Hello friends! I hope you’re doing well physically, mentally, and spiritually in such crazy times. I know many areas of the country can see a light at the end of this tunnel, but there are so many who still aren’t sure when things are going to get a little brighter. Hang in there! Today I’m sharing my collection of the Best Quilting Tools & Notions. I’ve posted about this before, but new products come out regularly, and so it was time for a comprehensive update. (Most links provided are affiliate links).
Best Quilting Tools & Notions
I’ve divided the notions by category to make it more easy to share all of the details…and I’ve put links in for all of the products I could find.
Best Quilting Tools & Notions Video
I filmed a video a couple of weeks ago to make it easy to share more information about these products. In the video I talk about each product and why I like to use it and how it helps with my quilting. Watch above or on my YouTube channel here.
Rotary Cutters and Scissors
Here are the rotary cutter and scissors that I shared in the video:
- Olfa 45mm Navy Splash Cutter
- Kai Shears
- Mini Kai Scissors
- OmniGrid (yellow) Small Scissors
- Perfect Scissors
- Dovo Embroidery Scissors
Rulers
- 6″ x 12″ (and others from the Quilter’s Select brand)
- 8 ½″ x 12 ½″ (not shown, but another favorite)
- 8 ½″ x 24 ½″ Creative Grids
- 4 ½″ x 8 ½″ Creative Grids
- ½″ Ruler
- Fit to be Quarter
- Simple Folded Corners and Simple Folded Corners Mini (and see an entire blog post on these rulers here).
- Bloc Loc Flying Geese Rulers (see an entire blog post on these rulers here).
- 12 ½″ Square Ruler (not shown in the video, but also very handy. Smaller squares are useful as well).
Cutting Mats
- Olfa 24″ x 36″ Navy Mat
- Small Olfa Mat
- Olfa Folding Mat 12″ x 17″ and 17″ x 24″
- Olfa Rotating Square Mat and Large Rotating Square Mat
- Rotating Round Mat
Needles & Pins
Thread
Specialty Notions – Oh, So Useful
These are more notions shared in the video along with four notions I forgot to share (the first four on the list below). These items have a variety of uses and are things I use regularly.
- Clover Seam Ripper
- Design Boards (I use these every. single. day. to keep block parts and pieces organized and ready for chain piecing).
- Alphabitties (for labeling block parts and pieces–use with Wonder Clips)
- Flatter Spray (starch alternative)
- Bobbin Storage Donut
- Clover Wonder Clips
- Clover Chalk Marker
- Measuring Tape from Container Store
- Sewline Pencil
- Diagonal Seam Tape
- Triangle Papers
- Favorite Iron…not shown, but such a great tool!
- And find my favorite Quilting Books here…
- And more favorite notions here.
This is a pretty comprehensive list of my favorite and best quilting tools & notions. I know it was long, but I do believe in each of the products I’ve shared today. Beginner quilters might find it most helpful, but even if you’ve been quilting for a while I hope you’ll find a new tool that might make your quilting easier. Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Hildy says
That’s a greaat list! Two more things I use everytime are a magnetic bowl and my wool pressing mat. Both are super handy.
Patti says
I have only been quilting for about 3 months so this was extremely helpful. Thank you! I really need that bobbin nest!