Just Say “NO!” to Canned Air

Who knew lint could be so frightening! Lisa Alley, Certified BERNINA Technician, shows what happened when canned air was used to “clean” a sewing machine. Ick!


BERNINA Sewing Sessions at Altitude Design Summit

We are so excited and honored to have been part of the recent Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 18-21, 2012!


Thread Painting with Style — Nancy Prince

Thread Painting with Style is a comprehensive reference book that walks the reader through all the supplies and techniques needed for successful thread painting and thread sketching.


Sewing Sheer Fabrics – French Seams

It’s easy to sew beautiful French seams in a sheer blouse using BERNINA’s exclusive Temporary Altered Memory feature. Your BERNINA machine remembers stitch settings as long as you keep the machine on—a great benefit when you have to toggle between stitches as you must when making French seams.


Thread Organization – Isacord Thread Trays

I’m getting a jump start on my New Year organization with these new, sturdy Isacord thread trays — they happen to fit perfectly in this deep drawer and stack easily as well. They would also stack nicely on a cabinet shelf, if I happen to outgrow the drawer. The Isacord thread cones snap onto the


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Topstitching “Envelope” Quilts

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Wallhangings seem to have been on my radar lately so I thought I would share a great tip with you when it comes to topstitching them. Patchwork Foot with Guide #57D makes this method super simple!


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Make New Hotpads from Old

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Dana from Made has a fabulous idea for taking plain old hotpads and spicing them up by cutting them into a new shape and adding fresh bias tape trim,


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Nancy Prince on TheQuiltShow.com February 13-26

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Nancy Prince’s new book, Thread Painting with Style, is a great place to start your thread painting adventures. Spend some time with Nancy as she talks about her new book on TheQuiltShow.com – Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims’ website – February 13-26. Read on for more details!


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United Nations Group Makes New York-Themed Quilts

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One of the best things about keeping in touch with former students is to be able to see how they progress. We just received this wonderful picture from a group of wives of United Nations delegates that had been students here 2 years ago.


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Just Say “NO!” to Canned Air

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Who knew lint could be so frightening! Lisa Alley, Certified BERNINA Technician, shows what happened when canned air was used to “clean” a sewing machine. Ick!


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On your Marks, Get Set, SKETCH!

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There’s still time to take the Style X Design Challenge, but the clock is ticking! So get your creative juices flowing to design your dream rock star fashion look! Enter the Style X Design Challenge and you could win an opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind look for a true rock star featured at SXSW Music!


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Book Signing at BERNINA World of Sewing

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One of our customers, Bethany Pease, has written her very first book! Modern Quilting Designs contains over 90 free-motion quilting designs. Be inspired to step out of stippling and take your machine quilting to the next level!


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RaNae Merrill on TheQuiltShow.com

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RaNae Merrill, author of Magnificent Spiral Mandela Quilts and Simply Amazing Quilts, is featured on www.TheQuiltShow.com! Her episode, “From Doodles to Quilts,” features her “Dream Catcher” quilt.


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Sew a Blind Hem with Blindstitch foot #5

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Learn how your sewing machine can stitch a perfect blind hem stitch using the Blindstitch foot.


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BERNINA Sewing Sessions at Altitude Design Summit

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We are so excited and honored to have been part of the recent Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 18-21, 2012!