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3 The ruler or yardstick - Useful for marking straight line designs and as a measuring device.

4 Compass or a Round Object - It can be used for drawing curves.
5 A Pencil or a Dressmaker’s/Tailor’s Chalk - It is used to mark directly on fabric.
6 Pounce: It is a special powder used for temporary markings with perforated patterns.
7 Hand quilting needles: Hand quilting needles are generally smaller and stronger than normal sewing needles.
They have a very small eye which prevents any extra bump at the head of the needles when you are pulling
through the thread.
8 Pins:These are the plastic headed pins which are very sharp and good for piercing straight through the
material.
9 Scissors:They come in a wide variety of shape sand sizes.
10 Pencils:There are varieties of marking pencils from soft lead to water soluble ones that are available in the
market.
11 Thimble: Make it habit to use this metal, plastic or leather device on the middle finger to prevent being pierced
by the needle.
12 Frames and hoops: It is used to hold the three layers of materials together to prevent from budging up of
underneath layers. A quilting hoop is deeper in order to accommodate the three layers of top, battling and
backing.
13 Fabrics used in quilting: The best fabric to start with is firmly woven, lightweight, pure cotton, although
number of polyester cotton blends is quite manageable and easy to handle.

Patch Work

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• introduction of patch work
• types of patch work
• explain the uses and techniques of patch work

Introduction
Patchwork, the process of joining strips, squares, triangles, hexagons, or other shaped pieces of fabric (also
called patches), by either hand or machine stitching, into square blocks or other units. Patchwork or “pieced work”
is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is
usually based on repeating patterns built up with different fabric shapes (which can be different colors). These
shapes are carefully measured and cut, basic geometric shapes making them easy to piece together. It is one of
the primary construction techniques of quilting and is often combined with appliqué.

Types of patch work
1 Stained glass window patchwork
This patchwork is done by attaching pieces of tiny fabrics together. This usually forms a rectangular shape and
can be kept as a window hanging! As the name suggests, this patchwork has a stained appearance.

2 Cathedral window patchwork
This patchwork is usually done by using bright colours along with pastels or white. This Quilting Patchwork and
Appliqué design has a definite pattern and is usually made in square, rectangle or hexagonal shapes.

3 Somerset patchwork
Somerset patchwork is made in a spherical shape. There are two or more coloured fabrics used in making this
patchwork. In this method, small rectangular pieces of fabric are folded into triangular shapes and then stitched
on a foundation fabric. This is usually used for making quilts or cushion covers.

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