If you have a quilter or sewing enthusiast on your gift list, you'll want to check out this list of 25 gift ideas for someone who loves to quilt or sew.
Shopping for people who work with fabric is both easy and difficult, especially if they already seem to have everything. Choosing the perfect gift may seem hard. However, we've included basic tools and notions as well as some more unique items that not everyone will have but would make a great addition to any sewing space.
Whether they're a beginner or a seasoned pro, these carefully selected items are sure to bring a smile to their face.
We've put together a gift guide that includes both budget-friendly options to more luxurious gifts for a gift recipient. These carefully selected items are some of our favorites and are guaranteed to bring joy to anyone who quilts or sews. We've got you covered with a range of ideas that are both practical and inspiring.
In this blog post, we're sharing our personal favorites; things we own, regularly use and love. We believe these useful tools and notions are essential for anyone passionate about quilting and sewing.
Get ready to surprise and delight anyone with these gift ideas for holidays, birthdays or any special occasion. Some of these small items will make a great stocking stuffer.
Shop here for useful gifts for quilting friends, sewing friends or a family member, or send a link to someone who is shopping for you.
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A multi-functional sliding gauge for easy marking. When sewing, this handy tool can be used to marking button holes; seam allowance gauge; hem gauge; circle compass; T gauge.
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The Accuquilt Go! fabric cutting machine is fast, accurate, and easy to use. It is 90% faster than rotary cutting and allows for cutting up to 6 layers at once. It cuts complex shapes with ease. There are four different Accuquilt fabric cutting machine options.
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Chris says this kit has saved her machine embroidery projects multiple times! This kit lets you reach under your hoop to cut the threads when a bird's nest occurs in the bobbin area. A MUST HAVE!
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Want an easy way to cut chain-pieced fabric? This BladeSaver Thread Cutter is able to make quick work of cutting apart chain-stitched projects. This product is designed to hold one of your old rotary blades so you get more use out of them.
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A Dritz Quick Turn Tool is a must-have in any sewing room. This tool turns long tubes quickly and easily.
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Do you have dry hands? Gloves In a Bottle is our favorite to help protect hands while sewing, quilting and doing handwork. This is a great lotion that does not leave any type of residue on your fabric!
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This ironing board is perfect for quilters. It can be converted from a regular ironing surface to a quilters ironing surface by simply removing the cover, sliding the extension over the board followed by the cover, and you have a large ironing surface.
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KAM snaps are made of a strong, durable plastic resin that can be used to snap together a variety of projects; such as baby items, clothing, craft projects, purses, totes, towel toppers, etc.
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Do you machine quilt projects? Do you safety pin baste them? Here is a tool you should have. Using Kwik Klip, safety pins close effortlessly, preventing broken nails, stuck fingers and the familiar painful indentations in fingers caused by closing hundreds of safety pins.
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A small iron is perfect for use next to your sewing machine when paper piecing, appliquing, sewing patchwork blocks and more. Great portable iron to take to quilting and sewing classes or retreats.
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Annette has been using this style of cutters for years and loves it. It's a simple design, produces clean, straight edges and is designed for both left and right-handed users. IT'S REASONABLY PRICED TOO!
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Omnigrid Fold-Away Portable Cutting and Pressing Station has a gridded cutting mat on one side and a non-stick ironing surface on the other. It can be used on any work surface making it convenient for trimming, foundation piecing and cutting around templates.
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The OttLite 13-watt SlimLine Task Lamp is the perfect lamp for a desk, craft table, sewing machine table or home office. A great addition to any sewing room.
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The Quilters Slidelock is a non-slip quilting ruler for rotary cutting. It's an excellent way to cut fabric since it holds the fabric securely, protects fingers, and most importantly, is easy to use.
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Etsy offers a wide variety of unique gifts for quilters and sewing enthusiasts, including clothing, mugs, earrings, signs, and much more.
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This professional case, designed for the traveling quilter, comfortably fits unfinished quilt blocks up to 12-1/2-inch plus many notions and the reinforced frame provides stability. It is an ideal gift for quilters who travel to quilting retreats and classes.
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The Calibre Art rotating cutting mat features an expertly designed rotating mechanism that makes rotation very smooth with a non-slip bottom base and the cutting surface spins with ease. The self-healing nature of the mat’s surface compound enables the resealing of surface cuts and a long-lasting smooth surface.
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All quilters and sewers need a powerful iron in order to make professional looking projects. Chris and Annette have a Rowenta iron for safe and precise ironing with it's auto-off function for safety, anti-drip feature and precision tip for ultimate convenience.
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One side of this tool has a seam ripper with the other side a pointed side which is suitable for turning, folding, fixing, pressing and guiding fabric. It can be personalized.
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Annette uses self-threading needles when tying off and burying threads inside the quilt sandwich after quilting. They also work great when a thread is short and would make threading a regular needle very difficult. Annette recommends having these needles on hand.
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Sewing clips are popular among quilters. They use them instead of pins to hold quilt binding and other fabric crafts together. Every sewing room should have these.
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The Bins & Things storage container is a lightweight clear plastic storage container which allows you to conveniently keep your sewing and crafting supplies like thread spools, bobbins, beads, scrapbooking supplies, nail art supplies, small hardware, arts and crafts accessories & more!
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A thread stand is a great addition to a sewing room. Use this single-thread stand to hold larger spools and cones; saving money.
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The Trim-Lock tool makes trimming quilt blocks fast and easy. It's the best tool for trimming half-square triangles, on-point or fussy cut blocks. It's a super tool any quilter will love.
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Tweezers are indispensable when sewing or quilting on the machine. It makes it easy to pull hard-to-reach thread from sewing machines and bobbin cases. It's a must-have tool.
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A wool pressing mat is a wonderful tool in quilting. It helps get nice flat seams. It's lightweight making it extremely portable.
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