Quilts Using 60 degree Rulers
#1
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what a 60 degree ruler is/or is used for.
When I got mine,a clerk wanted to sell me a diamond shape,saying it was what I needed.
Would like to see quilts made with a 60 degree ruler.
When I got mine,a clerk wanted to sell me a diamond shape,saying it was what I needed.
Would like to see quilts made with a 60 degree ruler.
#2
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The 60 degree rulers I have seen are triangles, not diamonds but I'm sure I haven't seen every ruler that is made! OBW or one block wonders are made with this ruler. Do a search above and type in OBW and you will get many, many results
I typed in the search feature and this is a list of what I got:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search.jsp?q=obw&u=
I typed in the search feature and this is a list of what I got:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search.jsp?q=obw&u=
#4
They are beautiful quilts!!
Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
The 60 degree rulers I have seen are triangles, not diamonds but I'm sure I haven't seen every ruler that is made! OBW or one block wonders are made with this ruler. Do a search above and type in OBW and you will get many, many results
I typed in the search feature and this is a list of what I got:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search.jsp?q=obw&u=
I typed in the search feature and this is a list of what I got:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search.jsp?q=obw&u=
#5
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The 60 degree ruler is more versitile than the diamond ruler since you can make hexagons, OBO, diamonds or 1essalations. There is a really cool table runner that is made from border stripes using the 60 degree ruler at the ends.
Here is a link to the patter for the table runner -- it was free at one time but no longer.
http://quiltersobsession.com/easy-st...er-p-3593.html
Here is a link to the patter for the table runner -- it was free at one time but no longer.
http://quiltersobsession.com/easy-st...er-p-3593.html
#6
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I have just cut out 2 table runners which needed a 60 degree
triangle. One of my cutting boards was used to make the required triangle out of plastic. My table runners look great. I also used the extra triangles pieces to make a round table ornament which is almost nicer than the runners. LOL
Dee
triangle. One of my cutting boards was used to make the required triangle out of plastic. My table runners look great. I also used the extra triangles pieces to make a round table ornament which is almost nicer than the runners. LOL
Dee
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
Depending on what you are doing, you may not need 60 degree rulers ... a lot of the regular rulers and the cutting mats have 60°, 45° and other °'s marked on them
#9
When making a tumbling block quilt the traditional way, doing the Y seams, you would use a diamond shape to cut the pieces. When you follow Marcy Baker's Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks which are strip pieced, you use a special type of 60 degree ruler. Hope that makes sense.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
The 60 degree ruler is more versitile than the diamond ruler since you can make hexagons, OBO, diamonds or 1essalations. There is a really cool table runner that is made from border stripes using the 60 degree ruler at the ends.
Here is a link to the patter for the table runner -- it was free at one time but no longer.
http://quiltersobsession.com/easy-st...er-p-3593.html
Here is a link to the patter for the table runner -- it was free at one time but no longer.
http://quiltersobsession.com/easy-st...er-p-3593.html
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