01 | OLFA ROTARY MAT & CUTTER
Navy is the newest color for the
cutting mats and 45-millimeter rotary
cutter in the Olfa Splash line of
products. The dark mat, which comes
in three sizes, provides good contrast
for cutting light fabrics. $17.99 rotary
cutter; mats start at $4.66; olfa.com
02 | CLOVER SNAG
REPAIR NEEDLE
If you wind up with thread ends too
short to bury while quilting, binding, or
doing embroidery, use a snag repair
needle to pull them through. Instead
of an eye, the needle has a grooved
end that hooks thread for pulling.
$6.95; clover-usa.com
03 | DRITZ THREAD
CUTTER CADDY
Keep small notions like a thimble,
clips, and buttons organized in a
2"-square holder. A thread cutter on
top makes it easy to cut apart chain-
pieced units. Two magnetic sides
catch loose pins and needles.
$9.98; fatquartershop.com
04 | MINI STASH ’N STORE
Easily store small scissors, rulers,
marking tools, and other tiny notions
in an organizer available in nine
colors. The silicone pockets conform
to all shapes to provide a tight fi t,
making it ideal for on-the-go sewing.
$7.98; fatquartershop.com
05 | STELLA TWO LED TASK LAMP
Brighten your work space with a
Stella Two tabletop lamp. It has warm,
cool, and natural light settings and a
fl exible arm to direct light where you
need it. Touch-pad controls off er 10
brightness settings.
$229; stellalighting.com
06 | FELT STORAGE BIN
Organize your drawers, shelves, and
work space with felt bins. Available
in fi ve styles (three are shown here)
and a variety of colors, these cubes
won’t scratch surfaces. Some feature
removable bins so you can customize
them for your space. Starting at
$4.75; missouriquiltco.com
07 | BIRDIE BIRD BATTING
Skip the basting and pinning steps
that come before quilting with a
two-layer batting of 100% cotton and
100% fl annel. The fl annel layer holds
the quilt back in place. The batting
can accommodate quilting up to 8"
apart. $21.99 for 1 yard of 98"-wide
batting; birdiebirdquilts.com
08 | THE BEE’S KNEES
BOOK STAND
Use a colorful stand from designer
Lori Holt to keep quilt patterns, books,
and magazines in view. Because the
stand is made of metal, fl imsy patterns
can be held in place with a magnet.
Bonus: The stand makes a great
organizer for rulers and templates, too.
$26.98; fatquartershop.com
09 | WOOL IRONING MAT
Press better with a ½"-thick pressing
mat made of wool. Because wool
retains heat, your fabrics essentially
get pressed from both sides
simultaneously. You can add one
of these mats, available in four
sizes, to your ironing board or use
it as a personal ironing station at a
quilting retreat. Starting at $18.99;
precisionquiltingtools.com
10 | OLISO MINI PROJECT IRON
The mini iron, which comes in two
colors, off ers the equivalent heat
settings and steam control of a
full-size iron in a compact size that
is great for pressing small pieces or
packing in a travel bag. It comes with
a silicone trivet that accommodates
the hot iron. $49.99 oliso.com
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