i want to start quilting - do i really need all this equipment?

[warthog]

i'm going to start quilting, so i bought a book. there's a pretty long list of equipment that they recommend, most of which i can understand the need for. there are a couple of things that i'm not sure about.

given that i'm a perfectionist, and i've been wanting to do this for ages, and i can get a couple of them as christmas presents do you think they're necessary? could i just start off without them? are any of them really worth having?

• quilter's quarter & seamwheel
• bias-maker and bias bars
• 1/4 inch masking tape
• display board
• rotary cutter, ruler and mat

[warthog]

oops... too many ands in that first sentence of the second paragraph...

[warthog]

or should that be 'and's???

[moondog]

I quilt.
Loads.
Dunno what the first two listed are though.

I use a rotary cutter,mat and tape.
That's it!

[warthog]

thanks!

apparently a quilter's quarter and seamwheel are used to draw an accurate 6mm cutting line beyond the template outline.

bias maker and bias bars are for stained glass patchwork.

[moondog]

Blimey,sounds a bit too flash for me.

I just finished my third queen sized one and goraned 'Never again!' but am having withdrawal symptoms...

[warthog]

heh i'm like that with knitting. i've always been itching to try quilting though. i hope it's as addictive...

glad to know i don't need all that stuff. i've got storage problems between my beads and my yarn. just started collecting material now and am thinking of renting a warehouse somewhere for my stash!

[mummytheresa]

I made a lovely double quilt and I used

• piece of cardboard to make template
• needle
• scissors (can never spell that word

)

• thread and material

[warthog]

excellent! i'll start off with the simple stuff. if i need this other stuff later on, i'll get it then.

thank you!