Saturday, March 14, 2015

Sunday Stash - Feeling Ruler Rich

I admit, I have collected a number of rulers over the years.  Long ones, square ones and quite a few those specialty ones that were supposed to make my quilting easier.  So I haven't really been buying too many rulers in the last few years until I found the Bloc Loc rulers.




I have been using the HST ruler for a couple of years now.  I have been wanting some of the other configurations but they are spendy and always seem to be one of the things that gets deleted from my cart before I hit the "buy" button.

Well, lucky me recently won a gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop from Simply Vanella (Thanks so much!) and I decided I really didn't need any fabric and chose treat myself to some rulers!



I have been really wanting one of the Flying Geese rulers.  I went with the 3" x 6" size.  As soon as I received it in the mail, I pulled some solid scraps and made these cute framed geese blocks.



I also treated myself to a set of the Half-Rectangle rulers.  I definitely see some scrappy stars in my future!

I always love to get fabric in the post but getting these rulers has certainly filled my head with lots of possibilities and designs.  I am looking forward to putting them to good use in the coming months!

Have you tried the Bloc Loc rulers yet?


If you are interested in more ways to follow me, you can find me on Craftsy, Facebook, Pinterest, Bloglovin', Feedly, Instagram, Google +, or get my blog sent right to your email inbox by entering your email address on the right sidebar!

 
Molli Sparkles 
 
Linking up:



14 comments:

Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches said...

Yea I hated.. H A T E D the Bloc-Loc ruler the first time I used it.. I think I was rushing and didn't take the time to figure it out. Then came a Veterans donation quilt with 144 HST and I thought maybe I should pull it back out.. watched the video and bingo.. Once you get the hang of spinning the block and ruler its a wonderful tool!

Anita C said...

I'm sitting here right now squaring up some HSTs. Bloc-Loc is the only way to go. I just added some invisigrip, even better!

Rike Busch said...

Mmh, I'm a addict to special rulers. They look very useful. Thanks for the tip!
Greetings, Rike

Barb Neiwert said...

I have the Flying Geese ruler and haven't made geese any other way. Will have to check out the HSTs next.

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

Great use of your gift certificate! I don't have any block-loc rulers, yet, but they are on my "wish list". :)

Rina Mason said...

I love the Boc Loc rulers. I got a really good deal on the HST set and once I tried the I was hooked. I have one fly geese and am waiting for another great deal on that set. Now I may have to add the Half Rectangle ones.

Vicki in MN said...

Yes I love them!! I have the set of smaller sq ones and then the 1/2 rectangle ones(haven't used those yet. And I bought one of their books on blocks-need to get those out and use yet too, LOL too many toys and not enough time!

Vicki in MN said...

Yes I love them!! I have the set of smaller sq ones and then the 1/2 rectangle ones(haven't used those yet. And I bought one of their books on blocks-need to get those out and use yet too, LOL too many toys and not enough time!

Vera said...

Nice addition! I got one for HSTs. It is pretty cool, I definitely like it.

Anonymous said...

I've considered those rulers from time to time also but haven't pulled the trigger yet. My quilty friend Gretchen uses them and loves them.

Rachel @ Quiltineering said...

I'm a converted fan of the bloc loc ruler too! It really is a brilliant tool. One of these days I'll invest in the rectangular version too :)

Suze said...

Even though I know they are extremely accurate, it bugs me to have waste on any block. I grew up in a house where there was little, if any waste. My parents lived through the depression, so we used everything. Pencils were used to the nubs - it was when you could no longer get them in the pencil sharpener or whittle them with a knife.

GranChris said...

I have the HST and the FG LocBloc now I need the Rectangle ones. They are fabulous in my book.

Jayne said...

LOVE Bloc-loc rulers! I've thought about getting the geese/rectangle, but haven't yet! With all the HST's I do these rulers are a life saver (not to mention time saver!!) They are fabulous!

01 09 10