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• Quilter's weight cotton


  High quality 100% cotton fabric perfectly suited for quilting, typically accepted as the best fabric for quilting
• Home decor weight cotton


  Heavier cotton that often has a sateen finish
• Voile


  Soft, silky lightweight cotton that's slightly transparent
• Essex Linen


  Natural fiber fabric blend of 55% linen and 45% cotton
• Quilter's Linen


  All-cotton fabric with the look and texture of linen, good choice for quilting and sewing home decor
• Loft


  The thickness of the batting, affects the flatness or puffiness of the finished project
• Cotton batting


  Doesn't slip around as much during quilting
• Polyester batting


  Shrinks and is easy to quilt through for hand quilting
• Cotton/polyester blend batting


  Quantity content of cotton to polyester varies from brand to brand, some have as little as 50% cotton
• Wool batting


  Very warm, provides warmth without the weight
• Silk batting


  Most expensive but wonderful to work with, breathes well and is washable
• Bamboo batting


  Blend of 50% naturally antibacterial bamboo fiber and 50% organic cotton
• Alpaca batting


  Newly manufactured
• Batting size


  Use batting that is bigger than the quilt top and smaller than the backing
• Quilters Ruler


  Clear acrylic ruler allows you to mark placement accurately due to multiple measuring indicators that run both horizontally and vertically
• Rotary Cutter


  Fitted with a rotary blade, this sharp tool can slice through several layers of fabric at once
• Rotary Cutting Mat


  Self-healing, made from a substance that won't cut wide open and create a gash when you use a rotary to cut on it
• Fabric Scissors


  Specially designed to cut straight and long cuts that leave a smooth edge along any kind of cloth
• Pinking Shears


  Scissor whose blades are saw toothed, leaving a zigzag, not a straight edge, along the fabric
• Paper Scissors


  Standard scissors, sharp enough to cut through paper or an errant thread, but won't leave a fine edge on fabric
• Quilt Design Wall


  Allows quilters to visualize the quilts they are working on and ensure patterns and blocks work well together
• Seam Ripper


  Commonly designed with a blade shaped like a "U" attached to a handle
• Pins


  Imperative to hold together fabric pieces and ensure a straight edge when sewing
• Hand Quilting Needles


  Available in sizes 1-12, "sharps" for piecing/applique, "betweens" for quilting
• Sewing Machine Needles


  Available in a number of sizes, need to select the right size for the fabric
• Quilter's Tape


  Tape developed primarily for use by quilters, has other applications as well
• Thimble


  Useful for hand quilting to easily control the needle
• Binding Tool


  Adds binding to a quilt to make the entire piece look finished and professional
• Bias Tape Maker Tool


  Bias tape is a narrow strip of fabric cut on the bias to bind the edge of a quilt
• Measuring Gauge


  Small tool that makes it easy to double-check measurements when quilting
• Seam Guide


  Tool placed under the sewing machine foot to provide an even edge for the fabric to run along
• Hoop


  Used for hand quilting to hold part of the quilt tight and steady
• Sewing Machine


  Necessary if you do not want to quilt by hand
• Ironing Board


  Used to iron fabric to prepare it for quilting
• Iron


  Necessary to iron fabric to prepare it for quilting
• Album Quilt


  Made for special occasions like weddings, anniversaries, or birthdays or the memory of a particular person
• Amish Quilt


  Functional quilt made with recycled clothes, shirts, dresses
• Applique Quilt


  Quilt with applique designs, where raw-edged fabric shapes are attached onto a quilt block or background fabric and stitched around to secure
• Art Quilt


  Quilt with artistic aspirations, deviating from traditional, historical blocks and patterns
• Bargello Quilt


  Strips of square fabrics are joined to create undulating wave-like patterns