Irishrose2

Rob, glad to know that about the Westalee rulers. They recently perfected the foot for the 301, so i was ready to order. Maybe I need to set up a different machine for FMQ.

Irishrose2

Do you have the issue with seams with the Westalee rulers that Rob mentioned? I have a quilt on the design wall that is to be my first ruler work quilt so I need to make a decision.

rryder

Which Brother machine do you have? I use the Janome set on my Brother PQ1500s.

Rob

rryder

Hey Irishrose2, I didn’t have a problem with the Westalee rulers, in fact, Two of my favorite rulers are the Westalee ones. It was the way you have to adjust the ruler Foot that I found inconvenient.

Also, the adjustability is not a deal-breaker it’s just inconvenient if you are quilting a quilt with lots of thick seams (like where a bunch of points come together). I used the Westalee foot for several years and did a number of quilts before Switching to the Janome set that fit my Brother PQ1500s. Two of my other machines (that are low shank) don’t work with any of the Janome sets so I still use the Westalee foot with them. Is your 301 a slant shank? If so, then by all mean order the Westalee and give it a go since They are the only folks making ruler feet for slant shank machinesx- especially if that is the machine you prefer to use for quilting.


Rob

Irishrose2

Yes, 301s are slant needle. I'm glad to hear your recommendation. The queen size quilt is up to borders so it's time to get on it. I do have a Necchi that does a good job FMQ if I have to use another machine. I've also considered a vintage 66 because of the larger harp, but I really don't even know if it sews.

turner0106

I’m fairly new to ruler work and am using a domestic janomie machine. All the rulers I’ve gotten are Westee brand. Which I like if you go to their site or YouTube there are lots of how to videos.
However, some other manufacturers have some interesting sets. But I would recommend the westee starter kit it comes with several rulers plus a small spacer ruler so you can keep your spacing accurate.
Someone mentioned a brand that has stops marked on the ruler those sound interesting depending on the design.
For newbies I’d also recommend look for rulers that have a lot of variety. Not just one design in 4 sizes.
Need coffee good luck everyone.

Watson

Speaking of favourite rulers, my favourite is the Westalee Circles On Quilts ruler. You can do complete, perfect circles in many sizes or Baptist fans or all sorts of things with it.

Watson

rryder

that’s one of my favorites too! I like to use mine to do concentric circles.

Rob

Irishrose2

Do you have to baste your quilt to use the rulers? Do pins impede the placement of the ruler?

rryder

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Yes, you will need to baste. I use pins for bigger quilts and remove them as I get to them if they are in the way of my ruler. I spray baste smaller quilts (baby size). Ikve spray basted some larger quilts but found that I still needed to put in some pins because bunching the quilt to fit it in the machine throat caused some creeping of the top and back if I didn’t add some pins to help things stay in place.

Rob