 6 ½" square ruler.
QUILTING RULERS CREATIVE GRIDS PRO
They make things so much easier, and will up your status from newbie to pro in no time. Once you have taken care of the fab four up there, put some serious thought into investing in some specialty block rulers.
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