Description
Cut and trim pieces for miniature quilts in 1/8 inch steps with one 3 x 7 inch ruler. Dashed 1 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch grid lines keep the fabric edge visible under every line, black diamonds mark the eighths, and white diamonds mark the quarters. Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings designed this rectangle and the 6 inch square for her own miniature quilts, where a cut off by a thread shows in a 1/2 inch finished square. She uses the 3 x 7 most when she makes a mini, because it fits in her hand around the small pieces.
What's Included
The Itty-Bitty Eights 3 x 7 inch ruler only. This listing does not include fabric or other notions.
How to Use It
Full dashed lines run the length of the ruler at every 1/8 inch across the 3 inch width, alternating black and white so one shows on any fabric. Crosswise, dashed lines fall at each whole inch with 1/8 inch tick marks on them, and the whole inches number 1 to 6 in black diamonds from both ends, so the ruler reads the same whichever way it lies. Both 3 inch ends carry a row of fractions: 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, and 7/8 in black diamonds, 1/4 and 3/4 in white. Find the fraction there and follow its line down the ruler to the cut. Across the width, white diamonds mark the half inches: 1/2, 1 1/2, and 2 1/2.
The ruler slides on the fabric while you position it; pressing down engages the embedded grip.
Perfect For
- Cutting strips and pieces for miniature quilts in eighth-inch widths
- Cutting 1/4 inch inner borders and narrow sashing for minis
- Trimming small units such as pinwheels and nine-patches
- Subcutting small pieces from larger cuts for other projects
Fit and Limits
The eighth-inch lines run the length of the ruler. Across the 3 inch width, you read eighths from the fraction rows at each end and the tick marks on the inch lines. If you need eighth-inch lines in both directions, use the Itty-Bitty Eights 6-Inch Square; it also has a 45 degree line, which this ruler does not. The ruler is 7 inches long. For longer strips in eighths, use the Charming Itty-Bitty Eights 5-Inch x 15-Inch Rectangle.
Product Details
- Brand: Creative Grids
- Item #: CGRPRG1
- Designer: Lisa Bongean
- Category: Quilting Rulers
- Type: Ruler
- Total Size: 3 x 7 inches
- Material: Acrylic with embedded non-slip grip
- Markings: Dashed 1 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch grid lines; 1/8 inch positions on black diamonds, 1/4 inch positions on white diamonds; whole inches numbered 1 to 6 from both ends; fraction rows at both 3 inch ends
- Includes: Ruler only
- Made in the USA
Need a Different Itty-Bitty Eights Size?
The Itty-Bitty Eights line comes in four sizes, all by Lisa Bongean: this 3 x 7 inch rectangle, the 5 x 15 inch rectangle, the 6 inch square, and the 8 x 24 inch XL rectangle. See the Itty-Bitty Eights collection for all four. For rectangle rulers without the eighth-inch lines, browse the Creative Grids Rectangular Rulers collection.
Specifications
| Brand | Creative Grids |
| Craft | Quilting |
| Designer | Lisa Bongean |
| Product Type | Ruler |
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