My Favorite Creative Supplies

🧵 Beginner Sewing/Quilting Machines

⭐ Brother XR3774  Best Mechanical Beginner Sewing Machine

⭐ Brother XR3774 Machine with Case, Thread & Needles Best Mechanical Beginner Sewing Machine

⭐ Brother HC1850 Sewing/Quilting Best Computerized Sewing & Quilting Machine

⭐ Brother CP100X Computerized Sewing/Quilting Best Computerized Machine for Growing Sewists

⭐Brother HC1850 Sewing & Quilting Computerized Machine A versatile machine that's perfect for beginners who want room to grow. Great for someone who also wants some decorative stitches or basic lettering that the CP100X does not provide.

✂️ Fiction for Creatives...

The Elm Creek Series by Jennifer Chiaverini: These books can be enjoyed on their own, but reading them in order lets you follow the characters and the story as it unfolds.

• The Quilter's Apprentice

• Round Robin

• The Cross Country Quilters

• The Runaway Quilt

• The Quilter's Legacy

• The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate

It's about restoring an old cottage, discovering handwritten prayer boxes, creativity, beauty, and handmade treasures, slowing down and appreciating simple things

• The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan

A heartwarming historical novel inspired by true events during World War II. A wonderful read for anyone who loves sewing, quilting, and the creative spirit. 

🧵 Leslie's Top 15 Sewing Essentials

1. ⭐ Gingher 8" Dressmaker Shears

2. ⭐ Fiskars Thread Snips

3. ⭐ Clover Seam Ripper

4. ⭐ Clover Wonder Clips

5. ⭐ Magic Pins

6. ⭐ Magnetic Pin Dish

7. ⭐ Schmetz Universal Machine Needles (80/12)

8. ⭐ Gutermann Sew-All Thread

9. ⭐ Extra Bobbins-Class 15 Bobbins (Brother-compatible)

10. ⭐ Sewline Fabric Glue Pen

11. ⭐ Fabric Marker (Washable)

12. ⭐ Tube Turner Set

13. ⭐ Purple Thang

14. ⭐ 18" × 24" Self-Healing Cutting Mat

15. ⭐ Rotary Cutter (45 mm)

🧵 Nice to Have Extras...

• Pinking Shears

• Learn to Sew - Excellent book for clothes sewing!

• Seam Guide Ruler by Madam Sew 

• Schmetz ABC Needle Guide- very helpful!

• Creative Grids 1/2 and 1/4 seam guide ruler

• Panasonic CORDLESS Iron

🪡 Leslie's Top 15 Quilting Essentials

1. ⭐ OLFA 45 mm Rotary Cutter

2. ⭐ OLFA 45 mm Replacement Blades

3. ⭐ 24" × 36" Self-Healing Cutting Mat

4. ⭐ Omnigrip 6" × 24" Quilting Non-slip Ruler

5. ⭐ Quilting Ruler Pack

6. ⭐ Color Catchers for Washing

7. ⭐ Aurifil 50 wt Cotton Thread

8. ⭐ Schmetz Quilting Needles (90/14)

9. ⭐ Magic Pins

10. ⭐ Tailor's Clapper Set

11. ⭐ Wool Pressing Mat

12. ⭐ Mini Iron

13. ⭐ Clover Wonder Clips

14. ⭐ Quilt Basting Safety Pins

15. ⭐ Quilt Basting Spray 

🧵 Nice to Have Extras...

• Rotating Cutting Mat

• First Time Quiltmaking- Great beginner book!

• Seam Guide Ruler by Madam Sew

• Schmetz ABC Needle Guide- very helpful!

• Creative Grids 1/2 and 1/4 seam guide ruler

• Piecing Makeover: Simple Tricks to Find-Tune Your Patchwork- Excellent!

• Panasonic CORDLESS Iron

✂️ Crafting Essentials

1. ⭐ Fiskars Precision Scissors

2. ⭐ Surebonder Hot Glue Gun

3. ⭐ Surebonder Hot Glue Sticks

4. ⭐ Aleene's Original Tacky Glue

5. ⭐ E6000 Craft Adhesive: For inside and outside use

6. ⭐ X-Acto Precision Craft Knife

7. ⭐ Self-Healing Cutting Mat for Crafting

8. ⭐ Fiskars Portable Paper Trimmer

9. ⭐ Metal Cork-Backed Ruler Set

10. ⭐ Bone Paper Creaser

11. ⭐ Fine-Tip Precision Tweezers

12. ⭐ Corner Rounder Punch

13. ⭐ Beginner Acrylic Paint Set

14. ⭐ Acrylic Paint Brush Beginner Variety Pack

15. ⭐ Square Canvas Panels Set

🧵 Sewing Class Supplies (See your class materials list for specific supplies for your class.)

• Magnetic Pin Dish

• Magic Pins

• Fabric Scissors

• Clothesline Rope

• Seam Ripper

• Fabric Marker (Washable)

• Fusible Interfacing

• Double Fold Bias Tape

• Poly-Fil Stuffing

• Yard of 16 Gauge Clear Vinyl

• Number 5 Zipper Tapes & Pulls Set

• Double Sided 1/8" Sewing Tape

• Brother Foot Set: Teflon, 1/4 in. & Roller Foot

• Gutermann Assorted Thread Set

• Omnigrip 2.5 x 18" Quilting Ruler