twinsister2

I am trying to decide on what if any rulers to buy so I can try my hand at doing the cross hatch and curved cross hatch stitch on some quilts. MY QUESTION iS... What rulers or items would you recommend d??? Help

petthefabric

I use an 8 1/2" x 24 1/2" Creative Grids ruler. Make the 8" mark first, then work back down the numbers. I've never tried a curved cross hatch. So have you seen a tute on this or a sample somewhere?

nativetexan

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t121685.html

Dolphyngyrl

I use a stencil for crosshatch, not a ruler. I get my stencils from stensource.com

SusanSusan33

I use blue painters tape (as was recommended here) and my regular 8"x24" inch ruler.

klgls

I have a 5 foot T that I picked up at a garage sale - between that and using a yard stick, I can usually get my line marked. I use it to mark my first line and then I use my quilting bar set to whatever distance I want the lines to be apart and then stitch away. When I finish going one way, I mark my line going the other way and then I'm off stitching again.

nativetexan

http://blog.petitdesignco.com/2012/1...-quilting.html scroll down and click on curved cross hatch stitching to see diagrams on ways to do that. lots of info on different stitching in this blog. great!!!

ube quilting

Are you refering to grid work on a LAM or DHM, and just need a ruler for marking a quilt? With more info we can give you a better response.
peace

Peckish

I had the exact same question - are you hand quilting or longarming?

pumpkinpatchquilter

All you need for cross hatching is a straight ruler - and a curved ruler with 1/4" line for curved cross hatching. It's super simple but extremely effective! I do both on my long arm AND my regular domestic home sewing machine. I mark lines on the quilt for both with the rulers...with the long arm I need to use the ruler for curves but on the sewing machine I just free hand it over the pre-drawn lines.