From – Jan 10, 2010
One of my very favorite tools for perfectly completing my quilt pattern is called “Clearly Perfect Angles”. It is made of that clingy acrylic material that sits right on top of your sewing machine bed and doesn’t move. I have seen plastic versions of the same think that you have to tape in place. Clearly Perfect Angles just stays where you put it.
The same results could be achieved by carefully placed masking tape but tape does have its disadvantages. The Clearly Perfect Angles doesn’t have any adhesive, so none is left on your machine. It is very easily placed and removed as often as necessary.
The wonderful thing about this tool is that you can zip through as many half square triangles as needed, knowing that the seam for each is in exactly the same place as the seam for the previous square. Making perfect half-square triangles every time means that my quilt top pieces together exactly the way that the quilt pattern says it is supposed to. I could not believe how fast the tail of squares grew.
However, I leave the sheet on my machine all of the time and not only for making half squares. The seam guide makes all of my ¼ inch seams perfect. Seam guides that are longer than the face plate on your sewing machine really help make your seams more uniform, therefore, making your quilt design shape just the way you want it.
Just my tip for an easier quilt top piecing. Many local shops carry Clearly Perfect Angles and if yours doesn’t ask. Anything to make “perfect angles” is a winner in my book.
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Karen Dennison
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