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A - Z : R = Rulers, Règles

Les règles font partie de l'équipement de coupe de base en quilting. Un tissu coupé avec un cutter rotatif et une règle le sera de façon bien plus précise qu'avec une paire de ciseaux.

Rulers are part of the basic quilting cutting equipment. A piece of fabric will be cut much more precisely with a rotary cutter and a ruler than with scissors.

Photo Faith Jones

Le choix de règles est vaste, mais tout quilteur a besoin de règles de base pour 2 usages précis :
  • Couper des morceaux de tissu avec précision, et dans le droit fil
  • Tailler les blocs à la bonne dimension avant de les assembler

Rulers are available for every imaginable quilting need. There are specialty rulers for particular quilt designs, but every quilter needs standard rulers for two basic purposes:
  • Cutting quilt pieces to the correct size and on the straight grain of the fabric
  • Trimming blocks to the correct size before final assembly into a completed quilt top

Règles pour couper des pièces de tissu
Rulers for cutting quilt pieces


Avant de couper des carrés ou des rectangles pour former un bloc, il faut d'abord découper des bandes de tissu, et pour cela utiliser une règle qui soit longue d'au moins 58 cm. Cette dimension permet de couper facilement un fat quarter, ou une longueur au mètre pliée en deux. Pour cela, il est utile d'avoir une longue règle de 6'' x 24'' (15 x 60 cm).

When cutting squares or rectangles to make up a quilt block, you need to cut strips first, so you need a ruler that is at least 22.5'' long. This allows you to cut a single layer strip from a fat quarter, or a folded full width strip from a bolt. The best tool for this is a 6'' x 24'' ruler.

Règles pour tailler les blocs
Rulers for trimming quilt blocks


Avant d'assembler les blocs d'un quilt il est nécessaire de vérifier qu'ils soient carrés, et aux bonnes dimensions. Si vous faites des quilts avec de grands blocs, une règle carrée de 12,5'' (31,5 cm) est un bon investissement. Une grande règle peut tailler de plus petits blocs, sinon utiliser d'autres règles carrées plus petites, de 6,5'' ou 8,5'' (15 ou 20 cm).

To check your blocks and trim away any excess, square rulers are best. If you make quilts with large blocks, invest first in a 12.5'' or 15.5'' square ruler. You can use a large ruler to square up and trim your smaller blocks, but some quilters like to keep an 6.5'' or 8.5'' square ruler on hand as well.

Commentaires

When I was learning to sew, I always had problems with some fabrics and using rulers on them...

The Multicolored Diary
Jackie a dit…
Rulers and cutting tools are a definite necessity for quilting hey. Just stopping in to say "Hi" and Happy Easter! I hope your Friday/Saturday is a good one. Jackie's Bookbytes Letter R
Janet a dit…
Rulers are important with paper crafting too although to be honest sometimes I'm a little off. I think it matters more to be straight in quilting.

Janet’s Smiles
Liz A. a dit…
Those are some great rulers. I had had no idea they were made that well for cutting fabric until I started watching sewing shows a few years back. I remembered the notions from when I was in school. Such great stuff nowadays. Makes the sewing much easier.
Hi Zalka, now rulers have anti-slip pads under, so the fabric will not move, nor the ruler.
Wendy a dit…
I remember my mother buying those rulers for her quilt projects.