Quilting Ruler: 45° Triangle

Mary needed a specialized “quilting ruler” for the triangles in a quilt she’s making:

The wide slot fits around the “ruler foot” on the sewing machine, with the ruler gripping and guiding the fabric across the machine table:

The design consists of circles and offset lines around a pair of tool-layer construction lines at 45°:

The name is mirror-imaged because the engraved lines are on the bottom of the ruler to eliminate parallax against the quilt.

Edit: Some pencil guide buttons to draw the needle path:

More details on my blog at:

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I love it when we find uses for the laser besides coasters, keychains, and jewelry boxes.

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My latest effort has laser-cut metallized paper “mirrors” under smashed glass inside a 3D printed frame with epoxy fill:

Stipulated: We have an absurd number of the things around the house. :grin:

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Nice blog.

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If I write down what I just did, it reminds me what to do the next time … :check_box_with_check:

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