With so many gadgets to choose from nowadays for cutting, measuring, making templates, and sewing quilts and fabric art, it’s often difficult to know which to buy and use.  When I began making quilts, we didn’t even have rotary cutters.    I recall my  amazement and joy when a friend showed me how she cut through numerous layers of fabric. 
“What a time saver!” we marveled. 
                        
For more information about various quilting gadgets  and to learn what they’re used for and how to use them for best results, check out this post, Getting the Most of Your Acrylic Rulers, at Quilted Paradise.

You’ll find many variables involving quilting fabric…which to select for various projects, where to find it, and what is the best quality fabric.
At Quilted Paradise Newsletter this week, you’ll discover a great deal of information about quilting fabric.  The fabric you use depends on personal choice, the project, and what is available within your budget.
To help you make your choices, you may want to check out some of the fabric selection tips in the newsletter.  Some topics covered: Buying quality fabric for quilting, how to know if a chosen fabric is of good quality, why is good quilt fabric so …read more

Keeping your quilting tools in good condition helps a great deal when it comes to cutting and sewing.  This also saves you time and doesn’t destroy your fabric.
                                At Konstantin’s Quilted Paradise, you’ll find a good article about Caring for Rotary Cutter, Scissors and Shears.

After finding Penny Halgren’s pin and thread basting tips, I discovered a newsletter I’d received awhile ago from Konstantin’s Quilted Paradise.  There you’ll also find information about pin basting and thread basting and the types of materials to use for each.
These are such simple techniques that experienced quilters often don’t remember their early quandry or realize beginners might find it challenging until they know which to use when.
Check out Konstantin’s explanation here: www.quiltedparadise.com/n/065-qoz.jsp or at www.quiltedparadise.com/issues.jsp and click on issue number 65.