Yes my blogiversary was actually in July...I'm a procrastinator o.k.? I thought it would be fun to see what tools you all love and so for this give away just leave me a comment telling me what your favorite tool(s) is(are). I will draw a name next Sunday (Sept. 21) night. The winner will receive a few of my favorite tools. The reason this actually took me so long to get around to doing is that one of my favorite tools is this precision trimmer and it has been on back order since July!
This is a must have for squaring up half and quarter square triangles. I have a small one also but when Kathy ordered this they said they didn't know anything about a little one so I don't know if they're discontinued or what but I didn't want to wait any longer!Probably my number one favorite tool is the Angler 2. I have loved making half square triangles ever since I started using this...no more drawing lines. I couldn't find the new one to put in the picture but I'll find it by Sunday--it is part of the prize.
The pebbles needles are my favorites because of the cute case :) 
But these self threading needles are amazing, they really work! I haven't seen them anywhere since I bought them I'm going to keep looking but if I can't find anymore I'll stick a few from my box in.
The companion angle works well with strip quilts...the ones where you cut triangles out of rows of strips like this
O.k. these are not part of the prize...more of a cheap tip...you know those expensive thingys they sell to tilt your machine towards you so it's better for your back? These 2 dollar door stops from home depot work just as well...
I was googling a question about machine quilting and up came a tip page from 2002 or something and this was on it. I have felt the difference since I've been using them. I have to use it with my smaller snap on table rather than my large acrylic one but that's o.k. for most sewing. I can't wait to see your favorites!!!
88 comments:
Those tools are great!!
I would have to say my favorite tools are my ott light (I have a dark corner), the "Purple Thang", and my tackle box (to hold all my small tools).
I have always wanted to try one of those anglers... maybe I will win and finally get to!
I love my stiletto for holding down small pieces and the Quilt In A Day half square triangle ruler. Makes eight triangles at a time....love that!!!! Annie from San Diego
My favorite tools would have to be my rotary cutters - one for fabric and one for paper, my Gingher shears, my Fiskars scallop scissors, and last, but not least, a light box that my husband made for me (he made it out of an empty wooden wine crate) - works great!
OK, Im a newbie, so my fav tool is still my rotery cutter, cuz poor ole me, I got no tools..........I got nothing........do ya feel sorry for me,lolololol.......
I would have to say my favorite tools are my rulers. I have several different ones. Setting triangles, flying geese, Creative grids. These make my life so much easier. Would love to add your favs to my list!
Congrats on your blog!!
Oh my, how long can my list be? I have the door stops under my machine too, and think they are great. I have one of those adhesive hooks on the side of my machine to hand my thread scissors on so they're always there when I need them. I keep a lint roller, my spray starch and a spray water bottle in a basket hanging on the wall just above my ironing board; and scissors and a small ruler beside them with push pins. I use small size scrunchies (pony tail holders) to put around my thread spools to hold the thread on and keep the dust off. A piece of fine sandpaper is great to lay your fabric on so you can write on it - it stays put and doesn't slide around. The list goes on and on! blessings, marlene
oh wow I would say my favourite tool would be my sewing machine
and then my cutter
I would love to be in the draw please
hugs Beth
my favourite tool would be my thumb scissors they are sooo teeny tiny but you can fly with them (well not me fly personally, but on a plane) they are no more than 1.5" long and I love them..
Clover make lovely self threading needles too... My other favourite tool would be plastic tubs for sorting stuffs into, gotta keep that stuffs sorted or its a huge kerfuffle!
Lissa
Australia
My favourite tool of the moment is usually my newest tool. At the moment it is the Gipsy gripper which it has taken off the pressure from my shoulder due to cutting fabric so much, I just love it.
Hi,
what a great giveaway - the tools you presented (esp. the Angler and Companion angle tool) are on my list for a while and I think I really should get them now ;o).
My favourite tool is (as I haven't that much of them yet) the needle threader by Clover. When you haven't stereoscopic vision like me (had an eye surgery when I was three), it's just heaven that you just have to insert the needle, press the "button" (?) and voilà, it's threaded.
So, now I'll read what the others recommend.
Cheers, Julia
all look great..........congrats on your blog birthday even if it is belated..........
Wow those are great tools. I have never used the precision trimmer but it looks very good. My favorite tools are the yo-yo makers! I am searching for the new jumbo size now.
You have some great favorites! I have to say that one of my favs is a chain ripper. It sort of looks like a seam ripper and it stands upright in a small circular weighted base. When you are done chain piecing you simply put the thread that is in between each sewn piece of fabric, over top of the chain ripper and cut! Voila...no scissors needed!
My favorite tool is my rotary cutter. I don't have many rulers but I see you have some cool looking ones there!
What a great giveaway. Yuo are so generous!
Happy Blogaversary!
My favorite tools are my sewing machine (Janome 6600 - such a dream to sew on!), and my cheap-o Dritz thimble that I bought 10 years ago, and I still love! I also love my finger condoms... haha, that is what they look like. I can't recall what they are called at the moment, but they are those little rubber sleeves that go over a finger to help grip the needle when doing hand quilting.
My favourite tools is my Bernina. I love it.
Awesome giveaway, Lil Sis! Just send it all to me, your Big Sis and all will be well in Blogland. LOL
I need to find some Pebble(s) needles - love the case, too.
My favs - my 8 1/2" x 12" ruler, my Clover seam ripper, Mary Ellen's Best Press and my sewing machine (I really love my sewing machine)
Big Sister Hugs!!!
My favorite quilt tool of all have to be my needle threader. Can't sew without it.
Ooooh sign me up - I think I have a tool fetish!! As for my fav tool - I think it would be teeny tiny needles. I do needleturn almost exclusively and have found that I like skinny needles. The smaller the better!! Now when I work with a regular needle I feel like I'm all thumbs!
I Love the rotary cutter, and then the mat and ruler. I love to ruffle my daughters dresses and can't imagine....cutting? without.
Wow, thanks for the info on these tools...the only one I currently have is the Angler 2, and I love it! I guess my favorite tool would have to be my dependable Janome...bought her in 1997--and she has never failed me ever--I just have to get her cleaned every once in a while!
I love tools and gadgets. Wish I could buy them all. I love the simple ones best--my seam ripper, 45 mm rotary cutter etc but I have a fairly new gadget that I use every time I make a quilt called The Binding Gizmo. It comes with a spiral bound book and I couldn't live without it. I also use the Quilter's Pocket Reference Guide. Have to have that for anything I do. I don't have the Companion Angle but I'd like one!
Thanks for posting about your favorite tools. I've never seen most of those before, so it's great to learn about them. My favorite new tool is my rotating 12 inch mat. I am also really loving the Hobbs fusible batt, although that isn't really a tool.
Now that you have me using the Precision Trimmer I LOVE it...Easy Angle and Companion have always been at the top of my list...and the Angler stays on my machine all the time. I love it. I also love my Gingher treadsnips, my Clover desk needle threader and binding clips.
Happy Blogiversary!
Congratulations on your Blogoversary! Hmmmm...my favorite tool? ALL of them! LOL Really, it's hard to pick...definitely my rotary cutter and rulers. I couldn't live without my iron either! I don't like to iron clothing, but for quilting it's an absolute must!! Thanks for a fun giveaway!
They look like some great tools. I think my favourite tool has to be my computer. I've found so many great patterns, picked up some wonderful tips and never failed to find an answer to any quilting question I've asked - and many that I hadn't even thought of asking. I get such great inspiration from other bloggers too.
I think I must live in a dark cave, my rulers consit of the basics 6 1/2", 8 1/2", 12 1/2"... Now to my favorite tool/s. Purple Thang, my new "no-name" ott light that I have in the living room for stithcing work, and my mini ironing board next to the sewing machine. Great package you have there Tammy, PICK ME, PICK ME....lol....
My favorite tool is the Easy Angle Ruler. Doing the Quiltville Mysteries was when I tried this ruler for the first time and now I absolutely love it! Perfect 1/2 square triangles every time!
My favorite tools are the nifty notions half square and quarter square rulers. I took a class form Kaye England a couple of years ago. And since using these rulers I seldom have trouble with my points. They're awesome!
Oh, what great tools! My favorite tool is my Bernina sewing machine. I've had her for four years now and she is so much nicer than my old Kenmore.
Amy
abf3615@aol.com
My favorite tool is a porky pine quill. instead of buying a fance stiletto my girlfriend gave me one that she had pulled out of her dog but all is good with everyone including the dog and she washed up the quills and I love it. I also have an addiction to rotary cutters:) I love them in pretty colors and different sizes...Thanks for sharing yours...Hey I love your little annie
Oh my I've never seen the Angler before. I always cut my squares apart because I can't stand making those lines with pencil! I'll have to search for that!
My favorite tools are my Freezer paper, my Easy Angle ruler, and my grapefruit spoon for closing my pins when basting!
Happy belated blog anniversary!
Great tools you're offering. Glad I decided to catch-up on blogs today! ;o) Keep well!
Well I learned things today from you. I don't have any of those tools and I've never thought of a doorstop. Wowie. Good for you Tammy. I have so many tools I love. Its hard to pick one or two favorites. I use tons of 2 1/2" squares in my work so my little template of that size gets used so much. My little sewing caddy that I take with me is so handy, too. I love the size and shape and it fits in a bag without flopping over. I can sew on the go this way. Congrats on being such a great blogger and having your blogaversary.
My favorite tool is a 1/4 incher, its a clearplastic bar that is 1/4 inch on each side. I do tons of hand piecing so I use it to mark my seam allownaces.
Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
I love the Easy Angle ruler. Great for HSTs. I already own the companion angle... and the tri rec tools, which I haven't quite gotten the hang of yet. :)
The knee lift is the greatest tool on my sewing machine.
My favourite tool is my cordless iron! Never thought I could fall in love with an iron....but alas....
Nancy
I love my iron and best press, my needle threader, mat and cutter and so many more. I also love the pebble. I really like the John James needles. A great give away.
Thanks for doing it.
My favorite tool is my giant Omni ruler. When I began quilting, I had a different one. Believe me, I made the switch fast. Can't live without it!
Also, I have been seeing some really great template marking rulers... they look nice and I want to try them.
Let's see, rotary cutter, applique snips, chaco marking pens, diappearing ink and mark-b-gone pen, rulers (only have a few) and sewing machine. Oh...I love the door stop tip! Thanks!
Wow, what a great giveaway and contrats! I guess my favorite tool would be my sewing machine too. It is a Bernina...lovingly known as 'Nina'. We create beautiful things together.
Wow, Love all your tools. Favorite tools well lets see.. I need everything,cutters,nice fine needles for embroidery,my walking foot, and yes my Bernina..poor think I thought I'd lost her she wouldn't reverse any more then took her to a lovely man to see what he could do.. little bit of oil here and there and she's ok.. Phew.. Yes I need everything.I do need a new light box though mine has fallen apart. Maybe one day.
I'm afraid I can't suggest any. I have only just recieved the eazy and companion angle rulers for doing Boonnie's mysteries. I am not exposed to enough quilt shops around where we live to see any of these useful tools.
Congrats on your blogaversary!
my favorite is actually the rotary cutter. I have many older magazines that do not have rotary cutter directions and I cannot imagine making a quilt from fabric cut out with scissors.
Happy Anniversary Tammy!
My two favorite tools at the moment are my Razor Edge Fiskars.. I don't know how I ever lived without them before.. and my silver thimble because it fits me perfectly. But I also love my Ott lamp and those little short pins that are very sharp and glide through fabric like silk.
My favourite tools are my rotary cutter and ruler, simply because they are the only tools I own!
mmmm my favorite tools, my iron would be one. I can't seem to do anything without it :O) and mmmmmm my sewing machine would be the other, thats a tool? right? :O)....
Happy Blogaversary!
Hmmmm...my favorite tools are the walking foot for my sewing machine, the small round needle grabbers, the stiletto, and the small Fiskars snipping scissors I keep by the machine.
I saw self-threading needles at JoAnns one time and I think perhaps also at Hancocks of Paducah.
Connie W "Cootie Bug"
I love lots of my tools! My favorite are my Creative Grid rulers, my Bernina (of course), and my spinning rotary mat (makes trimming go so much faster!)
Congrats on your 100 posts!!
I use toothpicks, wetted, to needle turn for applique. cheap and easy. works great! niki
Since I'm a newbee (about a year) to quilting and don't have mant supplies,I'd have to say my favorite tools are my rotary cutter, cutting board, and ruler.
Happy (belated) blogiversary! I really enjoy looking at your blog!
Missy
Who knew there are so many handy tools out there! I have never seen those ones for making hsts & Qsts.
My rotary cutter & rulers & cutting mat are my 'tools of the trade'. LOL.
My favorite tool is an old basic one: my air erasable fabric pen. I can't live without it! Happy belated blogiversary!
I am pleasantly surprised to see that everyone has mentioned at least one tool that I love. Including my Bernina, the angler and love my chaconers..I have them at all my work stations. One other thing I have not seen is Dr. Scholl's moleskin. You can cut a small 1/4" wide by 1 1/2" long and use as a 1/4" guide next to your presser foot. Can be reused...nice..
Louise
I have a purple thang...it is flat on one end and pointy curved on the other it can be used for many things....Toni
Great tools! I didn't know about the doorstops -- thanks for the tip. I love my rotary cutter, my easy angle, and my bunny pincushion ;-).
I don't have any of these great tools you mentioned....so, if you send them to me...THEY will be my NEW favorite tools!!
((( this is me jumping up and down......oh....I haven't won yet...sorry..... )))
Happy Blogiverary!
The Angler is one of my faves also!
I haven't ever seen the pebbles needles, but the package is cute.
I haven't seen the precision trimmer either...neato!
Hallo!
My rulers are my best friends in my sewing-room,except my sewingmachine,of course.
I would have to say that my FAV toll is my Ergo 2000 45mm Rotary Cutter.....without this little gadget NO quilkting would be done. I need this tio cut all the fabric.
I have also just purchased 45o Diamond template as well as 60o Triangle template all from SPOTLIGHT in Geelong......I was there looking for a new sewing machine as over the weekend is conked out after many long hours spent sewing on it....Happy Blogiversary
It's so nice to get tips of other quilters' faves! I could not live without my Easy Angle ruler or my 1/4" foot. Also, my thread stand/cone holder--love it. Thanks for the tip on the needles; I'll have to look for them.
What fun giveaway! Your new tools are great--that needle case is so cute! I'd have to say my most favored and used tool for sewing and quilting is my rotary cutter--couldn't live without it! We're just back from vacation (and getting over jeg lg--LOL!)...good to be back in blogland and see your latest posts. Happy Day :o)
Wood Skewers. Great for a third hand and paper tape.
Love your Blog.
Loved the post about favorite tools! I had never seen those John James needles before....well, in that case.
I'd have to say my favorite tool lately (and just because I've used it alot this past week) is the June Tailor Quarter Cut Ruler! I love cutting strips quickly especially when I need several of same fabric.
I like a lot of the basics, like my magnetic pin holder, my rotary cutter and mat. congratulations on your blogaversary
Love the door stop idea, I am going to give that a try. Will have to find those self threaders too! My favorite tool is my upstairs banister. I hang my quilts over it to measure for borders.
This is so funny! I use the doorstops to tilt my machine too. I read about it in Fons and Porters Love of Quilting Magazine, which has become one of my favorite quilting tools. This mag has so many good ideas and fun quilts in each issue. Geesh, I sound like I'm doing a sales pitch here, lol, cutting templates make quilt making so much easier, more fun and quilt tops are more likely to be finished. I like your favorite tools. Happy blogoversary!
Okay, I'm not up on the lingo but I love the triangular thingy and the squaring up tools. I have a couple of sizes. I've not seen needles like those but they'd be great for these eyes. I'd like to have one of those holders for the rulers that I've seen in quilt stores. I recently bought an iron that raises itself up when you set it down after ironing. You always rest it on the plate. This is good when pressing all those seams.
Thanks for sharing these tips and favorite tools.
Mama Bear
This is such a neat way to do a giveaway. My newest favorite tool is the Mary Ellen's spray starch, is that a tool???
Put me in the hat.
I don't have many "tools" so the three I have our my favorite! LOL I love my cutting mat - saves my table! I love my rotory cutter as it takes me less time to cut fabric! I love my yard stick as with pressure it holds down the fabric so that I can use my other two tools to the best of their potential :)
Thank you for hosting the giveaway!
Happy Late Blogversary! :)
HI,
My favorite tools are a good seam ripper ( Fons and Porter) and an ergonomic Olfa cutter. But there are lots of cool rulers out there and it sure makes it easier to quilt these days. What a cool giveaway..
Regards from a Western Canadian Quilter,
Anna
WOW, I got some GREAT ideas from all the ladies here today! I like the hang hook deal on side of machine hint, am heading up soon to put one my machine which is a Bernina Virtuosa 155, and it is by far my FAVORITE tool. I waited forever to buy this machine, I've had it about 5 years now and I LUVA it!!!
I have looked at that Angler 2 a few times and wondered if it was worth it and those needles in the little case - yup, have been eyeing those as well. LOVE your idea of the door stops. Thanks for passing that on from something you learned awhile ago!
Btw - love you picture of Twin Lakes in Kings Canyon. :D
I have so many. My favorite is my 1/4 inch foot. Then my stelleto.
Too late about the door stop tip, I have one of the tilting things. I don't use it much tho.
What a great giveaway. My favorite ruler is the shape cut by June Taylor ---the one with all the slots
Well Happy Anniversary to you!!! Whew I almost missed this give away. Great stuff you've got there.
Hugs
Thanks for the tip about the door stops, excellent idea! My current favorite tool is Quilt Pounce for marking stencils, it's working great for me & saves a lot of time.
I really enjoy reading your blog. I use a piece of the rubbery shelf liner under my machine pedal to keep it from sliding on my hardwood floor . I always carry it to classes and retreats too. Anna
What a fabulous lots of tools! I can safely say I haven't heard of any of them. I actually don't have many tools, but would have to say my favourite is my small scissors for snipping threads because I use them so much.
I recently bought a pair of pinking shears and am loving using these to trim the edges on curves, so much quicker and neater!
I alsolike using a creative grid ruler that I have borrowed from a friend, it had little grip circles underneath and the measurements are marked over it for what ever you need; a fabulous ruler to use.
have fun reading all the comments, no doubt we will all be adding to our want lists!
Bec xxx
I love my little rotary cutter, it is the best! Thank you for a fun giveaway, you are very generous.
My favorite tools have been mentioned by several. I love my rulers, rotary cutter, and sewing machine. I also love the Fons and Porter binding tool. My bindings look so great now. Congratulations on your blog anniversary.
Winona
My favorite tool is a really sharp rotary-cutter and a well working sewing-machine.
You have some great tools there. Loved reading all the comments for even more ideas. I have lots of tools, but one I don't see too many people using is the Clover version of "the little wooden iron" It is made of white resin, and is great for "finger pressing" seams--it just slides so smoothly on the fabric.
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haha, i'm with the girls who say the SEAM ripper, greatest tool! LOL!
Is it too late to put my name in? I would love to win. Thanks, Diane
my favorite is my shourt cut that makes great strips.
I love great rulers. I love clear ones that you can see thru.
kim
I love THANGLES!! They are my favorite when doing half square triangles. I also love to use leader/enders to make another quilt. It saves on fabric and time when making really 2 quilts at the same time.
Happy Blogiversary!
my favorite tools are: my scrap master ruler , it's always laying on the table ready to hand while I'm cutting the fabrics.
then my Aunt Becky and stitching needles.
alda from Germany
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