Quilting Supplies



Here is a list of supplies you will need for your new craft.
Part of the fun of starting a new hobby is learning about what kinds of supplies you will need to accomplish it.
There's something so satisfying about working with tools and supplies. While the craft of quilting doesn't technically
require much more than a good sewing machine, needles, thread and scissors, there are many wonderful supplies on
the market that will make quilting easier and more enjoyable.

Start with a sewing machine.
Though it is technically possible to sew a quilt without a machine, and some people still prefer to do it, most busy quilters
today prefer to use a machine.
You'll want to at least use it for piecing together the blocks for the quilt top, and after that you can choose to do the
actual quilting by hand or machine.
Many quilters would agree that the sewing machine is the most essential of your supplies, and so the soundest advice is
to buy the best you can afford.
There are many brands available such as Bernina, Pfaff, Janome, and Husqvarna Viking, to name a few.

Next on any quilter's list of supplies is a cutting tool.
Plain old fashioned scissors are good, and you'll need a pair dedicated to fabric and one for paper only (paper dulls
scissors very quickly).
However, as a quilter your new best friend is sure to be a rotary cutter and mat.
A rotary cutter is a much more efficient tool than the scissors you may be used to, and you can also cut pieces for quilt
blocks in volume with it.
You'll need a rotary mat to protect the surface you are working on.

You'll need fabric, of course, and most quilters use by 100 per cent cotton fabric.
The array of color and pattern that cotton fabric comes in is staggering.
You'll also want to put thread on your list of supplies.
You'll need pins for a variety of reasons. Pins seem to be one of those notions that quilters have very specific
preferences for-you might prefer straight pins made of all steel, or T-pins, or pins with the brightly colored heads.
You'll also need needles and a seam ripper.

Many quilters also consider a bulletin board as an essential tool.
This can be placed near where your sewing machine is set up and used as a place to pin swatches, arrange fabrics in
potential color combinations, and post ideas.
Quilting Supplies you will need
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