hopetoquilt

Do you recommend these rulers? Which ones do you recommend I purchase?

http://www.accentsindesign.com/fineline.html Hopefully the link works...

Holice

I believe there was a recent discussion on these rulers.. My recollection of the comments is... Might be ok for long arm but too awkward for home machines.

Prism99

I think it's easier to use a walking foot for straight lines on a domestic machine. I can't imagine trying to FMQ with rulers on a domestic machine because you need both hands just to control the movement of the quilt. If you use a walking foot for straight lines, you don't need a ruler; you just need a guide -- seamline, marked line, piece of painter's tape, etc.

Rulers are more feasible on a longarm because you can control the motion of the machine with just one hand, leaving the other free to position the ruler.

Tartan

I posted a link http://www.freemotionquiltingadventu...gspot.com/that had a video of ruler work on a DSM. Watch it and see what you think. I do have a straight edge thick ruler that I used with my DSM. I like it for getting straight lines when I FMQ.

QuiltE

Yes, a walking foot is the best route ..... however, there are times when you want to straight line quilt in the midst of FMQ ....... and IMHO this would be the way to go.

I've "played" with it a bit and I think one could get the knack of it with some practice.

As with most things ... what works for one, is not for the others.
There's no rules!!!

Depending on how your machine is set, you might even find that you can use your regular quilting rulers (that we measure with) to do the job.

Give it a try and decide for yourself!

Prism99

Here is a corrected link: http://www.freemotionquiltingadventures.blogspot.com/ . When I get a little time today, I'm going to take a good look at the video!

Painiacs

Good luck!!

mighty

I use rulers on my longarm but do not have the courage to try them on DSM.