How to Make Ruffle Sleeves
by Erin Hogan-Braker
How to Make Ruffle Sleeves
Ruffle sleeves are a huge trend on NYC’s runways for fall. They are also timeless and flattering! Watch tailor Erin Hogan-Braker as she transforms a sleeveless long dress into a ruffle sleeve blouse. As a professional tailor, Erin is often asked to reshape garments to better accommodate clients design preferences. Taking fabric from one area More …
Top 10 Presser Feet
One thing that BERNINA dealers, educators, loyalists, and ambassadors all agree on is the quality and precision of BERNINA machines and accessories. Whether you’re making piping, free-motion quilting, smocking or shirring, inserting zippers, or working with multiple layers of heavy weight fabrics like denim or leather—there is a presser foot for the job. Today I’m going More …
Embroidered Journal Cover
This delightful journal cover by Nancy Mahoney is stitched with a spray of seasonal flowers. An embroidered journal cover is just the right place to record those special dreams, plans, or quilt sketches. Use it to make notes about your day or your next quilt. It’s so quick and easy to make, you’ll want to More …
Support the Rare Bear Army!
My name is Christina Waters and I am a medical geneticist. Through personal passion and commitment to health and wellness of children, I started a volunteer based non-profit called RARE Science which has an innovative, laser focus to accelerate finding therapies for undiagnosed and rare disease kids. The RARE Science Team does this by empowering patient More …
The Secrets of Sewing Perfect Collars
Good morning, lovelies! Today, we’re chatting about one of my favorite design features: the collar. Whether you’re making cozy flannel pajamas or tumbling headfirst into the world of tailored shirtdresses, knowing how to create a beautiful collar is a must-have skill. Nothing ruins a garment–or your day–quicker than a stubby shirt point and wonky topstitching. Such horrors keep dressmakers up at More …
Copy Your Favorite Tee
Everyone has that one shirt. You know the one—it’s the most comfortable tee you own. It’s the one shirt that you wish you could wear every day of the week. And now you can! Learn how to recreate your favorite tee without taking it apart, and change it up with your favorite fabrics. Plus learn some knit-tips More …
How to Make a Leather Sunglass Case
Follow along as Erin Hogan-Braker from the 7th Bone Tailoring team teaches you how to make a simple, yet elegant custom sunglass case. This is one of Erin’s staple sewing projects. These quick cases take about 15 minutes from start to finish. Supplies to make a leather sunglass case BERNINA sewing machine, we sewed it on a BERNINA 350 More …
3 Tips for Sewing Halloween Costumes
Hi everyone! My name is Melissa Mortenson and I’m proud to be a BERNINA Brand Ambassador. I’ve been sewing since I was 16 and have spent the last 8 years writing the Polka Dot Chair Blog. I’m also a published author, fabric designer and Halloween addict! Halloween can present a special challenge when it comes to More …
How to Sew a Stuffed Stubby Squid
Inspired by the “googly-eyed, stubby squid” recently seen off the California coast, here is a special project to create a unique, cuddly toy. The E/V Nautilus team was mapping the seabed off the California coast when it spotted this stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) on the ocean floor. The scientific work being done by the Nautilus More …