National Sewing Machine Day – Love Your Machine!
by WeAllSew
National Sewing Machine Day – Love Your Machine!
Celebrate National Sewing Machine Day by showing your sewing machine some loving care. As a bonus, in celebration of our favorite day we’re giving you a chance to win a bundle of fun sewing prizes! Give your best-sewing-friend some TLC with a clean and oil, and learn how to get the most out of your sewing More …
Machine Embroidery Hooping 3 Ways
Are you easily overwhelmed by the number of possibilities when it comes to machine embroidery and how to hoop the project? Thankfully, most embroidery designs come with some instructions that include recommendations for these things, but if they don’t, here are my top three ways to hoop. In addition to hooping the project, careful consideration More …
BERNINA Presser Feet Storage Tip
When I say foot control, I’m not talking about the pedal you step on to power your machine. This post is about how I organize and store my BERNINA presser feet and accessories. One of the most often asked questions when I am teaching is, “How do you store your presser feet?” Over the years More …
Multi-Directional Sewing
Multi-directional Sewing is an exciting, creative and often functional tool that is available on the B 880 PLUS and the B 790 PLUS. It means that you can sew in any direction, with almost any stitch! Every BERNINA offers Total Stitch Control, but the Multi-directional Sewing on the B 880 PLUS and 790 PLUS is More …
BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt-along: Winning Quilts
The BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt-along hosted by Amanda Murphy shows how talented and creative our WeAllSew community is. We are extremely proud of everyone who submitted their designs. The love and passion this community has for quilting is evident in each of these final quilts. We are impressed with each and every design and we are More …
Difference Between Walking Foot and Dual Feed
Fabric feeding isn’t something we think about very often, but it can be important to the final results of your sewing projects. Poor feeding of the fabric can result in mismatched patterns, ill-fitting garments, and misaligned projects. Walking Foot #50 and the Dual Feed available on some BERNINA models can help. They both have similar functions More …
Binding Basics: Bias Binders #87 and #88
Commonly found on quilts, bound edges are also found on other projects including garments, purses, and pillows. Binding is usually a multi-step process but with BERNINA Bias Binders #87 and #88 it’s a one-step technique that makes it quick to create bound edges. This post covers binding basics using Bias Binders #87 and #88. Two More …
Overlocker Drawstring Bag
This project came about as I discovered some orphan 10″ squares in my quilting stash. What was I going to do with them? Well, they are the perfect size to make little gift bags! The BERNINA Overlocker made them quick to stitch, especially the “casing” for the drawstring—a flatlock stitch that was also the hemming More …
Unicorn Headband
In my life, there is always some sort of costume party, flying trapeze show, comic convention or masquerade ball in which to prepare. In some cases, there is very little lead-time. I love to sew, I love my fancy BERNINA machines and I love any excuse to dress in costume…or dress up my English bulldog, More …
Ready to Ruffle: Ten Tips for Ruffler Attachment #86
An unusual-looking device, the Ruffler Attachment #86 is easier to use than it looks. It only does one thing (with several variations) so it’s quick to learn and fun to use. Ruffler #86 is great for creating long lengths of gathered and pleated fabric for garment and home decorating projects. These tips will help you More …
Embroidering Dandelions Plus Free Embroidery Design
This project uses a design included in the new BERNINA Exclusive Embroidery Collection Handcrafted Monograms #80294. Specialty fabrics, BERNINA Embroidery Software 8.1 and features on the BERNINA embroidery machine make this project easy and fun to complete. Materials to Make a Dandelion Wall Art picture Download your free Dandelion embroidery design from the Handcrafted Monogram collection here More …
