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How to Buy the Right Quilting Tools

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Channel: Howcast · 2010 · Howto & Style

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While there are many types of quilting tools, if you’re a beginning quilter, you’ll only need a few basic tools to start.

Step 1: Visit quilting craft store web sites
Visit quilting craft store web sites for descriptions of quilting tools along with tips for beginners. 

Step 2: Buy a rotary cutter and cutting mat
Buy a rotary cutter and self-healing cutting mat. 

Tip
Buy a rotary cutter with a retractable blade as a safety feature. 

Step 3: Buy a measuring tool for rotary cutting
Buy a measuring tool for rotary cutting. A clear plastic ruler provides a simple guideline, especially for beginners with shaky hands. 

Step 4: Buy a variety scissors
Buy scissors that are different sizes. Use an inexpensive pair for cutting template materials, snips for trimming threads, applique scissors for close, precise cutting, and 6-inch straight trimmers for most fabric weights. 

Tip
Scissors should feel comfortable in your hand. Spring action scissors are for users with weak hands.

Step 5: Buy packs of needles and pins of various sizes
Buy packs of sewing needles and pins of various sizes to sample which best suits your quilting activities. Straight pins easily pierce layers of fabric, pins with glass heads won’t melt when you're using a steam iron. 

Step 6: Buy templates and marking tools
Buy templates and marking tools, including transparent plastic template materials or pre-cut templates. A no. 2 lead pencil and a .5 millimeter mechanical pencil are common marking tools. 

Step 7: Use a household steam iron with a pressing surface
Use a common household steam iron with a pressing surface. 

Did You Know?
Quilting can be traced back to ancient Egypt and China where three layers of fabric were stitched together to keep the middle layer from slipping and clumping.

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