The beginner's guide to patchwork
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- Fabrics – building up your fabric stash is a huge part of the fun! But make sure that you choose the best quality fabrics possible, so that your patchwork projects can be as professional as possible.
- A sewing machine – while it is possible to complete small patchwork projects by hand, especially if you're paper piecing, we recommend picking up an entry level machine that will help you to create quilts much more accurately and quickly.
- Threads – try to use the same fibre content as your fabric, so pair cotton fabrics to cotton threads, poly with poly and so on, but don’t get too hung up about it! As with your fabric, choose the best quality that you can.
- A rotary cutter – while scissors are great for smaller pieces of fabric, you should use a rotary cutter to slice your way through larger fabrics. A good rotary cutter will also help you to achieve cleaner cut edges and slice through a good few layers of fabric.
- A cutting mat – a good quality cutting mat is absolutely essential if you’re using a rotary cutter. It will help you to protect your work surface from becoming damaged and provide you with measuring lines for accuracy.
- Build-a-Block Patchwork System – this is a set of dies that has been designed to help you create all the elements you could need for your patchwork blocks. All you need to do is sandwich your dies and your fabric between your cutting plates, and roll them through a die-cutting machine for precise shapes.
- Patchwork Dies - as well as Build-a-Block, we have an assortment of individual Patchwork Dies to help you achieve shapes like the Apple Cores featured in the project above. They're great for taking all of the effort from measuring and cutting!
- Spray Adhesives - we have specially formulated spray adhesives that are ideal for fusing fabrics together or temporarily sticking patterns to fabric. They would be highly useful for patchwork, so take a look.
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