Checker Newsletter

ACarolyn Griffin is a Checker sales rep who definitely knows our products.  She also has her own pattern line, Far Flung Quilts, and just produced her first notion – a five inch square that makes short work of cutting your own charm squares, The Charm Wizard.

When one of her stores was having trouble selling bundles of 1 1/2″ strips, Carolyn took it as a challenge to create a market for these fabrics!  And – wow!!!!  You will love it!

 

 

 

I got so excited I sewed two of these strips together to make a 2 1/2″ strip.

Then, she cut these strip sets with the Creative Grids strip rulers to make complicated designs quickly and easily.  In the case of this 60 degree strip ruler (Item #CGRSR60), every time you move the ruler along this pieced 2 1/2″ strip, you will cut 7 – 60 degree triangles with absolutely no waste of the fabric.

The top, left picture is an example of the completed hexagon created when cutting and sewing the triangles from a single 2 1/2″ strip.  The bottom picture is an example of it when two – 1 1/2″ strips are sewn together before cutting.  The block on the right is an example of what happens when you sew two – 2 1/2″ strips together and use the 60 degree double strip rulers (Item #CGRDBS60) that will be shipped in the next couple of weeks!

How fun is that!  And, when you sew two 1 1/2″ strips to a 2 1/2″ strip and use the double strip ruler – you get a hexagon with three stripes per triangle.  If you sew FOUR 1 1/2″ strips together – and then use the double strip ruler, you will get four stripes per triangle!  I can’t wait to play with these to see what happens when I sew combinations of these cuts!  The possibilities are endless – but I will keep you posted!

Item #CGRSR60 Retail $22.50

Item #CGRDBS60 Retail $25.00

Karen Montgomery created this pattern using the 60 degree single strip ruler – what a great way to introduce your customers to these rulers!

Item #TQC288 Retail $8.50

Look what happens when you do the same thing with the 90 degree strip rulers!  Every time you move the ruler, you will cut 5 – 90 degree triangles – with absolutely no waste!

Item #CGRSR90  Retail $22.50

Item #CGRDBS90 Retail $25.00

This Ohio Star quilt was created using the 90 degree strip ruler to form the star points.  This pattern is available to shop owners when they log in as a Checker customer.  Simply click on the Information tab and look under Creative Grids patterns.

The Trapezoid Strip ruler was the greatest surprise!  This “mini” version is fast and accurate – and looks like you spent hours cutting and piecing!  I will make the next one scrappy – but this will give you an idea of what the finished project would look like when you sew these trapezoids into a braid.

The cover quilt of the Jelly Roll book was created using these trapezoid shapes.

Item #Z2175  Retail $24.99

Item #CGRSRTRAP Retail $22.50

This bib and burp towel were created with the 45 degree strip ruler – but any of them could be used.

Again, this pattern is available to shop owners who are customers of Checker.  If you are a quilter, simply run a copy of this article and take it to your local quilt shop.  They can get the pattern for you.

The strip rulers are available for shipping now – the 45 degree strip ruler (CGRSR45); the 60 degree strip ruler (CGRSR60); the 90 degree strip ruler (CGRSR90), and the trapezoid ruler (CGRSRTRAP).  These rulers retail for $22.50.

The double strip rulers will ship in the next few weeks.  They include the 45 degree double strip ruler (CGRDBS45); the 60 degree double strip ruler (CGRDBS60); the 90 degree double strip ruler (CGRDBS90); and the 45 degree kaleidoscope double strip ruler (CGRDBSKL).