Every summer BERNINA hosts a convention to inspire and educate BERNINA dealers, introducing them to new products and promotions. One of the most exciting and useful new products introduced this year was The Big Book of Embroidery. This book is a guide to BERNINA machine embroidery. It’s a comprehensive machine embroidery book with a wealth of More …
For some of us, figuring out how to “quilt” our quilts can be the most challenging part of the process. Free-motion requires lots of practice (and patience) to perfect smooth curves and intricate designs. If you’ve ever felt discouraged as a beginner in this art, give rulerwork a try! By using acrylic rulers alongside your More …
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 am excited to share this easy to make DIY Cosmetic Zipper Pouch today. It is perfect for travel, storage at home, as a gift or for any reason that More …
Sashiko is a Japanese hand quilting method, with designs that are traditionally stitched with white thread on dark indigo fabric such as denim. Use them to embellish purses, bags, jackets and other clothing. Even though Sashiko started as a hand-sewing technique, it’s easy to machine stitch Simple Sashiko with Cordonnet Foot #11. Needle and Thread More …
Thank you to all of our talented WeAllSew readers who participated in our National Quilting Day Challenge by uploading a project to our Community section! Participants were tasked with sharing one quilting project created from any of our WeAllSew quilting tutorials to enter the contest. You can see all of the excellent entries to the More …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
