DOTTYMO

I'm going as a buddy to those taking wine, cheese and I'll bring the chocolate. Sewing supplies needles, hand crank machine, mat, thread, fabric and scissors. That is my seven.

Ditzyprints

I hand piece and hand quilt, here are my seven essentials (with links):

1. Quilting thimble: Comfort thimble -- they are comfortable!
https://www.beehappyquilting.com/pro...imble?vmcchk=1
2. (Leather) Piecing thimble: by etsy artist "nsmartist"
https://www.etsy.com/shop/nsmartist?...ms-count#items
3. Omnigrid Travel Tool Kit
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Omnigrid-T...l-Kit/17337844
4. Gutermann thread -- grey or light brown, good for piecing and quilting
http://www.joann.com/gutermann-natur...rd1130586.html
5. Thread snips by Farmore
http://www.homespunhearth.com/detail...t_ID=ZN-FM738p
6. Civil war reproduction fabric scraps to piece
7. Gingher dressmaking shears
http://www.amazon.com/Gingher-8-Inch.../dp/B000UU6SR4

Wow, seven items went fast, I didn't even get to the hand needles, or two of my favorite notions: my amish-made circular pin cushion with wooden base, or my small (thimble) storage pouch from a trip to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.