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Ruler Log Cabin Ruler 1 and 2 inch Finished Strip Widths Marti Michell

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Use this Log Cabin Ruler to cut strips to exact lengths for block sizes up to 14".

If 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 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.

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 us 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).



 

 


Many of our customers asked for a Log Cabin Ruler for 1/2- and 1-inch finished strip widths, so we have added a fourth ruler to the Log Cabin series. Two things contribute to making "square" Log Cabin blocks, and our Log Cabin rulers serve perfectly:

  1. Cutting strips on lengthwise grain, so there is little to no stretch of the fabric as you sew.
  2. Cutting strips to exact length, so every strip fits, every time.
  3. All of our Log Cabin Rulers are used in the same way. Each ruler cuts 2 strip widths with a ratio of 2:1. The strip widths and strip lengths vary from ruler to ruler.

BONUS!
The 2:1 ratio means you can also use these rulers to cut pieces for "curved" Log Cabin blocks, where one side of the block is composed of strips that are X-wide and the other side of the block has strips twice that wide. The 2:1 ratio gives a great "curved" look. When many blocks are sewn together, the gentle steps appear to make a curved line across the surface of the quilt. Curved Log Cabin details are in Marti's book Log Cabin ABCs.