A few weeks ago, my friend Anne texted me to ask if she could borrow my big 16-inch square ruler.
Now, most of us have a favorite type of ruler. For me, it is “Quilter’s Rule” all the way!!
The rulers have ridges on the back, and I find them to be SO easy to use. The ridges help hold the fabric against the edge and keep the ruler from slipping.
I have the 6×24, the 6.5-inch square, the 12.5-inch square, and the 16-inch square.
The only thing that I don’t like about this biggest ruler is that it doesn’t have the ridges….just a smooth back.
Years ago, I added a piece of Invisigrip to the back, and that helped greatly. But it still tended to slip!
Anyway….. When Anne brought it back, it had squares of surgical tape on the back…..
When I questioned her about them, she said it was her method for controlling ruler slippage!!
WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA!!
The tape doesn’t gum up the ruler, and its surface has just enough roughness to hold it in place…
….AND it is even semi-transparent!
Guess who is going to rob the First Aid kit?
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