I have been a little obsessed with making quilts lately and today I wanted to share a little gadget that has made cutting with my ruler soooo much easier. Have you heard of True Grips? I thought I spent my extra time during covid mostly painting every bit of my house. But I did an inventory as I moved my sewing space and found that I have FIVE quilt tops that I never quilted. Gotta get on that!
What are True Grips?
True Grips are a non slip adhesive rings, or circle stickers, that you can put on the back of any ruler to help it stay in place while you cut. I've had mine on my ruler for over 5 years and they are still holding strong. I can't recommend this product from the Grace Company enough.
Honestly, in years past, I did most of my cutting with the mat on the floor so I can put my knee on one end of the ruler and my hand on the other end so the ruler doesn’t slide as I cut. That changed when I started using True Grips. I’ve found that one hand is enough and I’ve actually been cutting with the mat on the table instead.
After seeing how well they worked on my big ruler I stuck them on my my smaller rulers as well and I still have leftover. Anyway they are pretty inexpensive and totally worth it. You can use the leftover sticker bits for bumpers on your cabinets and drawers or stick them to the bottom of your presser foot to keep it from scooting away as you sew.
I’m adding True Grips to the list of my favorite notions. You can find them for sale through the TrueCut Site and Amazon. I bet they are at your local quilt shop too.
Happy Sewing!
