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What Are The ‘Must Have’ Quilting Tools? Part 2
Welcome back to our must have quilting special. In prior articles, we covered the core tools that without them, it might be almost impossible to make a quilt.
In this piece, we’ll be having a look at some items that are not ‘critical ‘ to the quilt making process, but without them, it would probably take far longer and be much tougher.
Basting Gun
If you’ve never seen a basting or tacking gun, the easiest way to describe it is as a material stapler that uses transparent plastic instead of steel staples.
These staples are engineered to dissolve in a warm wash. The idea here is that you staple your top cover, batting and bottom cover together with these and then run it through your sewing machine.
Once stitching is complete, you then put the quilt in the wash and the staples come out.
Pins – and lots of them!
If you don’t use a basting gun, you’re going to need something to hold the quilt together while you stitch it. Here’s where pins come in.
Pins have been used for years and years as the default option when making a quilt. Many quilters still wish to use pins over a basting gun also , as its quick, simple and doesn’t run any chance of damaging a quilt.
Calculator
I am not good with math, thats why I will always keep one of these handy. Even for easy sums, there are a couple of times I have double-checked on the calculator to be sure my mathematics was correct.
Its prevented me from a few erroneous head calculations and some massively mis-measured quilts.
Tape Measure
A tape measure is a great way to swiftly and accurately make any measures for your quilt. It goes around corners and can wrap to almost any shape to offer you an accurate measurement of anything one meter or under.
This comes in especially handy if you’re measuring up fabrics for a patchwork quilt.
Its always a welcome addition in my quilting kit.
Well, that wraps up this guide on ‘must have ‘ tools for quilting, hopefully you’ve got some good ideas on what you may need or at the very least has confirmed that your kit is complete!
To get more excellent tips about how to make a patchwork quilt, check out Jane Green’s how to make a patchwork quilt website now!
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