![]() ![]() Turn the ruler around and repeat the previous row. Stitch across the row until you hit the stitching line of the design on the end. If you slipped even the teeniest amount with the first stitching, you may have to do some “fudging”. It is more important that you keep the ruler over the previously stitched design, than trying to line it up with any of the marked lines. Notice the circle in the photo where you will begin stitching. Lay the ruler over the previously stitched design. Staying on that same border, you will stitch back and forth again. Line it up on the marked lines and stitch back to the original corner. Stitch to the opposite corner stopping on the intersecting lines. Position the 1 1/2″ Wave Ruler with the lines over the marked lines as you see in the photo. Lower the needle into the corner where lines intersect lower the foot. We will start with the longer design stitched in the longer border strips without seams. The outer border has two different lengths of borders. Continue the diagonal lines out to the corners of the block. Mark the outer border with center lines and lines 1/4″ from the center lines as you did for the inside border. Moving on to the outside border, we will be using the 1 1/2” wave ruler. Turn the ruler around and stitch back to where you started. You should be about 1 1/2″ from the corner. Stitch to the end of the row, stopping on the center line with needle down. You will start with the small inside curve. Lower the needle at this point on the center line. From the corner, where the previously stitched design ends, measure in 1 1/2″. The other two borders are shorter, but still done the same way. Repeat the design in the opposite border. Know that if the ruler slips at all in the first stitching line, you may have to do a little adjusting in the second row of stitching. Turn the ruler in the opposite direction and line up the lines again. The row should end with a complete pattern at the other intersection of lines. When you first place the ruler and line up the ruler lines with the marked lines, you will be starting on the slope of the first wave. The lines on the ruler should lay on the 1/4″ lines marked on the fabric. Place the 1” Wave Ruler with the wave pointed towards the outer border. Lower the needle into the corner intersection as seen in previous photo and lower the foot. We will be stitching two long designs and two short designs. Mark lines 1/4” to each side of this center line. Check out the lines on the rulers to see how far apart they are, and then draw your lines accordingly.īegin with the first border of our block. If you are creating your own design, place whatever lines you feel you may need to keep a design straight. Here I have drawn lines 1/4” on each side of the center line. If you would like to draw out this design or play with your own design, begin by drawing a centering line on paper. By placing a pencil in the center of the disc and drawing along the edge of the ruler you are getting the actual size and shape of the design. This little device is something most ruler companies carry. To play with creating designs before you actually get to the fabric, you may want to use a “pattern wheel” or a “stitching line disc” to draw 1/4″ away from the ruler so you can see exactly how the design will stitch out. When playing with wave rulers, you may use them for simple waves to fill an area, or you can overlap the waves to create wonderful geometric designs. Now it is time to move onto the wave design in the borders. When all the rows of stitching are complete, stitch in the ditch all the way around the 9-Patch. When the final vertical row has been stitched, stitch in the ditch to the corner and up the side to begin horizontal rows. Stitch vertical lines across the square varying the spacing and the curves. To move to the next line of stitching, stitch in the ditch. Move the ruler and continue to the bottom edge of the 9-Patch. When you get to the end of the Good Measure Wave Ruler, there will be a notch. The ruler may be held straight at times or at different angles at times. Begin at the top edge of the 9-Patch a little in from the corner. Use the gentle curved side of the 1” Wave ruler or the gentle side of the BERNINA Ruler. Remember if you are at a sit down machine, you should get used to quilting both horizontally and vertically and not turn your fabric. We will begin with the center 9-Patch, quilting wavy lines both horizontally and vertically. These designs could be done with the BERNINA Ruler, but they will just look different as the wave is smaller. I have used Good Measure Amanda Murphy Every Wave Ruler Set, but you can also see there is a BERNINA Wave ruler. Take a look at the roadmap to see how we are going to use these rulers. This month it is all about stitching waves-a very easy and a very versatile design. ![]()
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