Posts Tagged ‘quilt’


Turning Quick and Easy Tool For Quilting Friends

This project is another quick and easy project. One that my sister who is greatly affected by the quilting virus has requested several times. If you can turn a spindle, you are good to go. Prepare wood spindle of close grain, with a tenon to mount to a chuck. I like maple but since as […]

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Woodturning Another Batch of Quilting Tools – Special Request

This video post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. My sister uses these quilting tools in her quilting to press seams. She asked me for some more. She must eat them? They are easy to turn. Three are maple; 1 is colored […]

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Woodturning Quilt Burnisher For Paper Pieced Quilts

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! My sister asked me to turn several burnishing tools for her quilting. She is an avid quilter. Why not? These are approximate 9 inches long with one end having a slant flat end. Both ends could be used to press a seam, […]

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Turn A Seam Ripper For Quilting and Sewing

February, at the Desert Woodturning Roundup, I met Wayne Wolfe. He showed me pictures of several quilt and sewing tools that he has woodturning. My wife said she wanted one – so off I go. For the hardware, I purchased a seam ripper at a fabric store and discarded its lid. The wood is a […]

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