Quiz on terms, tools, and equipment used in quilting

Name:______
Period:______

Match the correct answer:

  1. ______Cutting Mat
  2. ______Acrylic ruler
  3. ______Bias
  4. ______Fat Quarter
  5. ______Half-square triangle
  6. ______Rotary cutter
  7. ______Walking foot
  8. ______Sashing
  9. ______Seam allowance
  10. ______Selvage
  11. ______Binding
  12. ______Border
  13. ______Chain piecing
  14. ______Long arm quilting machine
  15. ______Backing
  1. This item is made to be used with a rotary cutter and cutting mat. It measures the distance when cutting the fabric.
  2. This is a self-healing surface used with a rotary cutter.
  3. The bottom layer of a quilt.
  4. A fabric strip used to enclose the raw edges of the quilted quilt.
  5. A machine piecing method consisting of joining pairs of pieces one after the other by feeding them through the sewing machine without cutting the thread between the pairs.
  6. Strips of fabric that are used to frame the quilt top.
  7. A sewing machine attachment that acts as a top set of feed dogs. It moves the extra layers of fabric through the machine evenly.
  8. Generally in quilting it is ¼”.
  9. Strips of fabric that separates the individual blocks in a quilt top.
  10. It is a rolling razor blade mounted on a plastic handle.
  11. Two triangles joined together to form a square with a diagonal seam.
  12. An 18” X 22” piece of fabric. This is equal to a traditional ¼ yard of fabric.
  13. A special machine used to quilt large quilts with easy.
  14. The lengthwise finished edge on each side of the fabric.
  15. The grain of woven fabric that is at a 45 degree angle to the selvage.

Quiz on terms, tools, and equipment used in quilting

KEY:

  1. ____B______Cutting Mat
  2. ____A ______Acrylic ruler
  3. ____O______Bias
  4. ____L______Fat Quarter
  5. ____K______Half-square triangle
  6. ____J______Rotary cutter
  7. ____G______Walking foot
  8. ____I______Sashing
  9. ____H______Seam allowance
  10. ____N______Selvage
  11. ____D______Binding
  12. ____F______Border
  13. ____E______Chain piecing
  14. ____M______Long arm quilting machine
  15. ____C______Backing
  1. This item is made to be used with a rotary cutter and cutting mat. It measures the distance when cutting the fabric.
  2. This is a self-healing surface used with a rotary cutter.
  3. The bottom layer of a quilt.
  4. A fabric strip used to enclose the raw edges of the quilted quilt.
  5. A machine piecing method consisting of joining pairs of pieces one after the other by feeding them through the sewing machine without cutting the thread between the pairs.
  6. Strips of fabric that are used to frame the quilt top.
  7. A sewing machine attachment that acts as a top set of feed dogs. It moves the extra layers of fabric through the machine evenly.
  8. Generally in quilting it is ¼”.
  9. Strips of fabric that separates the individual blocks in a quilt top.
  10. It is a rolling razor blade mounted on a plastic handle.
  11. Two triangles joined together to form a square with a diagonal seam.
  12. An 18” X 22” piece of fabric. This is equal to a traditional ¼ yard of fabric.
  13. A special machine used to quilt large quilts with easy.
  14. The lengthwise finished edge on each side of the fabric.

o. The grain of woven fabric that is at a 45 degree angle to the selvage.