Quilters Select 3" x 12" Machine Quilting Ruler is the slim dual-duty ruler of the QS line — a longarm ruler-foot guide for tight channel work that moonlights as the binding-strip cutter.
Product Details
- Size: 3" x 12" — slim profile for tight ruler-guided quilting; verify your longarm ruler foot
- Machine jobs: Ditching, echo lines, cross-hatch, channel quilting in narrow sashing
- Cutting jobs: 2.5" binding strips and 3" piecing strips at bench scale
- Grip: Permanent QS non-slip coating — holds against fabric and ruler foot alike
- Cutter: 45mm Deluxe for the 12" strip runs
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why does ruler quilting want a slim ruler?
- Clearance — in narrow sashing and tight echo channels, a 6" ruler overhangs the design area and fights the machine head; 3" of width tucks into the work. Slim rulers are to custom quilting what small squares are to trimming.
- Ditching with a ruler — the technique?
- The ruler edge rides a needle-width off the seam and the foot follows it — straighter ditching than freehand at any speed, and the QS grip keeps the ruler planted against the quilt's drag.
- The binding double-life?
- Between quilts it cuts the 2.5" strips — 3" of ruler holds securely over a 2.5" cut, and 12" suits the folded lengths binding is cut from. One tool, both ends of the finishing process.
- 3" x 12" or 3" x 18"?
- Reach versus handling — the 18" runs longer lines and full-width binding cuts; the 12" maneuvers better in dense custom work. Frame-heavy quilters often carry both slims.
- Ruler-foot check?
- Standard ruler-work thickness — confirm your machine's foot spec before first use, as with any longarm ruler.
