Below is a picture of one that is made with pvc pipes and its portable too! My finished blocks would never be the size the pattern said they should be! I would really love to win the Angler 2. Thank you. I actually just went through the VERY same thing with the snap setter from JoAnnsno matter how closely I followed the directions, even googled more, ALL of my snaps turned out like crap. WOW! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, MumCraft Multipurpose Sewing Clips with Tin Box Package, Assorted Colors, Pack of 100, MumCraft Multipurpose Sewing Clips Pack of 160, with Premium Storage Tin Box Package, Assorted Colors. This is another tool that I got to work hand-in-hand with the Machingers Gloves. I have the 12 ruler with 1/2 increments, though I know they make other variations of it too. This is also great for fabric designers, as you can put your Pantone swatches on it. Some I already use (Im an ardent supporter of the Thimblepads after being recommended them!) They are also great for attaching quilt binding, as the seam allowance is marked on the clip. You never have to worry, ever, having any marking showing through, they just fade away. I asked several quilting friends to recommend their favourites and have give-aways for a few of them too. I d like to win Angler 2 . I actually have a second glue product that I love, and it is the Glue Tips from Purple Daisies. I love to use my thread cutter when I chain piece things. I love my Chocoliner (mentioned above). (not the air erase) There is a liquid called Blue Line Eraser. One more thing that is absolutely worth the $199 purchase price in amount of back pain saved the GROLAND kitchen island from IKEA. I love my Quilt In A Day Triangle Square Up Rulers. I started out trying to be cheap with the 10 pack, and once I tried them I realized I would need more, so I got another 50 pack. Cool idea on the pincushion from the chicken feeder. This is a starch alternate spray for flattening fabrics while quilting. . Im a quilting newbie so Im still learning lots. What a fun article, Sara! I zipped through pressing half inch hems in place on a very large project without burning my fingers. Hope you enjoyed my little list! and the Wacker Seams Perfect. Love my rotary cutter most. Good to know. Great job with this, everyone!!! Its fairly large and slides really easily under my project as I pin from one section to the next. Folded Corner Clipper by Prairie Sky Quilting, Piece-lique for Drunkards Path and Circles tutorial, http://www.clover-usa.com/p/hot-hemmer-7806?pp=24, http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/06/simple-sewing-tools/. It has a spring loaded blade cover too that is very cool. If you have used Best Press, how do you think it compares to BP? You have some amazing tools there! Im sure these tools will make my sewing easier and better! I can design with it, research a quilt I am working on, find free patterns, tips and a whole lot more. I love the idea of the Perfect Piecing Seam Guide. I just listed this particular site so you can see it. Especially good when you get a pin stuck where your fingers dont fit, also good to pass over a finished product to look for stragglers. Bamboo skewers. Im not sure how much easier it can get than that. Clover clips are amazing! My favorite tool is the Wing Clipper. Mine is invaluable. I also have the machingers gloves even though I only do straight line quilting they make a big big difference for me being able to control my quilt. I would love to win. Ooooh theres some great ideas there! I have had mixed experience on the Frixion pens, had it leave a mark that did not come off one of my fabrics. This post was one of my first when I started blogging over 3 years ago. Great list! I use it everytime I am in my workspace to clean up stray threads. I would like to have the angler 2. It glides right over the fabric. Also interested in that ruler for HSTs- does it do anything that the Easy Angle does not do? They are made by Pilot, and theyll just be in the section with the pens. Below is one of many to make for yourselfits from a chicken feeder!! Half-Square Triangle Stencil No more cutting and marking squares! Join my email list to receive my free Oslo Craft Bag sewing pattern! Cant tell you how many times I used to end up with them in my feet because theyd roll off the table when I was busy sewing. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Thanks for doing this. When cutting fabric strips on the bias and sewing them together, Im always eyeballing how I should sew the strip and at what angle, and sometimes it comes out wrong. Its marked for 1/4, 1/2 and 3/8 binding widths and makes beautiful mitred corners on all my quilt bindings. You can press right on the ruler and get accurate hems. http://www.studio180design.net/. I am crazy about it. I dont have a huge collection of tools mainly basics like the rotary blade and cutting mat etc. I cant live without my Gypsy Gripper. It also gets the sides of the quilts pushed out and made just perfect. Thanks for doing this nice give away ! I have been thinking about the sliding sheet as i have begun to quilt many more of my quilts. When I am sewing, say, the lining of a bag to the zipper, this sometimes is done by hand. So frustrating! and can easily find and compare. 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Its nice to hear the likes and dislikes about the gadgets. The glue bottle lids are no good to me as we dont have Elmers glue, im not even sure what it is. I found that regular scissors were too cumbersome.). What a great list youve made! It helps keep your seams accurate when your fingers cant do it for you. I use it every time I have blocks to square up and absolutely love it. Yes, they do and cheaper, too, Im sure. I too like those Frixion pens, but dont leave your marked quilt in the car during winter. I have most of these tools, but I must say the Snap Setter is IRREPLACEABLE! Leave a comment below sharing your favourite Not So Basic quilting tool. There are lots of other helpful tips and hints, so feel free to browse around! But what Id like to share is so super simple..use an old refrigerator magnet to hold and attract pins. but I think I can see some shopping on my horizon!!!! I recommend the perfect binding miter by Glenna. Love my gadgets! Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. They are lightweight and form-fitting. pinks, purples, etc.) Most useful tool is unfortunately a good seam ripper. I was near tears. I think Id like the Half-Square Triangle Stencil (but the Angler 2 looks great too!). Now I just stick them on the magnet as I sew. And then last month, I headed away on vacation and came home with a Perfect Piecing Seam Guide. Thanks for this great list! One of my favorite tools is the Fiskars Thread Snips. Earlier in the year, I asked my friend Roseann for a recommendation for a fun quilting notion, and she suggested this ruler. I think Id like the Angler very much so! I do have one of those little plastic tools with the wire sticking out, to help with threading my hand sewing needle, but the wire comes out really easily. Thanks. I couldnt do quilts without my sewing machine, rotary cutter and mat, or the computer for the classes that I am taking. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It eliminates the necessity of drawing or pressing diagonal seam guide lines and is very accurate for chain piecing. Now, if someone would design a pair of scissors similar to pinking shears that would notch curves, I got some snap setter plier things a while ago, but still havent brought myself to using them yet! Thanks so much for this list and your comments! Great. I got the Yuzu scent, which is a pleasant floral/citrus smell. I would love the stencils, they look like a fun way to make half square triangles. Click HERE to the post that has all the tutorials for the ones Ive made so far. They have a finger grip that helps guide the fabric through your machine with less drag on the fabric. does the supreme slider and gloves mean you have overcome your fear of free motion?! Thank you. Thanks for writing my Christmas list. 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I didnt know about the purple thang having the 1/4 inch measure. Not too tall, not too short. I was suggested this at my local quilt shop, and its like magic! Its made of unfinished birch which gives it a nice crafty feel, in my opinion, and it has a sturdy shelf and hanging rails. Ive had mine for a few years now and use it quite often. Thanks for the chance :), I loved the pincusion with the cups around the circle! On to the recommendations from other quilting friends. Cindy, I love to hear about new sewing stuff! I saw it demonstrated by a gal that does whole cloth quilting and she just sprayed it after quilting and the lines all disappeared and no staining. Discover more about the small businesses partnering with Amazon and Amazons commitment to empowering them. Great review and I think I need to go shopping. I dont think there are many quilting tools more important than a good seam ripper. So much less stress on the little muscles in your fingers and hands. And that brown gunk can be transferred onto any fabric that I am working with. Besides my Frixion pens, this is the other thing that I cannot do without. I LOVE my Frixion markers, and use them a lot. Id take the Angler 2 or the Half Square Triangle stencil. The give-away is a set of 4 stencils: 1, 1-1/2, 2, and 2-1/2 finished sizes. My favourite tool is the Perfect Binding Miter from http://www.quiltsnstuff.net heres the link: http://quiltsnstuffbyglenna.mybigcommerce.com/brands/Quilting-Notion.html For starters, this tool helps you cut and trim flying geese and half-square triangle blocks and sew them without having to draw those diagonal lines on them first. Im always on the lookout for cool sewing/quilting tools and gadgets; anything to make sewing more enjoyable! The Snap Setter is amazing, just watched a demo on YouTube I had no idea these existed ! Visit Kittys blog to see the tool in action and Sunday Best Quiltworks for photo tutorials and a video. It would be nice not to have to draw lines! My seams were just too large and I would never get that scant 1/4 seam that many patterns call for. The parents loved that unsnapping didnt wake up a sleeping baby like Velcro. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I had one of these years ago, but when we moved I lost it. Its also only about 1 1/2 square in size, so its very easy to use and manoeuvre under the machine foot. It is good for embroidery or marking for quilting. I find it very helpful when stitching diagonal lines for half square triangles etc. I fixed this by using a plastic cutting mat that one would normally use for cutting vegetables. I would Love to win The Angler 2. It can be installed and reinstalled in minutes with a few pieces of painters tape. See also, last months post on Basic Quilting Tools. My first suggestion would be a hemostat cant tell you how many tubes I have had to turn for various reasons over the years and since buying a hemostat on amazon last year I am in love! They come in several sizes (I have S/M) and are washable). A recent favorite of mine is the Clover Hot Hemmer (http://www.clover-usa.com/p/hot-hemmer-7806?pp=24) from Joan Hawleys Press Perfect line. I couldnt really think of a reason why I would necessarily need/use them but girl, you are a genius Solids! 2020 Sew Sweetness. Im going to have to try the needle threader and wonderclips. Especially for bag-making, try to get through all those layers with regular pins; I had many a bent pin and pricked fingers before I found out about Wonder Clips. The Sewline Glue Pen I had glue EVERYWHERE! Im a bit new to quilting, but I love my rotary cutter and mat and I also have a large refrigerator magnet stuck on my sewing machine to catch pins when Im sewing. It can also do other angle cuts. I started using these gloves and it helped a lot with that. I dont have to worry about cutting the fabric and it goes so quick! Swatch Buddies are little sturdy plastic tags that are bundled together on a small chain, for putting your fabric swatches on. I certainly need a Supreme Slider! I am new to quilting and enjoy learning how to make different patterns and techniques. I dont know where Id be without it. This tool is especially great for machine quilting, when youd like to mark a quilting pattern on your quilt sandwich. Im running down some tools that Ive found lately some you may already have but hopefully youll see something new to consider adding to your arsenal! Gotta admit, Ive been using a hemostat for years. Washable glue stick and my orange peeler (free in a bag of orangeshas all the functions of a purple thang but free! Made a huge difference for me. Just perfect. Another tool that will help with stress on the shoulders and back, as it helps the quilts glide more easily through the machine. :). I also love basting spray. I like that these ThimblePads are sticky and reusable for several times. I must have hammered about 20 snaps in with the Joanns kit, and none of them were coming out right. You can get them in lots of different sizes which is useful depending on how long the tube is you are trying to turn. I would love to win the Angler 2. thank you. Love these items. I really can t miss the needle threader from Clover : By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies. I actually dropped my bottle right after I got it and the spray nozzle wouldnt press in after that, so I poured my Flatter liquid into a store-bought spray bottle (its a gigantic bottle for the amount of liquid I have, but oh well, it works). It saved the day! PS: Be sure to watch the great video on the page. I love my big ironing surface too. I love using a 173 ruler and a 55 square ruler and my rotary cutter and mat. =). I use my dining room table to pin baste most of my larger projects, but found that I was digging into the finish with the pins. Thanks for sharing a great post of cool sewing tools to try, I made a list of them as I will try them out! I would be lost without my seam ripper and that purple thang. I am a FMQ beginner and I love cheater needles for hiding the threads when I am free-motion quilting. I have never used anything on the give-aways, so whatever! I use them to organize projects, so I dont borrow fabric from a project before u get to work on them. I dont do a whole ton of free motion quilting, but when I do, my arms and shoulders get really tired.

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