Quilting Equipment and Supplies

Biography of Isaac M. Singer, inventor of the Singer Sewing Machine.

Here's a list that includes some of the pink ribbon quilting tools you'll find at quilt shops and online stores.

Use this list to find smartphone apps for quilters. The apps are for both iPhones and Android cells.

Learn how to make window templates, a handy type of template that's useful for some types of patchwork and applique.

How do you organize your quilting supplies? Tell us about your favorite organization tips.

Do you have a favorite sewing machine? What makes it your favorite? Share your opinions with the online quilting community.

Quilting community members share their tips for making templates, often from unconventional supplies.

Quilting tips to help you get a grip on needles when they're hard to pull through fabric.

Our quilting forum members have found some handy uses for different types of tapes.

Members of the About.com Quilting Community share their favorite sewing machine tips.

Have you shopped for scissors lately? If you have, you know the selections are endless. It seems like more and more specialty scissors hit the market every year. You'll find all sorts of handy little tools to help you with quilting tasks, but nearly everyone starts with some basics. You probably don't need all of these scissors -- at least not all at the same time -- but they do represent a well-…

A few "best" tool and storage picks to help you organize your quilting supplies.

A photo gallery of Singer Featherweight sewing machines from many years.

Raise your hand if you're a fabriholic! Not sure? Then take this little test to find out if the fabric gene is lurking in your body.

Beginning quilters usually don't want to invest a lot of money in tools, at least not until they know they'll love to quilt. This list of essential tools will help get you started.

A bit of information that explains the descriptions you'll see printed on a spool of thread--and how the differences relate to your quilts.

Do you love your sewing machine, or is it just so-so? Use this space to submit a sewing machine review, and share the pros and cons of your machine with members of the online quilting community.See submissions

Do you have a favorite brand or type of hand sewing needle? Share your favorites with the online quilting community.

Is it okay to take sewing supplies, like scissors, on a commercial airplane flight in the United States? Here's a list of what is and isn't allowed on-board.

Take a few moments to share your opinions about sewing threads with the About.com Quilting community.