Justt wondering if anyone has experience with the Fons and Porter 1/4" seam ruler that they use to make HST? I saw it today on a tutorial and thought I might try it. I have a TERRIBLE problem with making HST!
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My sister gave me a set as a gift one year. I like to use them, and think they are a good investment. I do think that drawing a line, corner to corner, and then sewing with a 1/4" foot works just as well - if that 1/4" foot is accurate!If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.- Zig Ziglar
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I have one and I agree it works well. I like to use it on smaller squares (less than charm squares) or if I only need a small number of HST. If I need a lot of HST my preferred method is to press the square on the diagonal, wrong sides together so that I can put the right edge of my presser foot into the groove created by pressing. I find this gives me a pretty good result but as Sylvia suggested, this method does require an accurate 1/4" foot. There are lots of ways of making HST - play around with a few of them and I'm sure you'll soon find 'The One' for you!Slainte!
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I'm waiting to see what Bonnie Hunter's new triangle ruler is going to look like.Blessings, DramaMama
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Originally posted by DramaMama View PostI'm waiting to see what Bonnie Hunter's new triangle ruler is going to look like.
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If you're talking about the "stick" with a dash cut out for the cut line and you mark on oeach side, I have one, but what I appearently don't have is a marking pencil or other things that fits in the cut out that we're supose to mark in. If I skip the cutout and just mark on each side, my marking pencil puts me too far away from the template to make that 1/4"
My chalk pencil works once, than I have to sharpen again. I recently got a bohn fine line one, but it's white and doesn't show up.
Now I just use anything to make diagonal line, then sew 1/4" on each side of it. Then square it up. I thought about getting the june tailor one because her HST template is thinner and maybe I can mark inside the cutout easier.
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Originally posted by PrettyCurious View PostIf you're talking about the "stick" with a dash cut out for the cut line and you mark on oeach side, I have one, but what I appearently don't have is a marking pencil or other things that fits in the cut out that we're supose to mark in. If I skip the cutout and just mark on each side, my marking pencil puts me too far away from the template to make that 1/4"
My chalk pencil works once, than I have to sharpen again. I recently got a bohn fine line one, but it's white and doesn't show up.
Now I just use anything to make diagonal line, then sew 1/4" on each side of it. Then square it up. I thought about getting the june tailor one because her HST template is thinner and maybe I can mark inside the cutout easier.
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I always square up my triangle squares. I use that ruler and it's fine. In my opinion, it's easier to just draw one line and use the 1/4" foot to sew on either side of the line. I actually like Fons and Porter's 1/2 and 1/4 square triangle ruler. It's terrific to use when cutting from strips. Since I oversize and square up I work a lot faster since I don't have to worry so much about precision.Goodbye Europe! Hello California! Home sweet home.
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Thank you, Everyone for your input and opinions on the ruler. It's relatively inexpensive on Amazon, so I think I'm going to give it a try. I'm not familiar with Bonnie Hunter or her rulers. I'm going to look into that as well. Thanks again! I enjoy all of the opinions found on the forum.
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Originally posted by PrettyCurious View PostIf you're talking about the "stick" with a dash cut out for the cut line and you mark on oeach side, I have one, but what I appearently don't have is a marking pencil or other things that fits in the cut out that we're supose to mark in. If I skip the cutout and just mark on each side, my marking pencil puts me too far away from the template to make that 1/4"
My chalk pencil works once, than I have to sharpen again. I recently got a bohn fine line one, but it's white and doesn't show up.
Now I just use anything to make diagonal line, then sew 1/4" on each side of it. Then square it up. I thought about getting the june tailor one because her HST template is thinner and maybe I can mark inside the cutout easier.If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.- Zig Ziglar
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