Pam S

I have a king size quilt with appliques in 12 inch blocks. I want to crosshatch the blocks. I only have a couple of small 6-8" ruler/templates so I'm thinking of purchasing another. I was wondering if anyone has a favorite tool they use for crosshatching. I'm considering buying the Gam Guide that fits under the roller or the Cross-hatch tool from Quilter's Rule that does the same thing. Does anybody use one of these? If so, are they worth the cost or should I just buy a 12" with etched diagonal lines?
While I'm asking, are there any other shapes in LA templates that you find really useful? Although I have a Gammill and not an HQ, I did buy an HQ versa tool at a quilt show and I use it quite a bit.

momto5

I have a 3/8 inch thick 12-inch plexiglass ruler I use with my Gammill to make straight lines as well as cross-hatching when I need to. Seems to work well...don't remember where I got it because it pre-dates most of my supplies. As far as I remember, it was cheap...

AmyFreeMotionQuilting

I'm not a LA but I use long arm rulers for free motion quilting on my sewing machine. Have you checked out Karen McTavish's book, Custom Curves? It's mostly about cross hatching and curved cross hatching.

If you are a LA, the MQResource.com site has a lot of LA info. I hear a lot of them use DeLoa's Boomerangs for curved cross hatching, which you should be able to find via google.

I have found my 6" ruler is too small for crosshatching easily, so I bought an 8" Fine Line ruler from Accents in Design, and I think I could have gone with a 12. These rulers have pegs on top to help you hold them and hook side velcro underneath so they don't slip, but are a bit spendy. For me, they were worth it.

cindi

You might check out this thread. They've been talking about rulers here. http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t231155.html

Pam S

Thanks, Cindi, I totally missed that thread.

mighty

Check out the line tamer.