Daphne Greig: Product Reviews - Quilt Ruler Connector

A product I tested a few months ago is a tool to join two rulers. The Quilt Ruler Connector™ is a product made by Guidelines 4 Quilting™. The package says it is great for squaring up large quilts.

One of my recent patterns is for a quilt that is 'on point' and the setting triangles are cut slightly large to allow for squaring up before adding the outer border. My border is cut lengthwise from a border print fabric. This was a great opportunity to try the tool, both for squaring up and to cut long strips of the border fabric.

First I needed to square up the centre part of the quilt. I joined my 6" x 24" and 15" square rulers following the package instructions. There is a 'lip edge' and 'alignment tabs' on the underside of the tool. These both ensure a perfect 90-degree join. The tool is attached to the rulers using suction cups. The package suggested I moisten the suction cups and this ensured the rulers were securely joined. I tried the tool without doing this and found that the tool did not stay well attached to the rulers. I followed the package instructions to square up the corners and trim the edges of my quilt center. My corners were perfect 90-degree angles and it was easy to trim the side edges including the little tails from the setting triangles.

Two Rulers Joined Together

Squaring Up the Quilt Centre

Next I joined my 6" x 24" and 6" x 12" rulers to cut long border strips. I made sure to have the 'lip edge' on the left side since I am right-handed. If you cut with your left hand, you would put this lip on the right edge. The borders are cut from a single layer of fabric and each of the 4 border strips is cut from the same section of the border print. I aligned my joined rulers with a line in the border fabric and it was nice to make longer cuts. The process was fast and very exact.