The first class I took - we traced templates/pattern pieces, and then we cut around the pieces and traced around the templates on our fabrics.
I think the only equipment we needed was:
Fabric
Needles
Pins
Thread
Template plastic - if one is very frugal, one can use plastic lids and other clear or semi-opaque plastic to make the templates
Scissors
#2 Pencil
A small 6-inch ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. At that stage, just one of the little inexpensive "grade-school" rulers work just fine.
Jinny Beyer - one of the "notables" in the quilting world - still hand-pieces many of her quilts.
Last edited by bearisgray; 10-20-2015 at 01:24 PM.