When I quilt, I like to do free motion. Several years ago, husband bought me a special free motion quilting foot for my sewing machine, and a special set of rulers to use with it.
The quilting foot, shown on the yellow post-it note above is extra thick, and made to work with all the rulers. The foot is adjustable, and it's tall sides keep the ruler from slipping under the foot. I have tinkered with these rulers and this foot. Just tinkered. I have a very hard time getting a good tension in my threads with this. I think it would take a lot of practice to get nice smooth results from templates, and I find myself using my regular quilting foot more and more instead.
The open toe allows me to see exactly where the needle is. Yes, there is a higher risk of getting your fingers run over, which I learned the hard way. You HAVE to be careful. The thinner depth of the open toe does let the ruler slip under the foot too-- a thicker ruler would be great here, but I don't have a quarter inch thick acrylic ruler. I found something that works well though! A lid! It's tall enough that the screw that hold the quilting foot to the shank of the sewing machine glides nicely along the edge of the lid, and I get nice straight lines. It gives you a nice flat surface to press down on, and keeps fingers out of the way too. The width of the lid helps hold the quilt sandwich nice and flat and tight. Take a look!
Quilters are good at problem solving and being innovative! Who was it that said, "Necessity is the mother of invention?" (It was Plato!)
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