The Creative Grids® 3.5" x 18.5" Rectangle Quilt Ruler (CGR318) is a premium, intermediate cutting template optimized for splitting fat quarters, trimming border strips, and executing precise layout work. Laser-cut from heavy-duty, optical-grade acrylic, this versatile mid-length ruler delivers extreme measuring precision and steady hand leverage, allowing you to streamline fabric processing without bulk.
Key Features
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Patented Non-Slip Embedded Gripper Backing: Equipped with exclusive micro-textured friction rings on the reverse side that lock onto fabric instantly under downward cutting pressure, yet slide freely when relaxed.
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High-Contrast Dual Markings: Features sharp solid black grid lines and crisp white dashed indicators, ensuring perfect measurement visibility on dark, light, and multi-colored textiles.
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Integrated Multi-Angle Layout Lines: Built-in 30-degree, 45-degree, and 60-degree angle marks make cutting bias bindings, diamonds, and triangles clean and predictable.
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Specialized 3.5-Inch Width Profile: Tailored footprint provides an excellent structural surface area for intermediate strips, log cabin blocks, and handling pre-cut fabric selections.
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Laser-Smooth Edge Tracking: Extra-thick acrylic composition offers structural durability and seamless tracking for standard rotary cutter blades, keeping edge wear to a minimum.
Why Customers Love This Ruler
When working with standard yardage or squaring up border cuts, wide table tools block too much of your mat workspace, while tiny square templates can't reach far enough. The CGR318 provides a balanced design footprint. It stops fabric shifting completely, giving you clean, flat-set trims and saving expensive yards of fabric from ruinous miscuts. Its shape lines up naturally beneath your hand, giving you total stability and zero wobbling near the cutting margin.
Perfect For
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Quilters looking to cut intermediate fabric strips, sashing blocks, and binding rolls smoothly.
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Sewists needing a portable, mid-sized straight-edge template for pattern adjustments and checking small grainlines.
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Makers executing complex geometric blocks that require accurate angle paths and consistent sub-cuts.
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Crafters searching for an indispensable, professional studio tool that fits inside standard travel gear for workshops.
Included Accessories
Specifications
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Brand: Creative Grids®
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Model Number: CGR318
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Dimensions: 3.5 inches x 18.5 inches
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Shape: Rectangle
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Material: Heavy-duty, premium-grade laser acrylic
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Country of Origin: Made in the USA
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can this ruler clear the width of a standard folded fat quarter? A: Yes. Because fat quarters typically average around 18 inches on their shorter side, the 18.5-inch length of this tool lets you cleanly cut across the material width without running out of edge.
Q: Does it include fractions of an inch markers? A: Yes. The ruler features highly accurate 1-inch grid groupings containing explicit 1/8-inch, 1/4-inch, and 1/2-inch markings consistently around the outer margins for quick auditing.
Q: Will the gripper dots scratch delicate silks or batiks? A: No. Creative Grids® molds smooth, micro-textured friction tracks directly into the acrylic substrate rather than using sharp sand grains or flaky adhesives, giving you maximum hold without causing fabric snags.
