Monkeyin' Around — Ruler Demo

Hello, monkey house quilters! We're back with our second installment in the WTH Do I Do With This? 18" Square Quilters Select Ruler series: Trimming a Panel to Size.  In our first installment, we reviewed how I use the Quilters Select 18" Square Ruler to square up and begin cutting a large panel. If you haven't read that post, go there first to see how we started this journey!  So, to continue: Tool We're Talking About: The Quilters Select 18" Square Ruler How We're Using It: Trimming a Panel to Size In today's post, we'll cover marking and measuring a...

  I go to lots of quilting shows, and the number one question I get from people has to do with big rulers. Mainly: what the heck do I do with this?!? Quilters see a big, long ruler and can't imagine when they might need to use it. I get it. I once was you, before I tried to do something that couldn't be done without a big, long ruler.  So to prevent you from ever being in a situation where you're starting a project without the ruler you need (the worst possible scenario, right?), I'm going to break down...

Originally meant to honor a couple on their marriage, this quilt uses two colorways to show the ways that love joins. Use any two colors to create a beautiful reflection of the recipients’ union.   The quilt was designed to illustrate the progression of two people becoming one. Each color is floating out in the world on its own, growing as itself. Then the colors start to blend with each other until the outside world is no longer visible. The center row is just the 2 colors intertwined yet easily identifiable as it's own color.   The pattern designed and...

Do you get tired of cutting a ton of strips only to open them up and find they are not straight?  How about when you are cutting smaller blocks from those strips and slip just a bit and now your square is crooked so you just wasted fabric? These rulers help prevent both of those things from happening.  They have an amazing grip and the fabric slides into adjustable groves so you almost can't cut it wrong!     Join us for a drop in demo, if you sign up my March 14, get a free gift!  There is no...