Helpful Products for Quilting

Helpful Products

In Cynthia's book, Picture Piecing, she recommends several tools to help make the process easier. We're now carrying a few of those tools that seem to be hard for quilters to find.

In addition, we're offering products here that students in Cynthia's classes have found useful. The latest additions to our Helpful Products section appear at the bottom of this list, so be sure to scroll all the way down to see the newest offerings.


	HammerHead Mighty Bright LED Book Light Item #:HH - Light Price: $19.95 This is a fabulous little battery operated light. VERY BRIGHT. It clips well on the handle of our Bernina machine! Perfect for your Kindle! • 6 bright white energy efficient LEDs • Two brightness levels • Durable LEDs last 100,000 hours • Precisely engineered lens - spreads light evenly • Flexible gooseneck • 3 AAA batteries included Quantity:
	Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors - Small Item #:KKBUCK - SCIS - SMALL Price: $19.95 Fabulous SERRATED scissors! 4" Small Comes with a protective plastic cover Nice large comfortable SOFT handles Micro Serrated Blades Advantages of micro serrated blades: Keeps fabric from slipping so cutting is more accurate Helps to prevent frayed edges Cuts up to 8 layers of cotton fabric easily! Watch Karen K. Buckley, the designer, demo these wonderful scissors on our detail page! Quantity:
	Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors - Large Item #:KKBUCK - SCIS Price: $29.95 Fabulous SERRATED scissors! These are Cynthia's very favorite scissors. They are perfect for the Picture Piecing technique 7 1/2" Large Comes with a protective plastic cover Nice large comfortable SOFT handles Micro Serrated Blades Advantages of micro serrated blades: Keeps fabric from slipping so cutting is more accurate Helps to prevent frayed edges uts up to 8 layers of cotton fabric easily! Watch Karen K. Buckley, the designer, demo these wonderful scissors on our detail page! Quantity:
	18" Strip Stick Item #:STST18 Price: $9.95 This is one of the best pressing tools we have seen in a LONG time! So simple, yet so effective! The Strip Stick was designed for ironing seams when strip quilting. When you are ironing several strips that are next to each other the seams get in each other's way. This curved stick elevates the seam and allows you to iron each seam separately. In addition, the seams come out so flat that you don't have the little "folds" on the other side of the seam. So, you just have to iron one side of the seam rather than both sides. Virtually cuts your ironing time in half! We love how it handles the intricate seams in the Picture Piecing method. They flatten right out! Includes plastic storage cover. Watch the Strip Stick demo on our detail page and see how to use this great ironing tool. Quantity:
	Clover Patchwork Scissors Item #:PATCH - SCIS Price: $26.50 These scissors are Fantastic! They have a serrated edge that grabs the fabric when you cut and the package includes a handy point protector. Quantity:
	Clover Patchwork Scissors (Small) Item #:CPSC-SM Price: $23.00 These 5 1/2" patchwork scissors from Clover are really helpful for picture piecing. They have a serrated edge that grabs the fabric when you cut. Quantity:
	KAI N5000 Series Sewing Scissors Item #:KAI-N5000 Price: $19.75 Great scissors for precision projects. Super sharp! Quantity:
	Kai Scissor Protector Item #:KAI-PROTECTOR Price: $1.00 Protect your sewing scissors with this scissors protector from KAI. Fits most sizes of scissors, from embroidery to shears. Quantity:
	Retractable Scissors Holder (Scissor Fob) Item #:SFOB Price: $5.00 Assorted images. Always looking for your scissors? A retractable scissor fob is the perfect solution for runaway scissors. These snap on. Note: We can't guarantee a particular image, because we just receive them as a "lot" with assorted images. But, they are all cute. Quantity:
	Pin Place Magnetic Pin/scissor Holder Item #:PIN - PLACE Price: $5.60 Handy magnetic pin and scissors holder attaches to your sewing machine with a suction cup and really helps keep those loose pins under control. Safe for computer sewing machines. Quantity:
	Midnight Glitter Hologram Thread Item #:MID-GH-Thread Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools). Quantity:
	Steel Glitter Hologram Thread Item #:STL-GH-Thread Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools) Quantity:
	Silver Glitter Hologram Thread Item #:SILV-GH-Thread Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools) Quantity:
	Pearl Glitter Metallic Thread Item #:PRL-GH-Thread Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools) Quantity:
	YLI Clear Invisible Thread Item #:INVIS-CLR Price: $4.00 YLI's Wonder Invisible Thread is a popular thread for quilting and is a great choice for picture pieced projects. These spools have 1500 yards of thread. This is the Clear version. Quantity:
	YLI Smoke Invisible Thread Item #:INVIS-SMK Price: $4.00 YLI's Wonder Invisible Thread is a popular thread for quilting and works great for picture pieced projects. This Smoke version is useful for quilts with darker colors. These spools have 1500 yards of thread. Quantity:
	Pastel Yellow Extra Glow NiteLite Thread Item #:GLOYEL Price: $6.95 HOW COOL! Think of the possibilities! Write a childs name and it will "glow" them to sleep for hours! Great Halloween accent thread! Charge it with natural or artificial light for a few seconds and watch it glow for up to 6 hours, night after night. 40 wt. polyester and is dryer and iron safe (low/med. heat). Recommended for quilting and embroidery. . The thread glows the color of children's glow-in-the-dark toys. Quantity:
	Pastel Pink Extra Glow NiteLite Thread Item #:GLOPK Price: $6.95 HOW COOL! Think of the possibilities! Write a childs name and it will "glow" them to sleep for hours! Great Halloween accent thread! Charge it with natural or artificial light for a few seconds and watch it glow for up to 6 hours, night after night. 40 wt. polyester and is dryer and iron safe (low/med. heat). Recommended for quilting and embroidery. . The thread glows the color of children's glow-in-the-dark toys. Quantity:
	Pastel Green Extra Glow NiteLite Thread Item #:GLOGN Price: $6.95 HOW COOL! Think of the possibilities! Write a childs name and it will "glow" them to sleep for hours! Great Halloween accent thread! Charge it with natural or artificial light for a few seconds and watch it glow for up to 6 hours, night after night. 40 wt. polyester and is dryer and iron safe (low/med. heat). Recommended for quilting and embroidery. . The thread glows the color of children's glow-in-the-dark toys. Quantity:
	Blue Hawaii Glitter Hologram Thread Item #:BLU-GH-135 Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spool) Quantity:
	Gold Glitter Hologram Thread Item #:GOL-GH-104 Price: $6.50 Add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Wonderful to add interest to water features in landscapes! Several colors available. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spool) Quantity:
	Water Set of 5 Glitter Hologram Threads Item #:WTRSET Price: $28.00 After receiving numerous requests as to what makes Cynthia's water sparkle in her quilts we have put together a Water Set of her favorite Glitter threads. Adds sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Five different colors to accent lights, mediums and darks in your design. Included in the pack are: #111 Pearl, #202 Silver, #109 Steel, #135 Blue Hawaii, and #207 Midnight. Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools). On the back of our label we have included tips and suggestions to use this thread as well as a link to a website with videos. Quantity:
	Bright Set of Eight Glitter Hologram Threads Item #:BRTSET Price: $44.95 A Bright variety pack of glitter hologram threads to add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Eight different shades: #103, #104, #133, #130, #106, #131, #110, #114. Glitter is for embroidery too! Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools). Quantity:
	Pastel Set of Eight Glitter Hologram Threads Item #:PASET Price: $44.95 A Pastel variety pack of glitter hologram threads to add sparkle and dimension to your quilting projects! Eight different shades: #109, #108, #112, #113, #101, #111, #105, #135. Glitter is for embroidery too! Washer, dryer and iron safe (medium heat) metallized polyester (400yd spools). Quantity:
	Proportional Scale Item #:PRO Price: $6.50 A proportional scale is an artist sizing tool that finds the percentage to enlarge or reduce. Simply line up the size of the original and the desired size - Look in the window for the percentage. The Picture Piecing book has a chapter on this helpful tool. Quantity:
	Pentel Clic Eraser Item #:ERASER Price: $1.75 When you are designing, it is wonderful to have a high quality, seemingly endless eraser. These retractable pen-shaped erasers are a great solution and they work on all lead pencil markings. We have used them to erase pencil markings on fabric as well. They do not leave a residue. Quantity:
	Pentel Clic Eraser Refill - Pack of Two Item #:ER_REFILL Price: $1.99 Refill packs for the Pentel Clic Eraser are great to have on hand. Refills come in packages of two. Quantity:
	Pre-Cut Flat Freezer Papers Item #:FPAPER Price: $6.00 Pre-cut and FLAT freezer paper sheets have a multitude of uses. Here are just a few: • Use for applique projects • Make labels with your computer for your quilts • Scan designs and print them off onto freezer paper using a standard printer Quantity:
	Rowenta First Class Iron Item #:R-IRON Price: $49.95 This travel iron features a "high precision tip". It has a folding handle and a storage bag which makes it nice for taking to class. It is designed for both dry and steam ironing and has dual voltage capabilities. The steam feature works well and it has small holes which we like for the Picture Piecing technique. Quantity:
	Surgical Seam Ripper Item #:SSR Price: $4.00 Here's a really handy tool. The Surgical Seam Ripper is a safe, fast way to do the dreaded, but inevitable "reverse-sewing". The rounded point prevents puncturing the fabric, while the curved front protects the fabric from being cut. Quantity:
	Triangle Item #:TRI Price: $5.75 This triangle tool is essential in designing picture pieced patterns. The long side and the short side are perfect for breaking up designs. There are no inch markings as in quilting tools. When designing, you are only interested in shapes. Markings can be distracting. Quantity:
	Bendable Bright Light Item #:BEND-LT Price: $49.95 The Bendable Bright Light is made for mounting on your sewing machine. It has a quality metal flexible arm and metal light housing with a single LED. The light has an 8 foot power cord and the package includes an adhesive based mounting bracket and 6 wire clips for controlling the power cord. The light is REALLY bright and makes a huge difference. The nice thing is, there are no batteries, AND you can use it on more than one machine if you get the extra brackets. Quantity:
	Bendable Bright Light Bracket Kit Item #:BRACKET-KIT Price: $9.95 If you want to be able to use your Bendable Bright Light in multiple locations, you can purchase this Bracket Kit. Easy to use! Quantity:
	Black Fabrico Pen Item #:BLKFPEN Price: $3.25 Black fabric pens are helpful for adding shading and detail lines found in some of our Picture Piecing patterns. We especially like these from Fabrico. They are Acid Free - dual tip - one end is a medium point, the other end is a brush-type tip. Quantity:
	Fabrico Pen Set - Landscape Item #:FABPEN6 Price: $20.50 These pens are perfect for lettering and drawing on fabric, paper, wood and shrink plastic. They are Acid Free - dual tip - one end is a medium point, the other end is a brush-type tip. The colors are perfect for adding details on your landscape fabrics. Quantity:
	Lite Steam-A-Seam2 Item #:LSTEAM Price: $6.00 Double-stick fusible web - works great for machine applique, such as in our Up on the Housetop, Cruising and Floating Along patterns. Quantity:
	Twill Tape Item #:TTW Price: $12.50 We now offer white Twill Tape - a great product for stabilizing the edges of your quilt top. Cynthia demonstrates using twill tape to stabilize quilt top edges in her book "Picture Piecing - Creating Dramatic Pictorial Quilts". Our Twill Tape roll has 36 yards of 3/8" wide twill tape - enough for 3 queen size quilts. Twill tape goes underneath your binding and will not stretch, stabilizing the edges and helps to keep the quilt square. Quantity:
	EQ Printables Inkjet Fabric Sheets Item #:EQFS Price: $18.95 Personalize quilts and sewing projects with your favorite photos and patterns with this easy to use printable fabric. This is a soft 100% cotton fabric with a 200 thread count for clear photos. Quantity:
	Cotton Picker Thread Remover Item #:CP-RED Price: $3.95 Here is one of those - "Why didn't I think of that" kind of products! The Cotton Picker has plastic netting (like a pot scrubber) on one side and is shaped like the end of a mitten so you can slip your hand into it. Then what? "Use it when sewing to remove threads & clippings." Or, use it to remove "pet hairs fom upholstery, fabrics & clothing. Quantity:
	Magnetic Pin Caddy - Green Item #:MPG-Green Price: $15.95 We like theses colorful magnetic pin caddies for keeping control of loose pins in our sewing workspace - they feature a cover that can be placed over the loose pins for safe and easy storage. Quantity: