Keri Weichert 
When you want to hand stitch a quilt, a quilting hoop is an essential tool.
It transforms what would be a cumbersome task into a creative pleasure where you can see the results emerge before your eyes.
This simple device holds your quilt while you sew the layers together.
Quilting hoops for hand quilting come in a variety of sizes.
You hold some in your lap while others come with stands.
As you move deeper into the quilting hobby, you'll discover many kinds of specialized equipment.
Sewing machines are certainly no exception.
Different types of sewing machines are suited to various tasks.
Like most people, you probably started quilting with a standard domestic-use sewing machine model.
As you develop your skills, though, you may wish to invest in more advanced equipment.
To spend your money wisely, you'll need to understand everything about different sewing machine models.
This knowledge helps you know what you need to get the results that you want.
Esty has a reputation for being “your grandma’s basement,” or a crafty, clever, cross between eBay and Amazon.
Whatever vision you have of Esty, or whatever way you want to describe this online site, one thing is certain.
You’ll find some of the best fabric stores on the planet on this popular site, as well as vintage fabrics you may not find anywhere else.
Yes, you can. And here's why you should.
Quilters and sewers didn’t have the luxury of buying their fabrics online twenty years ago. Some vintage quilters still shop for fabrics in brick-and-mortar stores that have rows and rows of stacked fabrics.
The main reason they take the time to get in the car, brave the 21st-century traffic, and endure the crowds, is quilters like to feel, caress, and smell fabrics before they buy them.
Some of these stores may not have the fabric you need, or they don’t have enough to complete your creative project. So that means jumping back into the car and finding another giant fabric store with an endless supply of fabrics.
It takes time and money to make the fabric store rounds, and some quilters say that practice is a bit archaic.
We love jelly rolls !!
They make quilting fast, easy, and fun. The jelly roll has become the standard for pre-cut fabric. It has helped new quilters learn to quilt and challenged seasoned quilters to redesign their blocks.
Hundreds of jelly roll quilt patterns and books have been written since they came on the quilt scene in 2006.
Quilting is a hobby that involves a great deal of fabric cutting.
For that reason, you'll want to have the best fabric scissors in your tool kit.
When shopping for quilting scissors, hand comfort and blade sharpness are of the utmost importance.
Keep in mind that stainless steel blades offer good rust resistance, but they will not keep a sharp edge for as long as high-carbon steel blades.
High-carbon steel, however, will be at risk of rusting.
The image of the perfect quilt is in your mind when you start a project.
However, reality will inevitably strike when you're creating it.
A seam might turn out crooked. You might sew the wrong pieces together.
Whatever the mistake is, ripping out the seam is the only real solution.
Seam rippers, or stitch rippers as they're also known, are the tool for this job.
You'll want a good one.
Otherwise, you'll strain your hand, tear fabric by mistake, or have the tool break in your hand.