Your Top Five MUST-HAVE Tools (Non-electric/electronic)
03-01-2011, 07:39 AM
#41
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
Posts: 1,329
I'm a tool junkie. If I had to get rid of everything else, I would absolutely keep:
24 x 36 Olfa cutting mat
45 mm rotary cutter
6 x 24 omnigrid ruler
curved safety pins for basting
dependable basic sewing machine
These are the most versatile and useful tools for the quilts I make.
24 x 36 Olfa cutting mat
45 mm rotary cutter
6 x 24 omnigrid ruler
curved safety pins for basting
dependable basic sewing machine
These are the most versatile and useful tools for the quilts I make.
03-01-2011, 07:50 AM
#42
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Kansas
Posts: 50
My Martelli cutting mat. Also my Dr Slick scissors. You find them in Fly shops. They are made in Pakistan but Dr. Slick takes them apart and hand sharpens them. They have a nice opening for your fingers and they are super sharp. Not nearly as expensive as Ginghers. You can get a pair for about $11.00. Oh, I also love my Ott light.
03-01-2011, 08:58 AM
#43
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Atlanta, Ga
Posts: 1,516
thread snips,
1/4 " foot,
sewing machine,
Ott light,
orange stick (to use as stiletto),
good seam ripper,
fresh sewing machine needles changed often,
rotary cutters and mats (24 x 36 for home, 18 x 24 for
travel), lots of fresh blades,
rulers ( 6 1/2 x 6 1/2, 6 x 12, 5 x 18 Optima with lip, mainstay 6 1/2 x 24, just replaced my old one, I've shaved
the sides off too much),
60 " cloth measuring tape,
lots of bobbins,
good iron,
tomato pin cushions,
standing case from Bernina for feet and other stuff,
books
1/4 " foot,
sewing machine,
Ott light,
orange stick (to use as stiletto),
good seam ripper,
fresh sewing machine needles changed often,
rotary cutters and mats (24 x 36 for home, 18 x 24 for
travel), lots of fresh blades,
rulers ( 6 1/2 x 6 1/2, 6 x 12, 5 x 18 Optima with lip, mainstay 6 1/2 x 24, just replaced my old one, I've shaved
the sides off too much),
60 " cloth measuring tape,
lots of bobbins,
good iron,
tomato pin cushions,
standing case from Bernina for feet and other stuff,
books
03-01-2011, 09:01 AM
#44
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: GREAT STATE OF TEXAS
Posts: 1,415
Good quality rotary cutter (Omnigrid, Olfa or Fiskars)
Good quality cutting mat (same as above)
6 x 24 rotary ruler
Square ruler 12 1/2" most handy
Fine pins for piecing
Good quality thread (I prefer all cotton for piecing & quilting)
Good quality cutting mat (same as above)
6 x 24 rotary ruler
Square ruler 12 1/2" most handy
Fine pins for piecing
Good quality thread (I prefer all cotton for piecing & quilting)
03-01-2011, 09:19 AM
#47
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: GREAT STATE OF TEXAS
Posts: 1,415
Originally Posted by luvspaper
Rotary cutter
Mat
Ruler (see through 6 1/2 x 13 is a good size for me)
printer (to print free patterns off of the internet!)
good sewing machine
Mat
Ruler (see through 6 1/2 x 13 is a good size for me)
printer (to print free patterns off of the internet!)
good sewing machine
03-01-2011, 09:28 AM
#48
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Front row
Posts: 14,646
Some quilters seem to enjoy quilting the bare bones way with only scissors, needle and thread, and fabric. I love new ways to do something and if I find a tool that makes the parts I don't care for easier to do then I'm thrilled.
The Simplicity bias machine is great. At first I didn't care for it but I kept using it and discovering it was always me that was messing up not the machine.
I bought the 2 1/2" tip to make the straight binding. I can make binding in minutes with no tedious pressing or keeping the binding evenly folded which was impossible for me. I cut perfect 2 1/2" strips with my Go in seconds, sew the ends together, and run through the binding machine and have perfect custom binding for a king size quilt in no time. Over and done with. I didn't like one binding I put on a large quilt and instead of wishing I hadn't used it, I made another binding and sewed it over the binding on the quilt and loved it. If I didn't have the tools to do it easy and fast I'd still not liking that binding every time I saw it and thinking I really need to make a different binding one day.
The Simplicity bias machine is great. At first I didn't care for it but I kept using it and discovering it was always me that was messing up not the machine.
I bought the 2 1/2" tip to make the straight binding. I can make binding in minutes with no tedious pressing or keeping the binding evenly folded which was impossible for me. I cut perfect 2 1/2" strips with my Go in seconds, sew the ends together, and run through the binding machine and have perfect custom binding for a king size quilt in no time. Over and done with. I didn't like one binding I put on a large quilt and instead of wishing I hadn't used it, I made another binding and sewed it over the binding on the quilt and loved it. If I didn't have the tools to do it easy and fast I'd still not liking that binding every time I saw it and thinking I really need to make a different binding one day.
03-01-2011, 11:16 AM
#49
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 1,370
Originally Posted by ptquilts
No rotary cutter or mat for me yet, I am still back in the 60's, lol. If I had one I might have shorter fingers by this time!
You don't know what you are missing!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
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