How to use my X-mas present ?

[Swedish leo]

Hi

I got a new templet from my sister for christmas and some fabric.

Now I wonder if there is anyone here that know this ruler/templet and how to use it ?

There are some exemple on the backside but I must confess I am rather confused about it.

any tips and advice are very much welcome!

Merry christmas from Sweden!

Annika

[BellasQuilts]

Annika, I went to YouTube but there were no tutes on how to use it. Maybe someone else here has one and can help you more than I can.

[Swedish leo]

Annika, I went to YouTube but there were no tutes on how to use it. Maybe someone else here has one and can help you more than I can.

That is my hope as well. I to have tried youtube and I tried google to but no luck.
I hope that it might be someone here that have this tool or know of it.

Merry Christmas

[K. McEuen]

I don't have it, but it appears to be a 60 degree triangle (the long point) which you can use to make a lot of different patterns, including the stack and whack quilts made out of all 1 fabric. They are beautiful quilts. Six 60 degree triangles make up the hexagon shape.

There has to be something out there on the internet about this ruler, hopefully someone can find it.

[Auntpiggylpn]

Do a google search using "Sara nephew super 60 ruler" I did this and lots of hits came up. OBW (one block wonder) came up frequently.

[GuitarGramma]

Mmmmmm .... I love to do One Block Wonders. But it's pretty important to buy the book (by Maxine Rosenthal).

I'll give you a really quick overview of how you do One Block Wonders (OBW), then you can look in my album to see one (looks like flower bouquets on a black background).

-Buy six repeats of fabric. OBW quilts work best with fabrics with a large repeat, 12 inches or more. So if your fabric pattern repeats every 22 inches, you'll buy about 4 yards of fabric (22 × 6 = 132" or just under 4 yards).
-Cut your fabric into six pieces that are roughly identical. Cut from selvedge to selvedge.
-Using flower-head pins (flat), pin these six layers together so they match EXACTLY.
-Slice this stack of fabrics into 3-1/2 inch strips lengthwise.
-NOW you get to use your new Christmas present: Cut each six-layer strip into 60 degree triangles. You put the ruler "sideways" onto your strip, cut, flip the ruler around, cut, back and forth and back and forth until the whole strip is sliced into 60-degree triangles

After cutting, you sew half hexies, have a lot of fun playing them out, then sew the half hexies together in strips. Of course, you keep the whole hexagon together in your layout, but by only sewing half hexies, you never have to sew a Y-seam.

As I said, it's pretty important to buy the book, but the resulting quilts are stunning.
-

[Ahof]

I have that ruler and I bought the book that goes along with it, the name of the book is big book of building block quilts by Sara nephew. There maybe more book but I just have this one.

[bubba]

Google her name and you get a lot of hits, and there was one youtube video, but for a log cabin....it might lead you elsewhere. I did not look. I looks pretty interesting!

[Swedish leo]

Thank you for your help!

I am still confused but I will look on google and Marcy Bakers videos and eventually I will figure it out

Hope you all have a wonderful Holliday!

I am back at work to day but then I am of until 7 jan 2014!

Hugs Annika