I LOVE my clearly slotted trimmer-perfect half square triangles every time!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
I agree! Thanks for watching!
@emmalewis37656 ай бұрын
I’m so happy with my slotted trimmers! I don’t know how I lived without them …they are so easy to use. I think they are well worth the money!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
I agree! Great ruler! Thanks for watching!
@dorisr28326 ай бұрын
I also like Deb Tucker's Tucker Trimmer. Mary, I think I saw you flick away a trimmed scrap with your rotary cutter. I heard someone say that that will dull your rotary blade faster.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@juanitarogowski162921 күн бұрын
Beautifully explained! I just subscribed! Have a blessed day💕
@joyfulandmerryquilting21 күн бұрын
Thank you Juanita and welcome!
@karin09635 ай бұрын
I would like to try the slotted trimmer. I haven't made many HSTs but plan to in the future. I have gift certificates to use up, so hopefully my local quilt store has them. ☺️ Thank you for the great video.
@joyfulandmerryquilting5 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! It really works well - a hidden treasure in my sewing drawer! Thanks for watching!
@michellewilcox58696 ай бұрын
I won the set at a quilt show and I love them!! It has made trimming half-square triangles a breeze!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
True! Thanks for watching!
@manuelashannon13696 ай бұрын
I love my Slotted Trimmer much much better than Loc Bloc. The slotted trimmer is less work. Thanks for showing the tube cutting.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
It really is personal preference! I agree - it's a great tool. I do love my Bloc Loc as well - kind of like comparing apples to oranges.
@dianecarlson29186 ай бұрын
can you explain why tou like this better than loc bloc? Is it because you only have to lay it down once?
@manuelashannon13696 ай бұрын
@@dianecarlson2918 i try to work efficiently and reduces the number of long cuts, only 2 cuts and 2 short snips. Loc Bloc is 4 long cuts. Place, 2 cuts, rotate and either reposition tool (if you don’t have right size) or slide up. I open seams for HST, so I can’t take advantage of the “Loc”. I’m right handed and I place the point to the right and can make 2 long cuts and 2 snips without moving if I’m too lazy to pull out my rotating mat. Try both and decide. At a sew group day, I was able to test the Loc Bloc when I forgot my Slotted Trimmer, that made my decision. I didn’t like the cumbersome Bloc Loc
@Auntie70246 ай бұрын
Love this tool. I will need to add it to my other rulers. I will be so helpful. Thank you for sharing this tutorial, Mary.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@wendyshill26 ай бұрын
I have a hack: rather than rotating the trimmer, flip your fabric tube over (pink fabric up first, then yellow fabric up), keeping the point on the left side.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@peache13135 ай бұрын
Thank you finally a common sense video. I hate scant quarter inch! Why do we have to use scant quarter inch. We don’t we can design our own quilts and do a full quarter inch. So worth it.
@joyfulandmerryquilting5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! And for watching!
@justfurthehealthofit6 ай бұрын
These are on my list of wants for sure! Thanks for demonstrating them.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! I'm so glad I found this clever tool in my drawer. Just can't believe I didn't use it before now! Thanks for watching!
@Jean22351776 ай бұрын
I bought one of these a month ago… can’t wait to play with it!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Good Luck! I love mine! Thanks for watching!
@peggysanders4876 ай бұрын
I have one and never used it...lost the instructions. So, THANK YOU for this video!!!❤
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! It's pretty easy to use once you get used to it. Thanks so much for watching!
@MsDale19766 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Never heard of these rulers, definitely going to purchase. Thanks Mary!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@Love2Quilt6 ай бұрын
I love quilt behind you ty Mary
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Thank you Norma! It's a really fun quilt and a great scrap-buster! It's called "Embracing Our Scraps" quilt. Here's the link to the pattern if you're interested: www.joyfulandmerryquilting.com/store Thanks for watching!
@DebbieF10166 ай бұрын
Looks like I need to add a slotted trimmer to my tool box! :)
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
It's a keeper! :-) Thanks for watching!
@zereldahammer54705 ай бұрын
I like the slotted trimmer, but people do need to keep in mind that the hst's will be cut on the bias when using the tube method.
@joyfulandmerryquilting5 ай бұрын
Yes - I did mention in the video - the bias edges are my hesitation with the tube method. Thanks for watching!
@user-xj3le3zl1d6 ай бұрын
I tried this slotted ruler, but apparently I don't sew straight enough. I would get wavy sides when I opened it up to iron. I went back to the regular 6 in ruler. The block lok, however was a game changer.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@user-jw9wo6ym4d6 ай бұрын
I love mine and was using it yesterday.
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!
@DianaForee6 ай бұрын
I use the Strip Tube Ruler - 6" and 9"
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@slkendall8523 күн бұрын
Could you cut your tube strips on the bias and end up with non-biased edges?
@joyfulandmerryquilting23 күн бұрын
I would think the "first cut" would be a little tricky since that would be a bias cut - and then I would worry about stretchiness of those two bias strips as I was sewing the two strips together. Maybe with a lot of pressing solution you could stabilize those two original strips? Let me know if you try it!
@user-fk3gd8zx5p6 ай бұрын
Your link covers the demo
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
What is the timestamp where you are having difficulty viewing what I am doing? I watched the video, start to finish, and cannot find a place where anything is blocked.
@NanaKathy473 ай бұрын
It doesn't work perfectly every time but often enough to be useful. I don't use the slots for cutting off dog ears because it's too easy to nick the rotary cutter blade.
@joyfulandmerryquilting3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@Persida_6 ай бұрын
I have the slotted trimmer but I’ve yet to use it!
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
It's a good one! Hope you have a chance to give it a try!
@Persida_6 ай бұрын
@@joyfulandmerryquilting i definitely will soon!
@dianecarlson29186 ай бұрын
your martelli ad blocks your picture. I can't see what you are doing.😢
@joyfulandmerryquilting6 ай бұрын
What is the timestamp where you are having difficulty? I watched the video, start to finish, and cannot find a place where the ad blocks what I am doing.
@user-yk1dp8ik7d6 ай бұрын
@@joyfulandmerryquilting6;30 is the time. Are you able to regulate the placement of the ad?