The beauty of these rulers and the blocks is that because there is so much bias in the underlying cut pieces, they use an oversize build and precision trim down. For any blocks with high degree of bias, this combo technique is one that I have universally adopted. It makes my quilting experience more enjoyable because the final product is perfect every time. No toeing in or out on the edges or loss of points where needed. I also migrated these practices to construction a pickle dish block by upsizing the outer brackets...all the difference in the world. Also, their seaming technique of putting concave on the bottom helps ensure that the feed dogs take the slack out of the concave without puckering. I hope that your viewers who are tentative about curves become fearless---because these techniques are foolproof--and you don't have to invest a ton of seat time to get great results. You need about two blocks to get proficient.
The beauty of these rulers and the blocks is that because there is so much bias in the underlying cut pieces, they use an oversize build and precision trim down. For any blocks with high degree of bias, this combo technique is one that I have universally adopted. It makes my quilting experience more enjoyable because the final product is perfect every time. No toeing in or out on the edges or loss of points where needed.
I also migrated these practices to construction a pickle dish block by upsizing the outer brackets...all the difference in the world. Also, their seaming technique of putting concave on the bottom helps ensure that the feed dogs take the slack out of the concave without puckering. I hope that your viewers who are tentative about curves become fearless---because these techniques are foolproof--and you don't have to invest a ton of seat time to get great results. You need about two blocks to get proficient.
Loved your tutorial.... I am working on a Cool Cars now...and your clear instructions have helped me tremendously!
Thank you for the great tips and tricks. I feel better prepared to use the ruler now!
You are so welcome!
I don’t have a 28mm cutter, but can use my 45 straight up and carefully.
Yes i used my 45 mmcutter messed up my ruler ughh now its either throw it away or buy a new ruler thanks you !