Your complete sewing workspace, from one Canadian marketplace
Common Goods partners with specialized Canadian retailers like Cottage Quilting Ltd to bring categories together that typically require three or four different shops. In this guide, you'll learn which machines, thread brands, and accessories are available from Canadian sellers — and how to outfit a complete sewing workspace without leaving the country.
What you'll find in this collection
- Sewing & embroidery machines — Brother and BERNINA models from Canadian quilting shops (browse machines)
- Quilting fabric — cotton yardage, fat quarters, and pre-cuts from indie Canadian sellers (browse quilting supplies)
- Premium thread — Aurifil, Mettler, Glide, and YLI from trusted manufacturers (browse thread)
- Notions & accessories — needles, presser feet, cutting tools, and more (browse notions)
Brother & BERNINA sewing machines in Canada
Finding a reliable sewing or embroidery machine from a Canadian seller can be surprisingly difficult online. Local dealer websites don't always offer the full browsing experience you'd expect. On Common Goods, Canadian sellers like Cottage Quilting Ltd list machines from Brother and BERNINA — two of the most trusted names in the category — alongside the thread, needles, and accessories that go with them.
Brother NQ1700E — The Fashion Creator 2
The Brother NQ1700E is a dedicated embroidery machine built for sewists who want to move beyond basic monogramming. At roughly $2,000 CAD, it sits in a sweet spot between hobby-level machines and full commercial units.
Key specs that matter:
- 258 built-in embroidery designs with editable sizing, rotating, and mirroring
- 6" x 10" embroidery area — large enough for quilt blocks, jacket backs, and home decor panels
- Wireless capability for transferring designs from your computer without a USB cable
- Colour LCD touchscreen for previewing designs before you stitch
This is the kind of machine you buy when embroidery is a regular part of your practice, not an occasional novelty. The 6" x 10" embroidery area is generous for this price range — enough for quilt blocks, jacket backs, and home decor panels in a single hooping.
Bernette B70
For sewists already in the BERNINA ecosystem — or drawn to European engineering — the Bernette B70 delivers 200+ built-in embroidery designs with a 5-inch colour touchscreen. Bernette is BERNINA's accessible line, offering the brand's design philosophy at a lower price point. It's an excellent choice if you want BERNINA quality without the flagship price tag.
Looking for a gift? The BERNINA Holiday Gift Box bundles accessories and branded extras — a thoughtful option for the BERNINA enthusiast in your life.
Browse the full Sewing Machines collection for current availability.
Quilting fabric & supplies
Quilting cotton is the backbone of any fabric collection, and Canadian quilters have more options online than ever. Fat quarters, pre-cut bundles, and yardage from independent shops give you access to prints and solids that the big-box stores simply don't carry — seasonal collections from boutique designers, small-batch prints, and curated colour palettes that reflect what's actually trending in the quilting community.
The advantage of shopping through Common Goods is access to inventory from indie Canadian fabric shops. These are the same retailers running brick-and-mortar quilting stores across the country — businesses with deep product knowledge and carefully chosen stock. When your local quilt shop is a four-hour drive away, buying from one of these sellers online is the next best thing.
Whether you're assembling a scrap quilt, following a pattern that calls for specific colourways, or building a fabric stash for future projects, start with the Quilting Supplies collection to see what's currently available from Canadian sellers.
Premium thread — Aurifil, Mettler & Glide
Thread might be the most underestimated supply in a sewist's toolkit. Cheap thread sheds lint into your machine's tension discs, breaks at inconvenient moments, and produces fuzzy seams that dull the look of your finished project. Premium thread costs a few dollars more per spool but pays for itself in fewer bobbin jams, cleaner stitches, and less time spent cleaning your machine.
Here are four thread lines available from Canadian sellers on Common Goods, each suited to different types of work:
- Mettler Silk-Finish Cotton Thread — Made from mercerized Egyptian cotton, this thread has a silk-like sheen that elevates piecing and garment sewing alike. It's colourfast and smooth through the machine, making it a workhorse for quilters who want a subtle lustre without switching to synthetic thread.
- Glide Thread — A trilobal polyester thread engineered for machine quilting. The triangular filament shape gives it a beautiful lustre, and the lint-free formula keeps your machine running cleanly between servicing. Glide is known for consistent tension — it rarely breaks mid-quilt, even at high speeds.
- YLI Waxed Quilting Thread 500yd — If you hand-quilt, this is the thread to reach for. The glazed cotton finish prevents tangling, and the 40wt/3-ply construction gives each stitch visible definition. A 500-yard spool lasts through multiple projects.
- Aurifil 50wt Cotton Thread — The go-to thread for many serious quilters. Aurifil's long-staple cotton produces flat, crisp seams that press beautifully, and 50wt is versatile enough for piecing, applique, and light quilting. The large 1,422-yard spools offer excellent value.
Explore the full Thread collection to browse colours and weights.
Sewing machine accessories & notions
A good machine deserves the right accessories. The difference between a frustrating sewing session and a smooth one often comes down to whether you're using the correct needle, the right presser foot, or a properly sized bobbin. Common Goods carries sewing notions from trusted brands, sourced through Canadian sellers.
Two accessories worth highlighting:
- SCHMETZ Denim Needles (80/12) — SCHMETZ's advanced point design handles denim, canvas, and heavy quilting layers without deflecting or breaking. If you sew bags, jeans, or thick quilt sandwiches, keep a pack in your notions box. Available in a 5-piece card.
- Brother SA209 Compact MuVit Digital Dual Feed — This digitally controlled dual-feed foot is a step up from a standard walking foot. It feeds the top and bottom layers of fabric at the same rate, eliminating the shifting and puckering that plague quilters and garment sewists working with slippery or layered fabrics. Essential for knits, velvet, and multi-layer quilting.
These are the kinds of accessories that independent quilt shop buyers choose carefully — sourced for the projects their customers actually bring through the door.
Quilting kits & patterns
If you're new to quilting or looking for a self-contained project, kits take the guesswork out of supply selection. Everything is bundled — fabric, thread, notions, and instructions — so you can focus on the making rather than the shopping.
The Sew Cute-Sew Handy Sewing Essentials Kit comes in a mason jar packed with needles, pins, snips, thread, a seam ripper, and a fat quarter. It's a practical starter set or a charming gift for the crafter who likes their supplies organized and ready to go.
Browse the Quilt Kits collection for more bundled options.
Every product in this collection comes from an independent, Canadian-owned seller — verified by Common Goods before they join the marketplace. When you shop here, you're supporting the kind of small, specialized businesses that keep Canada's crafting community thriving.
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