▁qu ilt ▁sand wich ▁and ▁properly ▁se w ▁together ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁top , ▁batt ing ▁and ▁backing . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Hand ▁Qu il ting ▁Need les ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁need les ▁used ▁for ▁qu il ting ▁are ▁called ▁bet we ens ▁and ▁are ▁generally ▁smaller ▁and ▁stronger ▁than ▁normal ▁se wing ▁need les . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁eye ▁which ▁prevents ▁any ▁extra ▁b ump ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁need les ▁when ▁you ▁are ▁pulling ▁through ▁the ▁thread . ▁▁ ▁P ins ▁and ▁Th im bles ▁Under standing ▁how ▁p ins ▁and ▁th im bles ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁important ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁making ▁qu il ts . ▁Many ▁different ▁combinations ▁of ▁pin ning ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁order ▁get ▁similar ▁results ▁and ▁the ▁exc iting ▁part ▁is ▁fig uring ▁out ▁existing ▁combinations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁coming ▁up ▁with ▁new ▁ones . ▁Th im bles ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁but ▁are ▁good ▁for ▁keeping ▁fingers ▁safe . ▁ ▁Thread s ▁Cho osing ▁the ▁right ▁types ▁of ▁threads ▁for ▁a ▁qu ilt ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁and ▁beg inners ▁may ▁need ▁some ▁assistance ▁from ▁an ▁expert ▁or ▁more ▁advanced ▁qu il ter . ▁The ▁color , ▁composition , ▁and ▁type ▁of ▁thread ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁qu ilt . ▁ ▁Rot ary ▁C ut ters ▁and ▁Bo ards ▁What ▁a ▁qu il ter ▁uses ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁fabric ▁is ▁a ▁vital ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁qu il ting ▁process . ▁It ▁is