The other day as I was cutting out block pieces, I thought about the time when quilters didn't have such luxurious quilt items. I have a mixture of rulers but in those early days of quilting there were no such things--I remember working with my mother in law as she taught me how to quilt. I had no family members who did any type of fiber work. My Granny was into ceramics--my mother did some clothes sewing, but I wanted to learn how to quilt. Of course, MIL said we had to use fabrics on hand--well, guess what in those days it was mostly polyester fabric or a blend of--so we used old clothing for log cabin top--
It's amazing how much we have advanced as quilters--our fabric selection is vast; threads, patterns, cutting mats, wool mats for pressing, rotary cutters, etc. is readily available and I wouldn't think about making a quilt with templates--I would think how could I use my rotary cutter to speed up the process and make the pieces more accurate.
A quilter can never have too many rulers! Too many rulers never! It's amazing how we
think we can get by with just one plain ruler--NOT!
I love LOVE this set! I should have more than one set--so easy to use
tiny rulers for tiny pieces
long rulers, short rulers, fat rulers, triangle rulers,
and storage for rulers--always put them back in the rack please!
My quilt equipment is evolving--I always need more thread, more cutter blades, more this
and more than--so fun to see what's new on the market and how it can be utilized for making more quilts!
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