And what it does is provide a flat surface. And this actually hooks on to the bottom of the machine. Another thing that will help is this handy do-dad here. I mean, the choices are just overwhelming. It's very versatile and works in a lot of different ways." "And it's manageable in the space you have on the machine bed." "You can find a number of different kinds of templates and rulers out there. This is a good size to use (this is the one that I usually use). And what that does is it keeps the hopping foot on the long arm from actually hopping over and breaking the ruler. A long-arm quilting ruler isn't the same as a rotary cutting ruler or anything like that. First, let's talk about the kind of ruler you would use. Let me show you what will help your ruler quilting. You do have to have a steady hand if you're doing it freehand, but there are some tools you can use." "Yes. How long of a line do you normally have to be sewing before you want to use a ruler?" "Well, normally I don't like to use rulers, especially for shorter lines, but anytime I'm working within a seam (like stitching in the ditch) or if I'm quilting a line that's longer than 6" or so, I'll definitely pull out the ruler since it gets a little tricky keeping it straight." "Right. Now I like quilting straight lines." "Game on." "It's really not as hard as it looks." "Alright. So, being the wife I am, I took that as a personal challenge. I remember the first time that I stared quilting straight lines and it looked so bad that my husband told me I should stick to allover quilting designs. Well, a long-arm machine runs with two sets of wheels: one's running this way, so getting those straight lines is a little tricky. But when you're working on a long arm, you don't really have those spaces, but you need to make straight lines sometimes in your quilting, so you're going to share with us the tips for that." "Yes. On a mid-range or home sewing machine, they would have guides that you can use on the bed of your machine. And ruler work, Angela, as I understand it, is really more about working on the long-arm machine. Hi, I'm Jennifer, here at the American Patchwork & Quilting sewing studio with Handi Quilter ambassador Angela Walters.
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