Marti Michell
Perfect Patchwork Templates & Rulers
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Perfect
Patchwork
Templates
I've known Marti Michell (and her husband Dick) for a long time. She and her husband started their business somewhere around the time that Dick and I started ours. I went to several seminars she sponsored with Mary Ellen Hopkins, and have learned a lot from Marti and her books over the years. I learned the wonderful techniques of strip piecing in its early days, and it's the only kind of quilting I've done. Marti was the same way, really sold on the speed of strip piecing.
That's why I wondered what on earth she was doing talking about templates at a trade show a while back. I kind of thought she'd "lost it" because I knew her life style hadn't slowed up any more than mine. I listened to her politely, smiled and went on my way. I actually did that twice.
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Then I went to judge the Product Excellence Awards for the craft and hobby industry, and Marti's was one of the entries in the quilting division. I honestly thought she'd probably done a great job with the product, but it wouldn't be anything that would fit in our shop. But this time I had the time to really examine what she was talking about, and, guess what! She's right again!
Marti's templates combine with rotary cutting and she's still on the fast track! It slows you down when you guess at pieces like the triangle added to the square below on the left if you guess wrong. Marti's way is to take the time to clip the corners, and there's no time spent ripping! Things fit together better, lie flatter, and it speeds up the whole process.
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8" x 24" My Favorite Mitering Ruler
Cuts 45 degree diamonds and mitered corners on quilt borders. Pefect for mitered sashings and blocks like Attic Windows, too!
80525 $24.00
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2 1/2" Stripper Templates
Jelly Rolls and other 2-1/2-inch fabric strip sets are quite the rage. Use our new 2-1/2-inch Strippers template to cut these shapes from the pre-cut strips with virtually no waste: Hexagon, 60-degree Diamond, 45-degree Diamond, Equilateral Triangle, 60-degree Conehead and the small triangle that matches the hexagon for another I Spy size.
40520 $14.00
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Log Cabin Ruler #8038
For 1" and 2" finished strip widths. Acrylic ruler is 4 1/2" x 15". Make blocks up to 14" square. If you want ease, efficiency and accuracy when cutting Log Cabin strips to exact length , look no further! If you have always cut Log Cabin strips to length after sewing them, we hope you will look carefully at the advantages of our new rulers. You may be as surprised as we were to discover how much more quickly-and accurately-blocks can be sewn by first cutting to the exact length.
17089 $15.00
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Log Cabin Ruler #8037
For 3/4" and 1 1/2" finished strip widths. Acrylic ruler is 3 3/4" x 15". Make blocks up to 13 1/2" square. If you want ease, efficiency and accuracy when cutting Log Cabin strips to exact length , look no further! If you have always cut Log Cabin strips to length after sewing them, we hope you will look carefully at the advantages of our new rulers. You may be as surprised as we were to discover how much more quickly-and accurately-blocks can be sewn by first cutting to the exact length.
17096 $14.00
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Log Cabin ABCs
by Marti Michell
Tips and tricks, detailed instructions for cutting with the Log Cabin Rulers (below), full-size patterns, and how-to's for making 14 quilts in a variety of Log Cabin styles, including Courthouse Steps and Off-Center Log Cabin.
19810 $20.00
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Double Wedding Ring Template Set
7 template pieces with holes for marking for matching seams and some dot-to-dot piecing. Based on a 12" square, so it's easy to know how many blocks to make. Finished circular design is approximately 17" across.
86965 $42.00
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The Dresden Plate Set
4 pieces for cutting 6 shapes. 7", 10 1/2", and 12" dresden plates for making 9", 12", and 15" blocks.
Includes detailed instructions for: Making Dresden Plate Blocks, THe LINE AND TURN APPLIQUE TECHNIQUE, and 14 Dresden Plate variations.
72938 $19.95
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The Mini Dresden Plate Set
4 pieces for making 3" and 5 1/2" dresden plates on 4" and 6" blocks.
Includes detailed instructions for: Making Dresden Plate Blocks, THe LINE AND TURN APPLIQUE TECHNIQUE, and 16 Dresden Plate variations.
72908 $16.00
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Set A
3" Square & Component Shapes, 7 Pieces
31488 $17.00
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Set B
4" Square & Component Shapes, 7 Pieces
31489 $21.00
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Set C
Bonus shapes that complement set A, 7 Pieces
32448 $21.00
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Set D
Bonus shapes that complement set B, 7 Pieces
32449 $22.00
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Set E
45 Degree Diamond plus bonus shapes, 7 Pieces
31490 $23.00
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Set F
Makes a 12" block. Includes instructions for 3 quilts. 5 Pieces
42812 $12.00
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Set G: Small Hexagons Plus
9 pieces for cutting 11 shapes. Based on 1" and 2& hexagons, plus component shapes.
42808 $25.00
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Set H: Large Hexagons Plus
3 pieces for cutting 11 shapes. Based on 1.5" and 3& hexagons, plus component shapes.
42813 $20.00
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Set J: The Small House Set
6 pieces for cutting 10 shapes. Makes a 6" finished block.
42814 $19.00
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Set K: The Large House Set
7 pieces for cutting 11 shapes. Makes a 12" finished block. Includes patterns for house variations.
42809 $24.00
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Set L: The 12" 7-Patch Block Set
6 pieces for cutting 8 shapes. Makes 12" blocks and other sizes. Includes cutting tips.
42810 $20.00
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Set M: The 12" 5-Patch Block Set
5 pieces for cutting 7 shapes. Makes 12" blocks and other sizes. Includes cutting tips.
42811 $18.00
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Set N: The Mini Geometrics
5 pieces for cutting 6 shapes based on a 1" Square and a .75" Hesagon. Use independently or with other sets of Perfect Patchwork Templates.
44348 $15.00
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Set O: Feathered Star 1, 19 5/8"
5 pieces, 6" center square.
56805 $15.00
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Set P: Feathered Star 2, 27 5/8"
5 pieces, 8 1/2" center square.
59869 $22.00
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