Minky Backed Patchwork Baby Quilt
by Erika Mulvenna
Simple Binding Basics
Getting back to binding basics by keeping it simple will help you to enjoy your binding. I’m excited to share with you my binding technique. Let’s make binding fun for you once again! I will have a few tips and tricks that will make binding a lot easier, fresh and new in your eyes. Let’s More …
Lettering Fun Pocket Pillow
This project lead me on a fun adventure playing with all the changes that I could make to lettering and words sitting in front of the embroidery machine—no embroidery software required! With so many ways to change and manipulate lettering, it really gave me permission to play! Making changes to size, spacing, baseline and rotation More …
Minky Backed Patchwork Baby Quilt
I love making baby quilts, they’re quick to sew and make for cherished gifts. This patchwork quilt is made for a very special baby boy and includes a super soft backing of Minky fabric. Don’t be afraid of working with stretchy, fussy Minky fabric! It’s easy to use as a quilt backing using a simple More …
Top 10 Overlocker Needle Tips
April is National Serger Month, and we’re celebrating with top tips, techniques, and tutorials through the end of the month! Today we’re sharing 10 top needle tips that will help your overlocker create perfect stitches. Overlocker needle tip #1: The left needle will always be higher than the right needle. Overlocker needle tip #2: When changing the More …
Quilted Easter Basket Tutorial
Hello WeAllSew readers, It’s Minki Kim, and you can find me at Instagram @zeriano and MinkiKim.com. I also design fabric for Riley Blake Designs and I have my own line of sewing patterns. I would like to share these quilted fabric baskets that are easy to sew, and fun to fill with Easter treats and goodies. Perfect for kids and adults, too, this More …
Creating Custom Cord with BERNINA Braiding Foot #21
If you are a midnight sewer like I am, you know the feeling of being in the “zone”, making progress on a project you love, and then it happens. You don’t have the right fabric, the best tool, or the perfect color cord to finish your project. Well, when you need the perfect color cord, More …
Sewing For Easter With WeAllSew
Celebrate Easter by stitching up any of these free project patterns and tutorials from our WeAllSew archives. Create a quilted bunny mini quilt, stitch a fair fabric basket, or stitch a sweet springtime girl’s dress or skirt. This sweet Easter Bunny Mini Quilt can be used as a table topper, a wall hanging, or a More …
How to Sew a French Seam
Oh, La, La French Seams You don’t have to know French to be able to sew the perfect French Seam. These seams are simply a two-part seam that encases all the raw edges inside the seam allowance—perfect if you don’t have an overlocker or when you’re working with sheer fabrics or lace. Machine Featured: BERNINA More …
Q-matic Snap to Point
There are two ways to realign the safe area with the BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System. My favorite way to realign when I am stitching out an E2E layout or a custom layout is Snap to Point. When the first row of your quilt has finished or you have filled the safe area with More …
BERNINA Jeans Foot #8/8D: Tips to Use
You probably think Jeans Foot #8/8D is only for sewing jeans and other denim projects (the name is a dead giveaway). Don’t let it fool you, Foot #8 is a great foot for a variety of fabrics and projects. It is a great straight stitch foot that works on all types of fabric. Keep reading More …
Pillow with sketch-like Machine Embroidery
Accent pillows can add a new look and freshen up any room, and with the addition of simple sketch-like machine embroidery design it’s the perfect combination. Accent pillows are a creative way to try out new embroidery collections and fabric choices without a lot of time invested in creating the project. In home décor right More …