2023 Favorite Quilting Tools

Hard to believe that I’m publishing this episode of A Quilter’s Life on the first day of 2024.  I had a wonderful 2023 and I hope you did also.  Of course, one of the blessings I had over the past year was getting to visit with so many of you wonderful quilters.  And I’m heading into 2024 with great expectations of visiting with more of you.

In each episode of A Quilter’s Life I always ask, “What is your favorite quilting tool?”  Sometimes I phrase it like, “What quilting tool are you so happy that you have or couldn’t do without?”  Many of us love our tools so much that it’s hard to choose just one.

So here’s the top 23 tools that quilters have listed on A Quilter’s Life in 2023.  Do you remember hearing some of these tools? The first 16 items were mentioned once during the year.  Then I’ll move on to the items that more people mentioned until I get to tell you the tool that was the most favorite in 2023.

Needle and thread

Diagnaly seam tape

Software to design quilt

#2 mechanical pencil - doesn't get wider

Custom thimble

Freezer Paper

Sandpaper work board - YouTube videos

Iron

Quilting Frame

1/4 inch foot

Glue

Needle Nose Pliers - especially when changing blades on rotary cutter

Seam roller - can use at machine so don’t have to get up to the ironing board with each seam

Lint roller to clean around sewing space

Accuquilt - saves so much time and is more accurate

Measuring Tape

Marking tools 

Hera marker 

Bohin Retractable chalk marker

Stiletto

ByAnnie Stiletto - the tip is a little rough to keep your place, but not too rough to hurt the material

Purple Thang

Scissors

Kai Scissors

Karen Kay Buckley Scissors

Fiskar Spring Action Scissors

Snippers

Sewing machines

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