England Design - Tools for Picture Piecing

Helpful Tools for Picture Piecing

In Cynthia's book, Picture Piecing, she recommends several tools to help make the process easier. We're now carrying a few of those tools that seem to be hard for quilters to find.

In addition, we're offering products here that students in Cynthia's classes have found useful.

Proportional Scale

A proportional scale is very helpful when designing picture pieced patterns.

Proportional Scale - Item # PRO
Price: $ 5.75

Triangle

A triangle tool is essential in designing picture pieced patterns.

Triangle - Item #: TRI
Price: $ 5.75

Craft Iron

This travel iron is the perfect size for working with our Picture Piecing patterns - and the portability for travel is a bonus!

Craft Iron - Item # IRON
Price: $ 34.00

Fabrico Pens

Set of 6 pens. These pens are perfect for lettering and drawing on fabric, paper, wood and shrink plastic. They are Acid Free - dual tip - one end is a medium point, the other end is a brush-type tip.

Fabrico Pens - Item # FABPEN6
Price: $ 19.00

Black Fabrico Pen

Black fabric pens are helpful for adding shading and detail lines found in some of our Picture Piecing patterns. We especially like these from Fabrico. They are Acid Free - dual tip - one end is a medium point, the other end is a brush-type tip.

Black Fabrico Pen - Item # BLKFPEN
Price: $ 3.10

6 1/2" Omnigrid Fabric Scissors

Students have found these 6 1/2" stainless steel, soft cushion handles to be very useful. They are promoted as being "fatigue-free".

6 1/2" Omnigrid Fabric Scissors
Item # OMNI_SCIS
Price: $ 19.00

Retractable Scissor Holder (Scissor Fob)

Always looking for your scissors? A retractable scissor fob is the perfect solution for runaway scissors.

Retractable Scissor Holder (Scissor Fob)
Assorted images.
Item # SFOB
Price: $ 4.50 each
Note: We can't guarantee a particular image, because we just receive them as a "lot" with assorted images. But, they are all cute.

Lite Steam-A-Seam2

This double-stick fusible web is very helpful for applique, such as in our Up on the Housetop pattern.

Lite Steam-A-Seam2
Double Stick Fusible Web
5 Sheets of 9" x 12"
Item # LSTEAM
Price: $ 4.40

20 Pre-Cut Flat Freezer Papers

These handy pre-cut and flat freezer paper sheets are helpful for all of our picture piecing patterns.

Pre-Cut Flat Freezer Papers
20 Sheets of 8 1/2 " x 11"
Item # FPAPER
Price: $ 6.00

Pentel ClicEraser

When you are designing, it is wonderful to have a high quality, seemingly endless eraser. These retractable pen-shaped erasers are a great solution and they work on all lead pencil markings.
Pentel ClicEraser
Item # ERASER
Price: $ 1.75

Pentel ClicEraser Refill 2-Pack

Refill packs for the Pentel ClicEraser are great to have on hand. The refills come in packages of 2 for $1.99.
Pentel ClicEraser Refill 2-Pack
Item # ER_REFILL
Price: $ 1.99

Surgical Seam Ripper

Here's a really handy tool. The Surgical Seam Ripper is a safe, fast way to do the dreaded, but inevitable "reverse-sewing". The rounded point prevents puncturing the fabric, while the curved front protects the fabric from being cut.
Surgical Seam Ripper
Item # SSR
Price: $ 4.00

Twill Tape

NEW! -We now offer Twill Tape - a great product for stabilizing the edges of your quilt top. Cynthia demonstrates using twill tape to stabilize quilt top edges in her book "Picture Piecing - Creating Dramatic Pictorial Quilts". Our Twill Tape roll has 36 yards of 3/8" wide twill tape - enough for 3 queen size quilts.
Twill Tape
Item # TTW
Price: $ 6.00

Bells

NEW! -16 tiny bells to use for the reindeer on the "Up on The Housetop" pattern.
Bells
Item # BELLS
Price: $ 1.25

Magnetic Pen Caddy

NEW! -We like theses colorful magnetic pin caddies for keeping control of loose pins in our sewing workspace - they feature a cover that can be placed over the loose pins for safe and easy storage.

Be sure to select the color you want when you place your order.
Magnetic Pin Caddy
Item # MPG
Price: $ 15.95 each

Item # MPG-GREEN
Item # MPG-PURPLE
Item # MPG-PINK

Pin Place

NEW! - This handy magnetic pin and scissors holder attaches to your sewing machine and really helps keep those loose pins under control.
PIN-PLACE
Item # PIN-PLACE
Price: $ 5.00