| Word | Description |
| Easing | When you work in extra fabric when two pieces don't align exactly. This happens when you are sewing curves and can happen when you sew straight edges. A small amount of easing generally will not affect the quilt. However, if there is too much, the quilt may get puckers as it is finished. |
| Embellishment | Decorative stitches or items that are added to a quilt, including buttons, beads, charms, or embroidery or other thread. |
| English paper piecing | When you sew fabric pieces around a paper template, folding the seam allowance to the back side of the template. This process can make sewing hexagons or clamshells much easier when you leave the fabric attached to the paper template and then hand sew the fabric pieces together. |
| Equilateral triangles | Triangles where all three angles are 60º angles. Six equilateral triangles sewn together make a hexagon. |
| Extra-fine pins | Pins with a thinner shaft than standard pins, therefore leaving a smaller hole. These are good to use on silk or other fabric which may be thin or prone to having pinholes made easily (such as lamé). |