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My Favorite Rulers™ by Marti Michell:

  • 2 Strip Cutting Rulers: 6" x24" & 3" x 18"

  • Squaring-Up Ruler: 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"

  • 2 Mitering Rulers: 8" x 24" & 4" x 16"

  • 2 Log Cabin Rulers: 13 1/2" & 14"

My Favorite Ruler 6 x 24
Strip Cutting
6" by 24"

My Favorite Ruler 3 x 18
3" by 18"

Squaring-Up Ruler
Squaring-Up Ruler
6 1/2" Square

Mitering Ruler 8 x 244" x 16" Mitering Ruler

Mitering Ruler
2 Sizes

1. 8" x 24"
2. 4" x 16"

log cabin ruler largelog cabin ruler small
Log Cabin Ruler
2 Sizes

1. 1" & 2"strips block
2. 14" block

   

Other Rulers, Templates & Books by Marti Michel more info here

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My Favorite Rulers™ for Quilt Making by Marti Michell

Special Feature found on the My Favorite Rulers to help you find the measurement:

All of My Favorite Rulers feature unique symbols to make each line distinctive and to create as much open area as possible to maximize seeing the edge of the fabric.

  • When you see in the vertical rows, each crossbar is registering a 1/8" mark.

  • Likewise, the ends of the symbols that you find at half-inch intersections extend 1/8" from the center of that intersection

  • Dots are always on 1/8" increments of the short edge of the ruler, and on a 1/4" mark or a 3/4" mark on the long dimension of the ruler.

My Favorite Ruler™
6" by 24"

Our Price 15% off: $14.45
Retail Price: $17.00


Ruler close-up to show you some of the great advantages.

1. Numbered left to right or right to left. Easy to use whether for the right- or left-handed user. No twirling around the ruler to find the numbers.

2. Visually strong verticals. The most common use for this ruler is cutting strips so the legibility of the vertical lines and numbers is emphasised. Heavier lines every half-inch making counting easier. At the eight-inch and 16-inch markers are an additional set of inch-mark numbers so your eyes don't have to go the length of the ruler to confirm a measurement.

Eighth-inch, quarter-inch and half-inch lines are visually distinctly different. (Learn more about our unique lines on the 3" x 18" ruler page.)

3. Only one color lines maximized with the spaces between the guidelines for easier alignment.

4. Useful angle lines. Most quiltmakers use the 45 degree angle lines more frequently than 60 degrees, so 45 degrees at both ends in both directions (thus eliminates picking up the wrong end like you do on other ruler brands).

60 degrees angle lines are separate so as not to be confused with other lines. 30 degrees is not marked on this ruler. Omitting that angle reduces confusion. It is marked on our 60 degrees Triangle-Rulers because that is when the 30 degrees angle is used.

5. Clean quarter-inch all around the perimeter. There are times when you want to add a quarter-inch. The last eighth-inch line around the perimeter is reduced to a minimum to make a more open quarter-inch for checking seams, adding seam allowances, etc.


My Favorite Ruler™
3" by 18"

Our Price 15% off: $9.35
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$11.00
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Ruler is shown close-up so you can see some of its great advantages

All the things that will make you love the 6" x 24" ruler, including the 60 degree angle marks, apply to our 3" x 18" ruler, except there are no additional inch-mark numbers in the interior of the ruler.


 

My Favorite Ruler™
Squaring Up Ruler
6 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Our Price 15% off: $7.23
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$8.50
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Squaring up is very different from just plain measuring. On this ruler, the numbering goes from one corner along two sides. It does not go both left and right.

The entire ruler is gridded using the same symbols as seen on the two larger rulers, in addition, there is a shadow that follows every inch mark, turns a corner and connects to make seeing squares very easy.

Right-handers generally put the focal corner in the upper right while left-handed cutters will position and measure from the upper left.

When those two exposed edges are trimmed, the fabric piece is rotated so that the trimmed sides line up with the correct measurement and the untrimmed sides are ready to be cut.

There is one 45 degree diagonal line. Many people like to use that when they square up half-square triangle pairs.




My Favorite Ruler™
Mitering Ruler
8" x 24"

Our Price 15% off: $17.00
Retail Price: $20.00


  • Cut Wider Strips and Make Perfect Mitered Corners.
  • Can also be used for many tasks frequently done by the standard 6" x 24" ruler.
  • Center top hanging hole. Quarter-inch seam allowance shown on the 45-degree miter

My Favorite Ruler™
Mitering Ruler
4" x 16"

Our Price 15% off: $11.05
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$13.00
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  • Cut Smaller Strips and Make Perfect Mitered Corners.
  • Perfect for mitered frames on blocks, Attic Windows, cutting narrow mitered borders and many of the usual tasks you use a regular ruler for.
  • Center top hanging hole. Quarter-inch seam allowance shown on the 45-degree miter

 

 

1. Numbered left to right and right to left! Contains the same printed grid features that people appreciate in our standard rulers.

2. Visually strong vertical lines every eighth-inch to make cutting strips easier.

3. Distinctively different eighth-inch, quarter-inch and half- inch lines make positioning easier. Heavier lines every half-inch make counting easier.

4. An extra set of inch marks mid-ruler is more visible than at the end of the ruler. Perfect for cutting 45-degree diamonds and mitered corners on quilt borders. Perfect for mitered sashings and blocks like Attic Windows, too!

5. The point has our special engineered 'no dog ears' corner, especially important when cutting diamonds.

6. Laser-cut marking holes on the mitered seam are just the right size for sharp pencils, water or air erasable pens or other long tipped pens. The diameter of the hole allows the tip to reach the fabric at the correct point.


Book
cover

Log Cabin ABC's

Author: Marti Michell
Pages: 80
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Publisher: Marti Michell
Cover: Soft

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Log Cabin ABCs Book ONLY
Weight: 0.9 lbs.
20% off: $16.00

MSRP: $20.00

Small Ruler/Book Package
1. Log Cabin ABCs Book
2. SMALL Ruler Package
– 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished strip widths
– Make blocks up to 13 1/2" square.
– Acrylic ruler is 3 3/4" x 15"
Our Price: $25.90
MSRP: $32.00
Weight: 1.1 lbs

Large Ruler/Book Packge
1. Log Cabin ABCs Book
2. LARGE Ruler Package
– 1" and 2" finished strip widths
– Make blocks up to 14" square.
– Acrylic ruler is 4 1/2 " x 15"
Our Price: $26.73
MSRP: $33.00
Weight: 1.2 lbs

Premium Package
1. Log Cabin ABCs Book
2. Large Ruler
3. Small Ruler
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MSRP: $46.00
Weight: 1.5 lbs.

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My Favorite Ruler™ Series
Large Log Cabin Rulers

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Small Log Cabin Ruler
– 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished strip widths
– Make blocks up to 13 1/2" square.
– Acrylic ruler is 3 3/4" x 15"
Item Code: MM8037
Weight: 0.50 lb
15% off: $10.80
MSRP:
$12.00

Large Log Cabin Ruler
– 1" and 2" finished strip widths
– Make blocks up to 14" square.
– Acrylic ruler is 4 1/2 " x 15"
Weight: 0.60 lb.
15% off: $11.70
MSRP: $13.00

BOTH Log Cabin Rulers Package
1. Large Ruler
2. Small Ruler
Our Price: $21.25
MSRP: $25.00
Weight: 0.9 lb

Premium Package
1. Log Cabin ABCs Book
2. Large Ruler
3. Small Ruler
Weight: 1.5 lbs.
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MSRP: $46.00

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Book Back Cover Information

How to Make Log Cabin Quilts and Popular Variations

  • 14 complete quilt patterns

For use with Marti Michell Log Cabin Rulers, or regular rulers

Instruction Page Example
Instruction Page Example

About the Author & Ruler Designer

Marti is internationally recognized as an author, teacher, and innovator of strip techniques and rotary cutting methods. She can cut nearly any straight-sided geometric shape with a good acrylic ruler and a rotary cutter. That did not prevent her from falling in love with the concept of actual-size acrylic templates for rotary cutting. From Marti Michell Perfect Patchwork Templates were introduced in 1995. In 2004, Marti was proud to be designated as the Silver Star Honoree by Quilts, Inc. She was the eleventh recipient.

Richard and Marti Michell have two grown children. They are currently being greeted by one guard cat when they arrive home in suburban Atlanta, GA.

Ruler Information

log cabin example

log cabin ruler close upIf you want ease, efficiency and accuracy when cutting Log Cabin strips, look no further! If you have always cut Log Cabin strips to length after sewing them, we hope you will look carefully at the advantages of our new rulers. You may be as surprised as we were to discover how much more quickly and accurately blocks can be sewn by first cutting to the exact length.

Use Log Cabin Rulers to cut strips to exact lengths for blocks like these, in sizes up to 14"

The Log Cabin Rulers are marked with both a letter and the actual length in inches for each strip—just the lines you need, so there’s no distraction, no confusion, no unnecessary information. Finished strip widths are 2:1 on both rulers, so you can cut strips from both sides to make Off-center Log Cabin blocks.

Each ruler comes with instructions for cutting strips the correct width and chain piecing blocks. We think you'll be amazed at how much easier it is to piece Log Cabin blocks from exact-size strips, rather than sewing long strips and cutting off the excess (sometimes crookedly).

  • Use Log Cabin Ruler 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished strips widths to make Log Cabin blocks up to 13 1/2" square.
  • Use Log Cabin Ruler 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished strip widths to make Log Cabin blocks up to 14" square.

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Pattern
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Learn to Machine Quilt in 1 Weekend
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Log Cabin ABC's
Log Cabin ABC's

by Marti Michell
Quilting For People Who Don't Have Time To Quilt
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for People Who Don't Have Time to Quilt
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Weekend Log Cabin Quilts
Weekend Log Cabin Quilts

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Marti Michell's
Perfect Patchwork System Books, Templates, Triangles and My Favorite Rulers

The Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 1: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks:
Use with Template Sets A & B
Set A templates Set B

NOTE: Volume 1 has the Rosette Block demonstrated on Simply Quilts

Vol. 4 Perfect Patchwork System, EncyclopediaThe Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 2:
Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
Use with Template Sets A & C, B & D
Set A templates Set B
Set C Set D

Eight-Pointed StarsVol. 4 Perfect Patchwork System, EncyclopediaThe Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 3: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
Use with Template Set E for
Eight-Pointed Stars
Set E
7x7 and 5x5 patch blocks
Vol 4
The Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 4:
Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
Use with Templates Set L and M
for 7x7 and 5x5 patch blocks

Set L Set M
Hexagon BlocksVol. 6 Six is for HexagonsThe Perfect Patchwork System
Six is for Hexagons, Volume 6 of the Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
Use with Templates Set G and H for

Set G Set H
Cover to Sunburst Quilts to MakeBlocks from Sunburst Quilts
Sunburst Quilts to Make

Use with Template Set F

Kaleidoscope ABC's Kaleidoscope Rulers Magic Mirrors
Kaleido-Krazy Series
Book, Kaleidoscope ABCs
Kaleido-Rulers
Magic Mirrors

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& Rulers click here

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Log Cabin ABC's
Log Cabin ABC's

by Marti Michell

Set A templates
Set A:
3" (7.6 cm) Square Basic Set
Set B templates
Set B:
4" (10 cm) Square Basic Set

Set C templates

Set C: 3" Square Bonus Set

Set D templates
Set D:
4" Square Bonus Set

Laminate Strip Cutting Chart
Laminated Strip Cutting Charts:

Templates A & C
Templates B & D

Set E Templates
Set E:
12" 8-Pointed Star

Sunburst Templates
Set F:
3 Sunburst Quilts Instructions


Perfect Patchwork Template Carrier

Set G
Set G:
2" and 1" sides on a Hexagon

Set H
Set H:
3" and 1 1/2" sides on a Hexagon


School House Blocks
Set J 6"
Set K: 12"
Set L TemplatesBlock example for Set L
Set L:
The 12" Seven-Patch Block Set
Set M Templates Block Example, Set M
Set M:

The 12" Five-Patch Block Set
Mini Geometrics
Set N:
Mini Geometrics
Based on 1" and 3/4" Hexagon, Eight Point Stars

Set P
Set O
19 5/8" Feathered Star Set
Set P
27 5/8" Feathered Star Set


Set Q Makes 5" to 20" Blocks
Set R Makes 5" to 15" Blocks
Dresden Plates
Dresden templates
Set 1: 7", 10 1/2" and 12"
Dresden templates
Set 2: Mini Dresden Plate and
Bonus Mini Drunkard Path Templates

Double Wedding Ring Templates

Drunkard Path Block

Drunkard Path Template
Drunkard Path Templates


Set J: School House Blocks
6" &12" Templates
Windy Ways Block Templates
Winding Ways Block Templates
60 Degree Triangle Rulers
Easy 60 Degree Equilateral Triangle Rulers for Hexagon and Related Shapes
Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers

Flying Geese

 

Giant DiahliaNot So Giant Dahlia
Optional Combo Templates Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil
Giant Diahlia Templates & Not So Giant Dahlia
each w/ Instruct booklet

Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil
& Optional Combo Template for Giant Dahlia

Kaleidoscope ABC's Kaleidoscope Rulers Magic Mirrors
Kaleido-Krazy Series
Book, Kaleidoscope ABCs
Kaleido-Rulers
Magic Mirrors

My Favorite RulersMy Favorite RulersSquare My Favorite Rulers
8 x 24" Mitering Ruler4" x 16" Mitering Ruler
My Favorite Rulers™ by Marti Michell:
7 sizes and styles

  1. 6" by 24"
  2. 3" by 18"
  3. Squaring-Up Ruler: 6 1/2" Square
  4. 8" x 24" Mitering Ruler
  5. 4" x 16" Mitering Ruler
  6. Log Cabin Ruler: 1 and 2" finished Strips
  7. Log Cabin Ruler: 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished

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Log Cabin ABC's
Log Cabin ABC's

by Marti Michell

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