Guidelines4 Quilting Prep Tool

Prepare your quilt pieces for accurate hand or machine piecing with the Guidelines4 Quilting Prep Tool. Use it to trim triangle points for easier alignment, mark seam lines and check scant ¼" seam allowances.

From triangle patchwork to mitred binding corners and set-in seams, this practical tool helps you prepare and position your pieces before stitching.

Perfect For

• Hand and machine patchwork piecing
• Aligning triangle patches with squares
• Marking seam lines for mitred binding corners and set-in seams
• Checking scant ¼" seams and positioning a seam guide

Features

• Point-trimming tool for preparing triangle patches for alignment
• Helps mark seam lines and seam intersections
• Gold lip edges provide a reference for checking scant ¼" stitching
• Made in the USA

Checking Your Scant ¼" Seam

Line up the gold lip edges of the Prep Tool with the edge of the fabric pieces you have sewn together. The stitching line should sit along the inner edge of the tool.

• If the stitching sits inside the edge, move your seam guide farther away from the needle.
• If the stitching sits outside the edge, move your seam guide closer to the needle.

Trimming Triangle Points

Use the Prep Tool to trim triangle points so that half-square triangles (HSTs) and quarter-square triangles (QSTs) align with square patches. Trim half-square triangle points along the short sides and quarter-square triangle points along the long sides.

Download the Prep Tool instructions (PDF)

Additional seam guides are available separately.

Supplied as 1 Prep Tool with a reusable seam guide and instructions.