Bernina

The Artsy Bag by Pat Bravo for WeAllSew

Floral impressions meet practicality. Stitch up this special purse and treat yourself to a great fashion add-on, a perfect canvas for free-motion stitching or any type of embellishment. Let your artistic side out of the bag. Useful has never been so beautiful.

Craftcation Video

As promised, here is the video with an overview of what the Craftcation DIY Conference was about, Make – Learn – Meet!

Enjoy!

Yours Alice

Craftcation, The Makers DIY Conference

For all of you who followed us on Facebook the last four days, I hope you enjoyed the inspirational breeze from Ventura, California, where the second DIY conference Craftcation was held. As the photos speak for themselves, you can tell it was a blast!

Off to Craftcation in Ventura, California

The DIY Craftcation conference starts tomorrow, and I’m very much looking forward to being there. I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural event last year and was amazed by the three-day indie business and do-it-yourself (DIY) workshop retreat.

Getting Ready to Garden!

Here in Chicago we’re starting to pull things together for the much anticipated gardening seaseon (is it spring yet?), including taking stock of our gardening “stuff”. I was thinking – what better way to keep all of our tools in order than to stitch up a few organizers? It didn’t take me long to find a bunch of awesome tutorials and projects – and here are my favorites!

Needle-Felted Greeting Cards

I recently got the felting attachment for my sewing machine. Not being a freeform type of person, I knew I needed to practice. But then what was I supposed to do with the finished product? I made

Alt Design Summit or Bust!

For the second year, BERNINA of America is one of the proud sponsors at ALT Design Summit and I am fortunate that I get to attend AGAIN. My bags are over-packed and I am leaving today for a fun-filled three days in Salt Lake City! “Iamsoexcited,” is an understatement.

Three Little Stitches

Sewing buttons on by machine is faster and more secure than hand sewing, and almost all sewing machines can do it! Here are three ways to stitch 2- or 4-hole flat buttons in place.

Get Organized for the New Year!

The top resolutions for sewers this year is to clean and organize sewing supplies and spaces. We’re here to help you get your sewing nook in order with a whole list of tips and tutorials.

Top 10 Holiday DIY Projects on Pinterest

As the Holiday Season starts to wrap up, we have pulled together our top pins. There are hundreds of wonderful handmade Holiday DIY projects on Pinterest so the choosing was tough. Here are just a few of our favorites…       Pocket Advent Calendar Banner from Stitched Tree Pillow Pointers by From The Blue