I have ZERO notions... what do I really need?
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: NY
Posts: 2,497
I agree with the idea of 'what did you use most at your relative's home' theory. I started out with a rotary cutter/18x24" cutting mat/ 6" ruler combo, white thread (dark blue and black also if you can), extra bobbins, size 11 sewing machine needles, fiscar's heavy duty scissors, seam ripper, sewing box, nice long pins. Got my pins from a LQS, not from local JoAnns. What I didn't have and have only just discovered was a walking foot for my machine. Had I known about it, I would've bought one years ago!
Welcome and good luck!
Welcome and good luck!
#23
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: N. Florida
Posts: 4,568
Something I have to have in my sewing room is Easy Kut Spring Action Scissors. I have several pair that I bought from Nancy's Notions. I keep them all over my sewing area. I use these at the machine and the cutting table. So much easier to handle then the big scissors when you are cutting machine threads. You may not be able to find that exact scissor but you may find something similar. Here's a picture.
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#26
Lots of info here... have fun! Don't buy a larger mat than you have space for. The rotating ones are fun, but not as serviceable (IMHO) as the OLFA mats 18 x 24 minimum size. I have the 24 x 36 and it fits great on the kitchen counters.... my friend has one so large it doesn't fit any place except the dining room table... not a bad thing if you can cut at that height...
#27
Long thin glass head pins. Sometimes they are called silk pins. I used the plastic head pins when I first started quilting. The were called quilting pins and are thick and melt. Two bad things if you are quilting.
Everyone else has covered the basics. I would add a good book like the Ultimate quilters guide. I refer to this book all the time for how to's. Welcome to the board from eastern Pa.
Everyone else has covered the basics. I would add a good book like the Ultimate quilters guide. I refer to this book all the time for how to's. Welcome to the board from eastern Pa.
Last edited by ube quilting; 02-24-2012 at 05:30 PM.
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 453
I have a novel idea....why not join a quilt guild and tell the nice ladies you are just getting started and aren't too proud to accept "charity"! I recently brought a lady to my sewing circle with a new embroidery machine and she didn't know stabalizer from a hoop! We all brought a little bit (some pretty threads, machine needles, stabalizer we weren't using, etc) and she was over the moon. None of us will miss the little bits and pieces, and she has something to start with, without going shopping! One lady even shared a pair of curved scissors she just couldn't get the hang of because some of us are left handed! Linda
#30
I agree. Put the rotating mat on your wish list. Get the largest regular mat you can afford right now.
I would hold off on the rotating cutting mat until you are very, very comfortable with the whole rotary cutting process. Normally the rotating mats are quite small, and I just believe that for someone just starting out on this awesome journey of quilting would do better to buy the largest, stationary mat that you can afford.
Good luck with your quilting and welcome to the board.
Good luck with your quilting and welcome to the board.
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