Don’t think you have to spend a ton of money to be good at quilting! You can do a whole lot with just a little! And I’m not just saying that to make you feel good. you don’t have to go out and buy everything in the world or spend a fortune right this very second. **PS – I’m going to link these to the rulers on the Gadget girls website because I really feel like of all the rulers that I have owned, they are the best quality and my personal favorite □ Ok, so… Bare Minimum – What do I need? I was blinded by the thought of not wanting to spend a little money on myself and my passion: quilting. I like to be a productive machine and live my life to the fullest volume possible! Any wasted time away from my family is unacceptable. I was wasting time using things around the house to cut my straight edges – and if you know me, then you know that Christen does NOT like to waste time. Of course, you don’t need a stove to quilt, ( and we’re well equipped in our kitchen thanks to the foodnetwork making my husband and I feel like we could totally kill it on Iron Chef) but I heard her loud and clear. How are you going to cook if you don’t have a stove? You could go build a fire in the backyard and get by, yes, but wouldn’t the investment on proper cookware be worth more than getting by and dealing with the current limits and frustration? I just couldn’t justify it… until… another quilter friend said: Being a young mom – ( baby formula will eat your budget alive!) I felt guilty spending even more money on myself because I was already conservatively buying fabric when I could. I held off for the longest time on purchasing quilting rulers. Your brain energy isn’t spent trying to figure out how you can DIY this or that or get by without… you have the focus to put into your quilting! I don’t have scientific reasoning for this but when you have the right tools… you just work better, smarter and more efficient.Not only are they bright and fun colors, but the markings are actually etched into the tools so the guides actually glow nice and bright no matter what fabric you have behind it! – My personal favorites are the neon tools, from The Gadget Girls ( ). The measurements and guides are marked clearly and are easy to follow.Fussy cutting is a breeze when you can see straight through your ruler… oh yes, it is magical! □.You can see through them to get precision that is un-matchable to whatever straight edge you can find in your house that you’ve been telling yourself will ‘ work for now‘. Then you are spending time with the darn seam ripper again and… and…. It is the golden key to quilting, because if you’re off even a little bit… The puzzle pieces don’t line up. If you’ve quilted for even a little bit, you’ll know that accuracy is important… no, wait. With the right tools, you’ll find that your work is easier and your skills and accuracy will soar skyward! – I am not even joking. So let’s go through it, shall we? Why do I need Quilting Rulers/Guides? ( if you are a billionaire can we be friends? I make really great cookies and I’m totally a hilarious wing woman.) So let’s not forget that aspect! Unless you’re a billionaire chances are most likely that budgeting is something that you keep in check. Quilting tools can add up real fast if you’re easily swayed into buying everything that is pretty and promises to make you the greatest quilter alive. I’m going to go through the reasons you should own at least a few (hint: you don’t need ALL of them!), exactly which ones you absolutely should own and what to expect cost wise because… I mean honestly, when you’re staring at a hundred different shapes and sizes… circles and squares, normal looking rulers and ones that look like they’re straight out of some sci-fi fiction glowing universe… yeah, it can totally get overwhelming. *If you are more advanced in quilting, I have suggestions for FMQ (free motion quilting) and longarm quilting rulers towards the bottom of this post!* Yay for you! The decision to buy the right quilting tools is a big step towards being a really great quilter! But “which quilting rulers should I buy?” is often the very first questions most people ask.
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