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Once you have strips cut with your basic quilting ruler, you often want to cut them down into other shapes. Many specialty rulers exist for triangles, but once you know how to use all the lines on your basic ruler, you can use it to cut not only square and rectangles, but also different styles …
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Rotary cutters and rulers revolutionized quilting. Before they came on the scene, most quilters used templates and piecing by machine was challenging. Rotary cutters and rulers brought the chance to do st rip piecing, and made many patterns much more quick and easy.
This poinsettia appliqué is a nice way to turn any sewing project into a Christmas project. It can be added to placemats, bags, tea towels, pillows or even clothing. If you use fusible web, it is a quick project that can be done only a few minutes.
The thought of paper piecing causes some quilters to break out into a cold sweat. Trust me, though. Paper piecing half square triangles is not at all like making complex stars or picture blocks. It is simple and straightforward.
This method of making half square triangle units is the most obvious – cut two triangles and then sew them together on the diagonal. To non-quilters, it might seem like the only way. It was probably the first method tried in quilting history.
