Because the Sapphire Quilt looks like a faceted jewel, I didn't want any curves or rounded quilting in this quilt. I strictly used my short quilting ruler ( it's called "Slim" by Angela Walters) and did ruler work throughout. It sure doesn't take long to get it done. On a side note, I bought a long arm acrylic ruler, that is a quarter-inch thick. It's made specifically for use with a long arm machine, and I really love it. It's a short one, but so easy to use. It has different markings on it (inch, half inch, quarter inch, 45 degree lines.) which also are very helpful. There was no need to mark the quilt either. I just put a regular ruler on the 2-inch line at the midpoint of each section, butted the Slim ruler against the corner, removed the regular ruler, and zipped along the Slim. It amazes me how easy this was, and how beautiful the results. This quilt is almost finished now, quilted, trimmed and squared, ready for the binding.
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