Quilting With Rulers: A Giveaway

I'm working on developing a "Quilting With Rulers" class which means I get to buy more rulers and associated materials. A lot of manufactures are accommodating the interest in working with rulers, whether on a domestic machine, sit-down long arm, or regular long arm systems.

People are always asking about how to move the rulers and the quilt as a unit and I think if you've never given it a whirl, it seems impossibly hard. Truth be told, for the most part if I have my machingers gloves on (I suppose other gloves work too) and my hand positioned properly, I don't have mush slipping.

The BFF ruler from Linda Hrcka at the Quilted Pineapple- Love it!

 But a little extra grip can be handy. I'm not a fan of anything that 'sticks' a ruler to the quilt. I don't want to be hampered when I re-position my ruler.

I like the little cut out on this straight ruler for SID (it also has tiny scallops on the otherside, but I got it for the straight side), but unfortunately, the cut edge doesn't line up with the markings! Hate it!

I liked my clear nail polish and salt trick for non-slip spots, but I heard from a ruler manufacturer that they were a bit nervous of the idea and definitely didn't recommend nail polish remover on acrylic if I wanted to remove it and re-apply.

I picked up these gripper dots at my local Janome dealer, Sew Simple in Lynchburg VA (Where, at my urging we now carry some of the Westalee rulers and feet as well as the Janome ruler foot of course!). They are clear silicone circles made for your rotary cutting ruler. So if you aren't using rulers to guide your free motion quilting yet, you will still find these helpful.

They're around $5.00 a pack and what I like is there is no waste. There's a sheet where the circles are punched out, but the bits between circles work too. Just make sure to place them so the ruler doesn't rock. They're pretty thin so you don't have to be terribly careful with this.

Using some of the cut out bits between circles too.

I picked up an extra pack for one lucky US resident! Sorry, but shipping isn't cheap even for something this little.

Leave a comment on this post, and I'll draw a lucky winner next Thursday, July 9th. If for some reason you can't leave a comment, send me an email (see my about page).