Frequently Asked Questions:
1) Can Quilt Ruler Additions be attached to any quilting rulers?
2) What's Finished-Size Quilting?
5) What is Scant Quarter Inch Seam Allowance and Why do I need to use it?
1) Can Quilt Ruler Additions be attached to any acrylic quilting rulers?
Yes. Just align a Quilt Ruler Addition to the edge of your acrylic ruler and push down on the suction cups on the Addition. Click here for more info.
2) What is Finished Size Quilting™?
Finished-Size Quilting is A New No-Math, No-Guesswork Method developed by Guidelines4Quilting to make traditional quilt blocks based solely on finished size measurements.
Before rotary cutters, the only seam allowance measurement quilters needed to know was 1/4 inch. They made individual templates by drawing the pieces the finished sizes they needed and adding 1/4 inch all around. It was a slow, tedious process but there was no confusing math.
With Quilt Ruler Additions™ and Prep-Tool™, once again, quilters can spend more time designing their own quilts any size they wish rather than only following what the instructions say.
We also promote an " Ultimate Stashbuster™ " Technique based on the Finished-Size Quilting Concept.
Using our quilt block breakdown chart shown above, you can experiment with colors and shades of your fabric stash, while turning it into quilt blocks. Click here to view the slide show or download the quick instruction sheets on the Ultimate Stashbuster Technique™.
Making More Complex Quilt Blocks is a Breeze.
Using the Finished-Size Quilting™ Method, making a little more complex quilt blocks like the ones shown below any size you want is a breeze. Click here for detailed instructions.
3) Half and Quarter Square Triangles are identical in shape. How can I tell them apart
when I see them in quilt blocks?
Section 1:
Section 2:
4) How much seam allowance do I need to add to make squares, half square triangles or quarter square triangles, using a quilting ruler?
5) What is a Scant Quarter Inch and why do I need to use it?
A Scant Quarter Inch is a measurement that is 1 to 2 thread-width narrower than an exact Quarter Inch.
Don't we need an exact Quarter
Inch Seam Allowance?
Why should it be a Scant
Quarter Inch?
Just like any lines have some width, a seam line has 1 to 2 thread width. So, if you measure the exact quarter inch around quilt piece and sew them together, you will be sewing into the finished piece by 1 to 2 thread width too much. This may sound insignificant, but when you put together quilt pieces in this manner, a little adds up to the major inaccuracy in the entire quilt.
When you sew a Scant Quarter Inch, combined with the seam line, you end up with a perfect quarter inch seam allowance.
Guidelines4Quilting's Prep-Tool™ is scant quarter inch wide. You can set a scant quarter inch seam guide on your sewing machine.
You can also trim triangle points precisely with the Prep-Tool.
Click here to learn more about the Prep-Tool.