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Paris Quilt

Amy Millsaps, who works at Raintree Quilting in Juneau, Alaska, sent me this picture of the beautiful Paris wallhanging she composed in DesignWorks software. She combined clipart and embroidery files from BERNINA Embroidery Software 6, OESD Flourish Fancy pack #12224, and the Rose Gown Applique and Paintwork design from DesignWorks Sampler 1 for a lovely montage

Car Repair with CutWork!

My husband was working on our truck and needed some new gaskets. He had read on the Internet that some guys were cutting these parts out of cereal boxes and he wondered, “Could this be done on Mary’s sewing machine with the cutwork tool?”

Owlivia Slouch Bag: A Blank Canvas

My Owlivia Slouch Bag in Through the Needle ONLINE #15 uses all of the DesignWorks components plus embroidery. I have to admit that CrystalWork used is quickly becoming a favorite of mine – it’s quick and easy and I think every project needs just a little sparkle to make it pop. Don’t you?

Felted Trees by Gayle Schliemann

This holiday season brings warmth to your décor with these cute felted trees. Whether for a mantel or a table centerpiece, they are the perfect accent to your seasonal decoration.

Sensational Flowers!

Loved the pillow on the blog by Debbie C.! She was at our shop recently for a “Sewing Outside the Box” event and showed those. Very cool.

So I borrowed her idea and put it on a tote bag.

Go Team!

BERNINA Cutwork Software makes it so quick and easy to add custom applique to a garment. We were on our way to the State Championship football game and in under one hour I appliqued the my son’s name and number on the back of our team sweatshirt – WOW!

Quick & Easy Gift − Votive Candle Holders

I just love having this option for creating a quick gift at a moment’s notice. In less than an hour it is no problem to go from sitting down at the computer and opening the BERNINA Cutwork Software to having the finished votive candle holder gift-wrapped!

Decorative Stitches à la CutWork

I have been enjoying some time lately to explore other uses of BERNINA CutWork Software – not the traditional applique projects or cutwork projects. BERNINA CutWork Software has some wonderful decorative stitches as well – over 350 in fact!

Hawaiian Appliqué Quilt – Suzanne Jarvis

My daughter goes to Hawaii often with her job and every time she brings me back a few fat quarters. I ended up with a drawer full of them! When I saw Amanda’s Hawaiian Appliqué quilt project on the BERNINA USA site, I thought, “What a perfect project for those fat quarters.”

Free-Standing 3-D Habitat Flower

Everyone loves the Habitat Quilt featured with the Habitat Embroidery Collection, but using the Large Flower design with Texture Magic opens up all sorts of creative possibilities!