You should always have a good supply of neutrals on hand- white, bone, ecru, and black. As your thread collection grows, you may wish to add metallic or monofilament threads for special effects. Your local fabric store has thread organizers and stands to help you with storage. Rotary cutters have dramatically changed quilting procedures, by enabling the quilter to cut many identical strips at once, reducing cutting time by half. The strips are then sewn together in various ways to make strip pieced quilts.
Rotary cutters have replaceable blades, so they always remain sharp.
Some quilters mark the cutter with the date of purchase, to remind them when the blade needs to be replaced. A self-healing mat that is used with the rotary cutter. A cutting mat provides a perpetually smooth and straight surface. Some cutting mats have rules printed on them to make the cutting process even easier. The see-through ruler is used with the rotary cutter to make straight cuts.