quilt rulers

National Quilters Circle Top 7 of 2018

December 13, 2018 By Editor & filed under Blog.

As we near the end of 2018, National Quilters Circle is looking back at what videos and articles our community has found most useful. We’ve rounded up our top 7 most popular videos and articles, picked by YOU. Read below to see the best of 2018. 1. How to Use Quilting Rulers ProperlyQuilting rulers are…

5 Things You Need to Know About Quilting Rulers

April 10, 2018 By Editor & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

One of our favorite tools of all time is the infamous quilting ruler. It's hard to imagine how quilters from the past could make such precises quilts with only cardboard templates and scissors! We much prefer acrylic rulers and rotary cutters. But it can be difficult to keep up with all the new tools available. That's why we've created our list of 5 things you need to know about your quilting rulers.

NQC’S Top 10 of 2017

December 22, 2017 By Editor & filed under Blog.

With 2018 just around the corner, we’ve taken a look back our top tips, selected by YOU, from 2017. Read below to see the most popular articles and videos this year at National Quilters Circle! 1.How to Use Quilting Rulers Properly Quilting rulers come in all different sizes and shapes. Heather Thomas will teach you…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 2: Half-Square Triangles

June 30, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

Heads up! This article is part of a series on precision quilt piecing techniques . Make sure to read the first installment of this series here. While there are multiple techniques for quilt piecing half-square triangles, I find the most efficient method is to obtain half-square triangles units from a square. Other techniques require working…

Precision Quilt Piecing Part 1: Squares

June 23, 2015 By Carole Fure & filed under Projects.

After recently purchasing yet another ruler, I had to ask myself why? Couldn’t one of the over thirty rulers I already have do what this new ruler does? This question sent me on a mission to critique the various techniques for piecing and to determine which methods are the most accurate and efficient for creating…