| The art of quilting goes back generations; a skill passed | | | | among us - a thimble. |
| from mother to daughter and family to family. A quilt | | | | Ultimately, the most important of the quilting tools is the |
| can instantly evoke a wonderful memory or a | | | | fabric that the quilt maker chooses. The style, color, |
| long-gone loved one; the threads of a quilt can be the | | | | and texture of the fabric will determine the look and |
| threads that bind one time in history to another. Those | | | | feel of the final product; while traditional quilt makers |
| who quilt do so with an unrivaled passion - and the | | | | would choose their fabric based on the scraps they |
| expert handling of quilting tools to accomplish their task. | | | | had available to them, today's quilters choose fabric |
| The modern quilt maker has the choice of doing so by | | | | largely based on the use of the quilt. Soft pastels are |
| hand or using any one of the contemporary machines | | | | often used for baby quilts, bolder colors are often used |
| that have given quilt making an easier, more | | | | to complement a room where the quilt will be hung, or |
| convenient alternative. There is no right answer when it | | | | different blocks of fabric are used to commemorate |
| comes to machine versus hand; whichever method is | | | | special events. The choices are virtually endless when |
| more comfortable for the quilter becomes part of their | | | | it comes to choosing fabric. |
| quilting tools of choice. | | | | Modern quilt makers find the use of a pattern or |
| Quilting tools are largely dependent on the quilt maker's | | | | template to be an essential part of their quilting tools. |
| personal style. For those who prefer the traditional | | | | Such items help guide novice quilters and provide a |
| hand sewing like the quilts of yesteryear, then there a | | | | bevy of new ideas for experienced quilt makers. |
| few quilting tools that are par for the course, such as a | | | | Quilting tools are varied, and ultimately, are very |
| ruler, sewing scissors, quilting pins, measuring tape, | | | | personal to the quilt enthusiast's tastes and style of |
| quilting thread in the colors that match or complement | | | | working. But, the end result is all the same - a beautiful |
| your fabric, needles, and for the safety conscious | | | | quilt to be enjoyed for generations to come. |