Attention, Fellow Quilters! I made it all the way through Lent without buying any new fabric, thread, notions, or quilting gadgets. I am just itching to try something new. Please help me shop for Nifty New Gadget Goodies!
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| Bloc Loc Half Square Triangles Set 1, Six Sizes, photo from Nancy's Notions |
Apparently I am the last quilter on the planet to try the Bloc Loc Half Square Triangle rulers that Arna recommended in response to yesterday's post. Is it too good to be true? Do these magical rulers with a diagonal groove that "locks" into the seamline of an oversized HST (half square triangle) unit REALLY make it super easy to create zillions of perfect half square triangle units without seam ripping or swearing?
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| Channel On Ruler Bottom "Locks" Onto Seamline |
It sounds like a genius gadget that a maniacal perfectionist such as myself ought to have in her studio, but when I went armchair shopping for this tool I was overwhelmed and kind of confused by the options. I mean, I understand that acrylic specialty rulers can be spendy, but what I don't get is why there are so many different sizes of the bloc loc half square triangle or why they would be sold in sets of varying sizes. I mean, can't you just buy the 5.5" or 6.5" HST ruler and use that ruler to just as easily trim any HST that is less than or equal to the size of that one ruler? Why would anyone need a 1.5" HST ruler if they already had the 3.5" HST ruler? Am I missing something here?
I need your help, O Ladies And Gentlemen of the Internet! Do you own any of these Bloc Loc rulers, and if so, which one or ones do you have? Do you recommend them for me and if so, do I need a whole set of different sizes or can I get away with just one or two of them?
As I am writing this, my second floor air conditioning is throwing a major tantrum and my husband is telling me that we need to replace the whole heating and cooling system for that floor. Buying new quilting gadgets makes me happy, but replacing furnaces and air conditioners makes me very, very sad...
