Quilters' Resources
Favourite Tools
- Acorn Seam Align fabric glue
- Elmers fabric glue, special cap "fineline" 2 in a package
- For paper piecing - "Stable Stuff Poly" by Ricky Tims, it can go through a laser printer, can leave in the quilt, once washed it dissolves
- Creative Grids - stripology ruler for cutting many strips of fabric quickly and accurately
- "Ergo Cutter" rotary blades tend to last longer than regular rotary cutters
- Best Press and Flatter spray starch alternative
- ORM Kraft, a Canadian company, wool pressing mats, rotary blades, and cutting mats
- Oliso Iron, has lift and automatic shut off, the Oliso mini does not have lift or automatic shut off but is great for travel
- Revolution Wool Co. wool ironing mats
- Hera marker - used with a ruler to press lines into your "quilt sandwich" to mark it for quilting
Local Quilt-Related Services
If you are looking for Manitoban quilt-related services such as long arm quilters, teachers, classes, custom quilts, repairs, designers, and events, we recommend you hop on over to the Quilt Manitoba website which keeps an up-to-date list of everything you may be looking for.