Re: Quilting. Can you help clarify some quilting terms?

I am taking a class in April, but don’t know the terms I’ve read about online like:
Fat quarters, pressing tool, hedgeog needle puller, twin pointed quilt needles.
Also, why would I need thread conditioner and finger gloves?
These are all strange to me, thanks in advance for assistance.

Fat Quarters, are 9″ wide and from 18″ to 24″ long cuts of fabric, easier to handle, less costly as you can get several colors usually reasonably priced.
Pressing Tool…is a hand held tool that you can use to hand press the newly stitched seam. Makes it easier than jumping up to go to the ironing board all the time.
Hedgehog needle puller….New one for me….I would use the rubber needle puller….and take along a small pair of needle nose pliers, just in case you get a tough one to pull. Honestly, a good way to ruin a pair of scissors is to try to use them to pull a needle…I would think no seamstress would ever do that.
Twin pointed quilt needles, If these go in the sewing machine they stitch a double row of stitching at the same time. These are usually called just Twin needles and you buy them in different sizes. I would say a 12 or 14 size should work for you. Now here is where it gets costly….if you start out with a twin needle you will have to finish with a twin needle…so you will need to purchase an extra one. The last time I bought them I paid like $5.00 for each one. Just get one size and get 2 of them, as one is a backup, in case one breaks. Also, I would recommend you get Hand Quilting Needles in what is called Betweens….these are extremely sharp, and short, and after a little use will become second nature. They prick you and you know it right now….very sharp….aThimble is needed.
I have finger gloves that go on each finger to help push the fabric thru the machine. These are rubber, and are big for medium sized hands, mine slip off all the time. I end up only using some of them…on my index, middle and thumb. They do help….but so would rubber gloves.

I bought the little blue box of Thread Conditioner….I paid like $6.85 in a high end quilt shop….What a mistake…Oh it is ok to use and works ok….But, I found something I like so much better for hand sewing….I use a glue stick. Doesn’t harm the thread, or the fabric, and I rarely ever get a tangled thread.
I thread the needle, and because my method works so well, I use double thread not single, and I pull off nearly 40 ” of thread, (80″) total. I pop off the cap of the glue stick, hold my thumb on the thread and pull it thru the top of the glue stick, I repeat it….then I stick the needle somewhere for it to dry straight as possible, all of about 3 minutes…usually less. I thread another needle and do it again while I wait for the first one to dry. Grab the first one, put in the quilters knot and go for it….Wish I had thought of that years ago……as this is an awesome no tangle way for hand sewing.
I have seen the Sashiko done on TV….it is very beautiful….I don’t do it. Good Luck to you.

How to Quilt : Quilting Terminology Made Easy