Drafting for the Creative Quilter

TOOLSANDSUPPLIES 9

The tools you use to draft are important to the success

of the process and will reflect the work you do.

1. Accurate cross-section graph paper in 4-, 8-, and
   10-to-the-inch increments—I use both 81/2 ̋ × 11 ̋ and
   17 ̋ × 22 ̋ tablets. If your designs are larger, you can tape
   sheets of graph paper together.


2. Compass that holds its position


3. Yardstick compass for designs larger than the span
   of your compass (page 20)


4. Mechanical pencil


5. Good eraser, such as a white art eraser or gum eraser
   6. Rulers: 1 ̋ × 6 ̋, 2 ̋ × 12 ̋, and/or 2 ̋ × 18 ̋ red-lined
   see-through rulers—I recommend the rulers from The
   C-Thru Ruler Company. These rulers are preferred over
   rotary cutting rulers for drafting because they are thin
   and lay flat to the paper.
   7. Protractor: half-circle and full-circle—The full-circle
   protractor makes it much easier to draft circles.
   8. Colored pencils (optional): 6 different colors (red,
   blue, orange, green, yellow, and aqua) to clarify and dis-
   tinguish different drafting lines
   9. Handheld calculator
   10. Mirrors for designing (page 91)

Tools and Supplies

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