I love my June Taylor ruler too. I also have the shape pro it cuts 2/5 inch strips fast. also love it for making 5" squares fast. we had an exchange of 5" sqaure to get ready for Pat speth from Nickel quits. love them both..
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Love the ruler and it's made in USA
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wow I'm glad to hear most like it. I bought it with a 50% off coupon but I haven't used it yet
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Originally Posted by Neesie
(Post 5408869)
I love my JT shape cut strip ruler; used it for a TIC.
As for it being flimsy, you do have to be careful about keeping your rotary blade straight. |
I love the ruler too. It is a bit flimsy but it is so helpful that I'll continue to use it when I need several strips. I've always held down the ruler with two fingers pushing down the pastic next to the slot I am cutting in to help stabilize it. (And, yes, I do this without any finger protection - I live dangerously and am still a kickin'.) Today when I cut strips for a 1-1/2 inch inner border, I used MCH's idea of putting a different ruler next to the slot instead. That seemed to work pretty well. I think I just need to get more used to doing it that way and I am sure I will love it.
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love mine. sometime I will just hold a ruler with the non slip clear vinyl on it on top. (sorry forgot what the cleat non slip stuff is called.
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I have one too, went a while not using it. Now I use it alot, even cut squares with it. I like the tip to put a ruler on top for stability. I mark the lines I'm going to cut on with blue painters tape. I mark my rulers with Blue Painters tape, along the lines I'm going to cut my blocks/strips so I know they will be the size I want.
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Wow, that is a lot of little squares!
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I've had one for many years and it gets a good workout for me and our guild charity quilt group. So, ABSOLUTELY!
Originally Posted by misskira
(Post 5408852)
Bought the June Tailor shape cut strip ruler at Joann's today with a 40% off coupon. I have almost 4000 1.5x1.5 squares to cut from 17 colors of yardage. Do you think this will work?it looks like iwould be amazing for accuracy and a huge time saver. Figured I would ask for opinions before I open it. :)
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Originally Posted by MCH
(Post 5408981)
I put a ruler next to where I want to make the cut. That seems to stabilize the JT ruler. The JT ruler does help with accuracy.
To clarify, if I'm cutting 3" strips, I would place a ruler on the JT ruler between the 3" and the 3 1/2" slot. It works!! |
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