Marti Michell’s Kaleido-Ruler

I really never thought that any sort of illusionary work would ever emerge from my work room.  I always thought it was for the “designers” and “artists”.

The first 3-D piece inter city  was a real eye opener.  I’d never used Marti Michell templates before.  Any template/technique ruler I had used was usually for curves.  The last one I remember is the Melon Block from Elisa’s Backporch which is still available on our site. www.joannescreativenotions.com

The Kaleido-Rulers from Marti Michell are really easy to use.   I always test a product by    seeing what I can do just using the instructions that  come with the item.  Sometimes, as I did this time, I don’t follow them exactly either.  The Instructions with this ruler describe how to make a 6″ block.  I didn’t have enough fabric. I wanted to make a 4″ block.   The point is the instructions are clear.

The real key is the 67 1/2 degree angle at the lower edge of the triangle.  The other little mathematical quirk I noticed was the width of the strip to make the setting triangle.  This of coarse didn’t really matter because the ruler has all the math done.

Both the Small 2” - 8” Kaleido-Ruler #MM8641 and the Large 6” to 16” Ruler #MM8642 are available on our site. www.joannescreativenotions.com

The next product to test is the New Hexagon Ruler.  As usual I don’t have an easy sample in mind.
Check back for the results.