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Posted by Pati C. on January 31, 2008, 11:54 am
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And I discovered I really dislike using Thangles. <G> Got rid of the
ones I had after making one of the Thangles "Buck a Block" quilts.
Biggest pain I ever had. If I were to try to use them again, I would
probably cut my strips a bit wider than necessary and trim after sewing.
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I had so many problems with them it was almost a total mess. <VBG>
On the other hand, you say "rolls" Steve, I wonder if you mean Triangles
on a Roll, which are great. You do get a lot on a roll. I have one quilt
that has over 400 triangle squares in it that I did using Triangles on a
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Roll. Never would have made it without the rolls. <VBG>
Pati, in Phx.
steve wrote:
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> I've used thangles and gave my Mom some when we finished our Quilt(s) from
> Hades. I also used them on Bert's quilt. So easy to use and if I have to
> make a whole bunch again, the roll will come out again gladly and quickly.
> No rulers needed and for $8 I will be able to make 1000. Much cheaper than
> a ruler and if I get through the whole roll before I die, well, I'll spend
> another $8 or whatever it is by then.
>
> Steven
> Alaska
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> there's a way to perhaps "cheat" with a regular triangle ruler. I've got
> oodles of HSTs to make and don't want to have to wait for it to ship to me
> ... it's *not* that I want to capitalize on someone else's invention!!