Stitched By Susan

Tools I Use and Recommend

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Stitched By Susan’s Resources and Classes

All-Over Feather Mini Course

Learn to quilt feathers freehand across an entire quilt top, step by baby step.

Freehand Quilting Masterclass

The Freehand Quilting Masterclass is the standout program that not only teaches specific quilting designs, but also thought processes that enable you to create your own original work with confidence.

ADVANCE Monthly Subscription Membership

A membership for machine quilters who want to learn…grow…and advance their freehand skill and confidence. New content monthly!

General Tools

Longarm Centering Tape

Longarm Centering Tape suspends securely over your entire working area, leaving your hands free for positioning, and helping you achieve a square finished quilt.

Magnetic Tool Holder

Attach these to the front belly bar (it must be magnetic) to hold the front of a floating quilt top securely in place.

Quilters Apothecary Rulers

Use the code SBS10 for 10% off any ruler or rulers in the Stitched By Susan collection.

RED SNAPPER System

Red Snappers are a great tool for attaching the quilt backing to the frame quickly, accurately, and easily.

Laurastar Lift Steam Iron

Swiss Engineered 3-in-1 Steam Generator that Irons, Steams, and Purifies Your Clothes

Needles

DRITZ Snag Nab It Needle

While not technically a needle (there’s no eye) the rough eye area works to pull dark colored or visible threads from between the layers of a quilt.

Side-threading Needles

These needles just require brushing the thread over the eye to thread them, making them ideal for tying and buying thread tails.

SCHMETZ Universal Sewing Needles

My favorite needles for my BERNINA Q24, Universal, size 90/14.

Cutting

OLFA Quick Change Rotary Cutter

RAZOR SHARP 45MM ROTARY BLADE – The 45mm Rotary Cutter is pre-loaded with an RB45 Rotary Blade made from high-quality tungsten tool steel. The ultra-sharp rolling razor blade delivers unparalleled sharpness and superior edge retention.

Rotary Replacement Blades

ULTRA DURABLE TITANIUM coated Japanese Steel SKS-7 tungsten steel blades which give greater life span with a razor sharp cutting edge which will last a lot longer than uncoated steel blades.

KAI Scissors

Made of a high carbon, hardened stainless steel, the Kai 7230 is the 9-inch professional scissor that is ideal for thicker, more difficult fabrics

Marking

Air-Erase Marking Pens

12 PACK Disappearing Ink Fabric Marking Pen

Water-Erase Marking Pens

Mark Any Fabric With Full Control! Easily removable with water and leaves no trace behind.

Marking Pen “Eraser”

By lightly dabbing or running this point along the line or Mark, the special point absorbs the pencil or water-based ink Mark

School chalk

A very inexpensive way to mark anything that does not require fine precision. It’s important to use white; the colors contain wax. You’ll need a sharpener to go with it.

Pencil Sharpener

The dual hole is large enough for sharpening school chalk.

Bohin Chalk Pencil Refillable Cartridge Set

Precise line marking on a wide range of surfaces: textiles, wood, paper and plastic.

Painter’s Tape

Pro-grade tape without sticky residue. Useful for all kinds of marking needs at the longarm. Easy to tear and easy to remove.

Dritz Smooth Tracing Wheel

Transfer pattern markings smoothly to fabric

My Favorite Apps

Ecamm

Ecamm is an all-in-one live streaming production platform for Mac that allows anyone to create professional quality live video broadcasts, pre-record video content, or podcasts.

Flodesk

My favorite email marketing platform is Flodesk, You can grab 50% off your subscription with this link!

Canva

I LOVE Canva. For all my graphics needs, Canva makes it so easy and is incredibly versatile.

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