David Went- check this out!!June Tailor Shape Cut Ruler= Perfect strips!!

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03-01-2011, 04:38 PM

#31

MissSandra

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I have to laugh, I have had one for all my quilting years lol all 8 of them. I think I tried using it a few times and it continues to sit on my desk collecting dust.

03-01-2011, 04:44 PM

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stitchesnstaples

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I bought this to cut fleece blanket fringe before I started quilting. I cleaned my sewing room this weekend and hung it up on the wall. Thought to myself I should throw that away I won't ever use it again. LOL Now I know what it is really for. Can't wait to try it. Again I learned something new today. TA DA!

03-01-2011, 04:51 PM

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laurlync

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I have one and LOVE it!! It is my go-to ruler. If there is any way I can use it instead of a regular ruler, I will. In fact, about the only time I use my 5 x 23 ruler is when I am ruler folding my fabric.

03-01-2011, 07:20 PM

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sueisallaboutquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by grammy17

Can anyone post pictures of how you use it? I've seen it and got confused just looking at it.

Grammie, the June Tailor website has a much better demo than I could ever do. Check it out!

http://www.junetailor.com/videos.htm

03-01-2011, 08:25 PM

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squilter

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Well, I have one of those and forgot all about it, but I WILL be finding it and using it. Thanks for the post.

03-01-2011, 10:27 PM

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Barb_MO

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GagaSmith

I have this ruler and love it. One tip for those who want to get one, if you are like me, not exactly a mathematical genius, get some small colored dots from the office supply section of a store. Stick them on the ruler where you want to make cuts just to make sure you cut the right sized strips or blocks. For example, if you are cutting 2 1/2" strips, put a dot at 2 1/2, 5, 7 1/2 etc. You can reuse the dots or just use new ones each time. They are very inexpensive and save on cutting errors.

I was at the quilt shop today and the owner was showing us her ruler. She using what she called glow strips under the slots where she needed to cut. made sense...place one at the 3", 6", 9" and 12" and have 4 strips cut in no time. And...never cut if the tap is not under the the slot. She said the glow strip is easy to reposition.
Want to get me one of these because I spend more time position my ruler than cutting strips and it kills my hand to press down on the 5" ruler I use to keep it from slipping.