Square up pieced blocks and half-square triangles to 6 1/2 inches and subcut strips and scraps into squares up to that size. The 1 inch grid carries 1/8 inch marks, one 45 degree line runs corner to corner, a 1/4 inch dashed seam line sits inside two edges, and the embedded non-slip grip holds the ruler still when you press down. Rachel Cross of Creative Grids designed the square series with its Turn-a-Round numbering, so one ruler reads in whole inches from two edges and in half inches from the other two.

What's Included

The 6 1/2 inch square ruler only. This listing does not include fabric, rotary cutter, and cutting mat.

How to Use It

Black numbers in white dots run 1 to 6 along two adjoining edges, and those edges carry the narrow 1/4 inch grip band: measure from them to cut whole inches. Turn the ruler around and the white numbers in black dots, 1 1/2 to 5 1/2, read from the other two edges, which carry the wider 1/2 inch grip band: measure from these to cut half-inch sizes, which is where a piece that finishes at a whole inch lands after you add the seam allowance. The grid lines are the same; the edge you measure from decides the reading. Every grid line and all four outer edges carry 1/8 inch tick marks, with longer ticks at the quarters and halves.

The 45 degree line runs corner to corner. Set it on the diagonal seam of a half-square triangle, line the unit's size up on the grid, trim the two exposed sides, then turn the unit and trim the other two. The 1/4 inch dashed line inside the two whole-inch edges is the seam allowance line: set it on a drawn line or a point to trim 1/4 inch beyond it. White horizontal and vertical lines cross at the center with a small circle: center them on an appliqued or embroidered block, or on a motif to fussy cut, and square up around it. The ruler slides on the fabric while you position it; pressing down engages the grip.

Perfect For

• Squaring 6 inch finished blocks (6 1/2 inches unfinished) before assembly
• Trimming half-square and quarter-square triangles up to 6 1/2 inches on the diagonal line
• Subcutting strips and scraps into squares and rectangles up to 6 1/2 inches
• Centering and squaring appliqued and embroidered blocks on the center lines

Fit and Limits

The 6 1/2 inch square is a common first square ruler. This ruler squares blocks and units that finish at 6 inches or smaller. Larger blocks need a larger square; the series goes up to 20 1/2 inches. One diagonal line squares half-square triangles. There are no 30 or 60 degree lines. The eighth-inch marks are tick marks on the grid lines, not full lines across the ruler. For full eighth-inch lines in this size, use the Itty-Bitty Eights 6-Inch Square by Lisa Bongean.

Product Details

• Brand: Creative Grids
• Item #: CGR6
• Designer: Rachel Cross
• Category: Quilting Rulers
• Type: Ruler
• Total Size: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
• Material: Acrylic with embedded non-slip grip
• Markings: 1 inch black grid with 1/8 inch tick marks; whole-inch numbers in white dots on two sides and half-inch Turn-a-Round numbers in black dots on the other two; one 45 degree line corner to corner; 1/4 inch dashed seam line on two sides; white centering lines
• Grip: 1/4 inch band on the whole-inch sides, 1/2 inch band on the half-inch sides
• Includes: Ruler only
• Made in the USA

Need a Different Square Size?

Creative Grids makes this square in sizes from 1 1/2 through 20 1/2 inches, all by Rachel Cross. Browse the Creative Grids Square Rulers collection for the other sizes. A left-handed version of this size is the Left Handed 6-1/2-Inch Square (CGR6LEFT).