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 with these top sewing machine tips from WeAllSew. Find our National Sewing Machine Giveaway at the bottom of the post – good luck, and happy sewing!
The CB hook system earned BERNINA the reputation for having excellent stitch quality. It’s the system on many of our legacy machines as current models including the BERNINA 3 Series and the B 215. It is a beloved system known for its precision and excellent stitch quality. The key to helping these machines last and have a long lifespan is taking care of them properly with the Clean and Oil your Sewing Machine tutorial here.
To a non-BERNINA machine owner, if you mention the Free Hand System they may ask “What’s the big deal?”. Yet, ask any sewist who uses it, and they will tell you (rather emphatically) that they would never sew without it! Find out more about how helpful the BERNINA Free Hand System is to your sewing here.
It’s amazing how something as small as a needle can make such a huge impact on your sewing project! The right needle for your sewing project can create perfectly even and beautifully made stitches. Learn all about sewing machine needles in this tip post at WeAllSew.
Regular cleaning and oiling of your machine will keep it running in tip top shape for many years. There are just a few basic things to know about caring for your BERNINA sewing machine with the BERNINA hook, featured in our 7 and 5 Series machines. Follow along with these steps to clean and oil your sewing machine.
While there are lots of different materials that can be tricky or finicky to sew with, one of the scariest things to sew is super tough and bulky fabrics. Fear not! With the right tools, your BERNINA can tackle almost anything you try to stitch. Here are a few tips and accessories to ensure successful heavy duty stitching. Get tips for sewing bulky or thick layers here at WeAllSew.
Do you know which type of thread spool pin on your sewing machine to use with different spools of thread? Most spools of thread are wound one of two ways, cross-wound or stacked. The thread will come off of each type of spool differently. Use these thread spool tips if your sewing machine has both vertical and horizontal spool pins.
Lint in your sewing machine is the natural consequence after hours of time spent sewing. Cleaning and removing lint the right way is a key item on your regular machine maintenance checklist. Read up on the do’s and don’ts of cleaning lint from your sewing machine here.
When sewing long runs of fabric together in a straight seam (stitching panels for curtains or joining large pieces of quilt backing for example) it can be difficult to keep a lengthy seam nice and straight. Any variation from the straight line of stitching can cause wobble or even a pucker. Follow these simple tips for sewing straight seams that can help!
When you change fabric, batting, thread, needle size etc., it can affect the balance of your stitches. These simple tips for testing your thread tension can help you to understand how to adjust your thread tension to find the best balanced stitches.
Sometimes the right tool can really help you get the job done! Read all about the special tools you can use to keep your machine clean here at WeAllSew.
From the technical point of view when your machine misses or “skips” a stitch it’s easy to think that there may be something wrong with the machine itself. What’s really happening under the needle plate is a completely different story! Find out all about troubleshooting skipped stitches in this informative post from WeAllSew.
National Sewing Machine Day Giveaway!
One lucky WeAllSew reader will win this fun package featuring sewing tools and accessories! You could win one pair Tula Pink 8″ shears, one Tula Pink 45mm ergonomic rotary cutter, one Zirkel magnetic red pincushion, and one package of pink Binding Babies Dress Clips!
All you have to do is post a comment below and answer the question, “What is your favorite type of project to make with your sewing machine?” The the giveaway is open through Friday, June 21.
The giveaway is open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. One comment per fan. Comment must be submitted to the WeAllSew.com blog by Friday, June 21, 2019 at 11:59 PM Central Time. Winner will be chosen randomly. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to contact to claim the prize.
Good luck!
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221 comments on “National Sewing Machine Day – Love Your Machine!”
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I have had Bernina sewing, embroidery, and sergers for 40 years. Have them cleaned once a year! Love the way they sew. Used my serger this week with wooly nylon in Looper’s to make two table cloths. Beautiful!
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I enjoy making small home dec items on my Bernina, hot pads, table runners, and also tote bags and purses.
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Love using my new 880 to make quilts of valor!! Both piecing and quilting.
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I love to give away lap quilts. I make smaller quilting projects.
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My favorite project is sewing purses and embroidery art on my bernina 880
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My favorite projects are all quilting related, especially piecing, on my 770 QEE! I love this machine and how accurately and perfectly it sews!
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My favorite type of project is quilting. I love the look of the antique quilts. I have a Bernina B570qe and I am determined to learn how to do free hand quilting with the Bernina Stitch Regulator.
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I love to make trousers/pants on my sewing machine. I need more tops right now but I just don’t get as much satisfaction from sewing tops as I do pants.
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Quilting is my favorite project to do on my machine. I feel so blessed to have such a great machine!
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My favorite projects are smaller ones that I can complete in a few days or even one afternoon! I really love making personalized baby bibs and table runners! I hope to celebrate this wonderful day with my sewing machine today! duchick at gmail dot com
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I love to sew anything, quilts , clothing, and small household items like potholders. I use my Bernina constantly since retiring..!!!
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My favorite type of project is a quilt, no question.
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Quilts!
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Love my two Bernina’s
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Sewing and making quilts. That’s my first love!
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I love sewing heirloom dresses and doll clothes. Berninas have as always helped create beautiful results.
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Quilting is my favorite project! I have sewn costumes for my grandchildren and other sewing related items. My day is not complete without sewing on my machine!
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My daughter wants to go in to fashion design, we are making clothes for her and her dolls.
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I love sewing little dresses! Especially heirloom sewing with lots of lace or smocking!
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My favorite thing to do on my Bernina is to make a quilt.
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I love making toys for my grandkids, for me I like to make scarves and hats.
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Love making clothing and quilts on both my Berninas.
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I love quilting, but my Favorite is making bags!!! Big bags, small bags, hand bags, wrist bags, over the shoulder bags….. All The Bags!!! ❤️❤️
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Recently, I have made lots of Decorator Pillows as gifts. I use cross-hatch to quilt the fabric, then add an embroidered design to compliment the recipient’s decor. I add embellishments and decorator stitches, too. Everyone can use an extra pillow!
P.S. I read the complete blog (cleaning, tension, needles, spool pins, etc) and found them all very informative. I clean and oil my 830 before every use and have had very few hiccups with it. I sew for hours everyday and LOVE my 1 year-old, gently used machine! -
I love sewing So many things! Clothes for our three grandgirls are my favorite things to sew. This week I’ve been making some new aprons for me and my daughter. Would love to win!
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Patchwork!
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I love to make garments, particularly dresses for myself and clothing to suit my choosy children!
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My favorite are twirly dresses for my 9 year old granddaughter.
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I like piecing and quilting quilts.
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Jelly roll rugs and pillowcases
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I love to make mug rugs and my favorite thing is to free motion quilt them!
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I bought my Bernina 770 last year specifically for quilting, and it is my work horse! I enjoy the entire process from patchwork to free-motion quilting, and don’t have to send my quilts to a long-armer.
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I love my Bernina! I luse it to make quilts, purses and dresses for my little granddaughter! I try to keep the lint out and put a little oil in the race. I am good to my Bernina and she is good to me!
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My favorite sewing project has to my ISPY quilts, nap mats, and place mats. My sister uses one at her day care center and the kids love it.
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I love projects that utilize my embroidery attachment… especially tshirts for my little grands using motifs and monograms which make each project personal and unique to each of them. It may be a logo from a cherished sports team for the 6 yr old, a monster truck which includes my 3 yr old`s name beneath, or a block monogram with a cute little car or animal for the 16 month old. I’m new to the whole machine embroidery world and I’m loving every minute of the learning and creative experience.
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My favorite type of sewing project is to make a gift for someone. Whether it’s an infinity scarf, a zip pouch or a faux mounted animal head, I smile as I make each one and look forward to sharing it with them.
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I am a quilter! I’m trying to live making clothes too, but I’m not quite there yet.
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I love making jackets. I take my time so they’ll last. I shipped my Bernina to a week long French jacket class just so I could sew on my own machine. The quilting was smooth as glass.
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My favorite thing to sew has to be quilt related. Straight line, wavy, circles or any of a hundred ways.. as long as I’m sewing! -
I love sewing my art quilts!
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I love using the embroidery aspect of my Bernina to make free-standing and hanging angels
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Sewing apparel is my key interest. I’ve been working in linen for the summer – pants, a dress. I think I need to fit in some tops. I have a 1530, two 1230’s and an 830. Older machines but still terrific!
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I really love making quilts…all sizes and types! I recently have been taking some classes in ruler quilting and free motion quilting. It has been real rewarding making a quilt from beginning to the finished project. I bought a new Bernina this past November and I just love it!!!
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My favorite is sewing dresses for my daughter and myself and making quilts for my grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Love quilting with my Bernina.
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Quilts are my favorite thing to make!
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I like sewing the rag quilts for babies and toddlers.
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Love making quilts for family and friends!
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I personally love small projects. Things like clutches, pencil cases and mini quilts.
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That is so hard to answer! I love sewing dresses for my granddaughters and piecing quilts and using embroidery to quilt my quilts and create in-the-hoop projects.
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My first love is to learn new techniques with my Bernina, to make special items for my friends and myself.
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I love patchwork quilting and learning new sew/quilting techniques.
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I sew clothes for the 18″ dolls that belong to my great grandaughters. The little girls do not live close enough for fittingsn but I occasionally sew for the little girls as well. I make all my own clothes (with the exception of jeans).
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Garments and Quilts!! I love it all!!
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Love making quilts.
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I love to make formal gowns. There is a great satisfaction in bringing a girl’s dream dress to reality.
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I love piecing for quilts, also making baby items on my 770QEE, so nice to have threader and cutter. I do love my 530 when away from home sewing in quilting groups, and my new Bernina rolling bag.
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I love sewing skirts, dresses, and quilts on my Bernina!
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Making clothing is my favorite type of project, whether it is for myself or for grandchildren. I love the changing challenges of sewing and assembly–there is always something new in each project.
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My favorite type of project is a quilt. I enjoy making quilts for my home, for gifts and for special occasions. Now that we have our first grandchild, I’m planning more quilts for her as she grows and sewing cute things for her to wear!
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My favorite sewing is an embroidery project on my 790 plus.
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I love heirloom sewing.
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Although I make bags and do clothing repairs, my favorite projects are making quilts. Piecing them especially.
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I love sewing scrappy quilts and soft journals. I have some “ancient” Berninas:-)
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My favorite project to make with my Bernina? It’s so hard to narrow it down to one project, when I have enjoyed so many using my machine, but I guess it would have to be quilting.
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Thank you for the great tips and tutorials! I thoroughly enjoy all types of quilting on my two Berninas.
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My favorite is quilting
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I am making bags and pouches a lot right now. But I do a lot of quilting on my 440QE as well.
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Favorite thing to make any kind of tote bags or handbags
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My favorite projects are quilts for my new baby grandchildren, especially wholecloth quilts with my own center resign (drawn by a friend) for their baptisms ❤?.
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Love to free motion quilt especially on flannel lap-size quilts. 29 years of Bernita ownership and I’m completely happy!
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I love to do machine appliqued quilts and wall hangings. I’m in love with everything about my B750, but my favorite thing is the ” hover” feature. It makes it so much easier to do satin stitching or blanket stitch around small applique pieces. I had a little coordination problem trying to learn to use the knee lift, but I don’t even use it now that I discovered the great hover feature.
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Quilts! Blouses are a close second.
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I have purcashed two other brands before purchasing my QE700. Oh I love this machine and wish I’d found her sooner!! My favorite things to sew are quilts, table runners, and pillows! My family loves their gifts!
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Making lovely things for my new grandbabies. That is my favorite thing.
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I really enjoy using my B350 at retreats to sew blocks for quilt. At home, my B880+ anniversary edition has opened up so many doors for sewing projects!! I also no longer dread quilting finished projects. I also have found that I am so much more adventurous about trying something new – the machine is just amazing!!
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My favorite project is anything I can machine embroider. Right now I am creating African wildlife themed blocks to be sewn into a quilt.
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I love making quilts with my 440QE! My Bernina has been the best machine I’ve ever had.
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I love making zipper pouches and tote bags. Would LOVE to win!!
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“What is your favorite type of project to make with your sewing machine?” Anything that involves fabric and thread! I love sewing clothes- for self and others and for charity, embroidery work, making t-shirt quilts, and quilting my own small quilt projects. Love my Bernina B590! (and my 1150 serger).
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Tops and blouses are my favorite things to sew
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I like making crafty things but love embroidered items. Everyone loves their personalized gifts,
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Bags, Bags, Bags – are a favorite.
I love my B770, any project I do comes out great. I am a “bag lady” at heart, my most recent Bag was a Little Poppins bag. I had to sew thru two layers of Bosal plus fabric, sewed like butter. Then there were two layers of
rigid facings for the bottom plus fabric, sewed like butter. then there was binding on all of these item, again. sewed like butter. So any difficult, thick stuff is easy peasy. I am in love!I also quilt all my own Quilts, Any batting I use is a piece of cake. While I say bags are my favorite, I have to say any project I am working on is my Happy Place.
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My favorite project to make on my Bernina is quilts – quilts for my grandchildren, family members, and donation quilts.
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I love making things for my home and gifts for the family. Quilting is my favorite thing to piece and fmq. I just started learning embroidery and enjoy making lovely designs in the blocks. Making purses is the newest item I am learning to sew and love it
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I love making children’s clothes decorated with embroidery from my Bernina 590e
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Quilts
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I am a true convert to Bernina – I was a Janome girl until I sewed on my first Bernina. I now have a serge, a 350 for taking to classes, and a Bernina 880 Plus Anniversary Edition. I have done a variety of sewing techniques on my machine. I just finished making a Growth Chart on my 880 using the embroidery features – so cute. Just to have to wait a few days until my great niece or nephew is born to make the header with their name on it. Love Bernina!
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I love to sew and I found that Bernina gives the best results. It does`t matter what one is sewing whether it is using fabrics like silk, or cotton etc. I just love to sew using my 750, or 930, or 230. I am never disappointed. My favorite thing at the moment is making quilts for my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I do admit that my 750 is the one I use the most and love it for making quilts.
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My most favorite things to do on my B880 is embroider gifts for friends and family. I love this site for all the great ideas and sewing tips.
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I basically make utility quilts, especially scrappy ones. I make most on my 15 year old Bernina Virtuosa, but carry my inherited Featherweight to workshops and sit and sews. Wouldn’t trade either one of them.
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I love making in the hoop embroidery projects and quilting in the hoop with my Bernina 880+.
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Clothes for my granddaughter!
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My favorite project to sew are dancing dresses, so much variety and smiles at the result.
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Right now I’m really into quilting. But I love to sew & embroider for my great granddaughter too!
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my favorite thing to sew is anything for my granddaughter!
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I think my favorite thing to do on my sewing machine is all the fun projects using my embroidery machine. I have made embroidered quilt banners for my church and making baptismal napkins.
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I really enjoy making quilts with my Bernina.
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I truly LOVE to embroider on my Bernina. I have done denim, sweats, towels, now I am onto leather. Beautiful results and rave reviews from all that see my leather embroidered bags. Hope to win a prize from Bernina !
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Anything for my grandchildren. Blankets, stuffed animals, pjs or just taking in pants waistbands, sleeves, replacing zippers, buttons or making Halloween costumes.
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I love to work on all of my quilting projects. Love my Bernina 790!
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My favorite thing is anything my Granddaughters want to sew with me.
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Creating pieced fabric bags on my Bernina sewing machine are my favorite projects at this time. Every time that I take a class at my local Bernina shop, I find that I find another favorite thing to sew.
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Quilts are my favorite things to sew on my Bernina. I would like to sew clothes too.
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I love to embroider and I love to quilt.
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Ten years ago I would have said any kind of clothing. But in the last ten I discovered quilting so that took top place. But my last upgrade to a 590 with the embroidery unit makes me say embroidery added to the quilts and clothing 🙂 🙂 Bernina has opened a whole new world of possibilities to me. Thank you! — and to think that at one time my husband was worried about how I would stay busy after I retired!
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I love sewing anything for grandchildren – usually clothes or doll clothes, or helping them sew something for themselves.
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I love piecing, quilting and now thread painting
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I was inspired to drop off my 770 for a spa treatment this week. But I miss it.
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I like making quilts with my Bernina(s). Piecing, basting and machine quilting both free motion and using embroidered quilting designs.
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My favorite project to sew on my B880 is piecing a quilt. The B880 is a superstar.
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My favorite sewing project is embroidering gifts for friends and family. Free standing lace bookmarks was my last project!
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I enjoy making quilts on my Bernina 880 plus.
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I enjoy making dresses for little girls. I make dresses for coworkers daughters while I await the grands. I have a 770 and a 240 and an 800DL and I really enjoy using all of them.
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Appliqué is my favorite technique but….my favorite project is a completed quilt made to be given to family or loved one!
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I really enjoy all things the different feet do in assisting with different projects. The zipper foot makes zippers a breeze but I also use it in many other projects. Then #10, great top stitching close to the edge and nice and straight!! The 1/4″ foot for quilting and so many other projects. The list goes on and on. I just like the many fabrics there are with rainbows of color!! Thanks Bernina, your the reason I enjoy my time with you!!
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I love my Bernina 880. My favorite project is any in the hoop projects. I love to be able to start a project on my embroidery machine and have it finished. Woohoo!
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Hum, I love to sew up easy quilts to give to charities. Right now I’m working on a “TAPS” quilt to be given next May to a son or daughter of a fallen military hero. Such satisfying sewing and going to a very good cause.
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I love to see cute dresses and coats for my granddaughters. I also enjoy baby quilts and others craft sewing. I love my Bernina for embroidery too
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It’s hard to chose a favorite. I really enjoy making quilts, handbags, wallets and clothes. But let’s not forget all of the embroidery and embellishments!
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I am new to quilting and have made 3 quilts. My favorite so far is making quilts which includes the piecing, sandwiching, and the quilting. Also, I have enjoyed sewing soft stuffed dolls for my granddaughter. The embroidery attachment to the 790+ is very interesting. I’ve taken a few Bernina mastery classes. My goal is to use a software pattern to quilt instead of referring to a long armer.
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I love doing Machine Embroidery. Right now I am really enjoying doing quilting in the hoop.
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Home decor seems to take a front seat to all other sewing projects.
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I love my 770QEE! I quilt, I make bags and small gifts and am starting to play around with some art quilting. Wonderful outlet for my creative side!
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Has to be quilting!
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My favorite project is patchwork quilting and embroidery. I’ve had Bernina machines for 30 years and don’t want anything else.
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I love to see things for my granddaughters. I hope they feel the love each time they wear the items I’ve made for them.
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I love paper piecing!
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I love using both my 475 and 770 to make rope baskets and jelly roll rugs, among many other types of gifts and quilts. The machines handle sewing so nicely, regarding on the width and thickness of the materials I use.
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Quilting a bag!
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I love to make quilts and little fabric baskets or thread catchers.
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Combining embroidery with sewing handbags are my favorite Bernina sewing projects. Will next move into combining embroidery on quilts with free motion quilting.
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I am a utility quilter! I love making baby and up to king sized quilts and giving them away!!! They are beautiful but purposeful.
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I am obsessed with quilting and machine embroidery. It is difficult to finish one project before starting another. So many wonderful ideas to work on. I have a 560 and a 790 which I use for different projects. It is my therapy.
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I love to make quilt tops but I don’t love quilting them. I have a few sewing machines but I LOVE my Bernina. I just had it cleaned and checked as I was making a quilt and some how jammed the bobbin holder. It is all cleaned and fixed now and ready for fall and winter sewing.
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Can’t decide if I enjoy making dresses for the granddaughters or piecing quilts the most. I absolutely love my 770QE! Perfect performance at whatever I throw at it!
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I enjoy sewing quilt related items as well as clothes for my grandchildren. I have a 790+ and want to do more embroidery with it. It is a dream machine!
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Quilts are my favorite but I also love to make zippered bags & purses.
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I like making quilts and clothes.
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I love to sew quilts and clothing for myself and my family.
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I love patchwork, especially paper piecing! I love the sound of my machine.
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I love to free motion quilt. I am not great at it, but get better with every quilt I do.
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My favorite thing to see is handbags and wallets. Generally, I make them and donate them to our local Job Corps for bingo prizes. I’m the Bag Lady!!!
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99% of my sewing is quilts…hugs that you can carry around!
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I really like the stitch regulator for free motion quilting and embroidery. I don’t have to think about it I just do it!
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Piecing a quilt is my favorite project to make on my Bernina 880. So lucky to own this machine.
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“What is your favorite type of project to make with your sewing machine? Don’t think I have a favorite. I enjoy piecing quilt tops and making purses and just about everything else that goes under my needle.
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Thank you for the tips on cleaning the machine. That’s an area I’ve always felt insecure about. I just had a professional tune-up, but right away I used a linty thread that left a residue in my machine. I hate when that happens.
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Currently, I’m sewing my first quilt blocks, but I also love sewing clothes for my daughter. I love my Bernina 430!!
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Thanks for all of the help we get on this site. It is hard to pick a favorite. I sew a lot of clothing and home dec and some crafts. My favorite is something new in any of these areas that I haven’t done before that challenges my creativity.
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I enjoy making applique quilts with my Bernina.
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I enjoy doing almost any type of sewing. But I do truly love creating quilts.
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I love my Bernina 880. It does everything you can think of except clean your house!
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I love sewing anything that makes my grandkids say “that’s so cool – how did you do that? “ “Can you teach me?”
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Everything! Clothing, purses and any kind of bag or tote, and I’m learning free-motion quilting! There is always something new to learn to do on my Bernina!
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Today I purchased my 6th Bernina. Still have most of them, love each and every one. Thank you for the giveaway.
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I love to make quilts, all sizes and types.
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My favorite project is making top with matching skirts. I used to make a lot of dresses, but then I realized that I could mix and match if the top and skirt are separate pieces.
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I love sewing frilly, ruffled dresses for little girls! But now with the new ballet-type dresses made from knits that the little girls love, I need to find some new patterns and try the new styles!
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Quilts and more quilts. I sew Quilts of Valor for Veterans.
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Love to quilt. Would love to win a new sewing machine.
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Love to applique!!!!!
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I love making pillows! I get teased about how many I’ve made. A pillow is a great canvas for all kinds of projects. When I learn a new technique I hate to throw the sample away so I make it into a pillow as a gift or for me!
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For me it is those adorable “I Spy” child quilts that use charms and make nap time a fun time.
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Quilting is my passion and my bernina has taken we on this journey.
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My favorite things to make on my machine are Halloween costumes.
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I like sewing for children.
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My favorite thing to do with my sewing machine is piece bedside quilts. Thank you for the opportunity to win! ljbisme at msn dot com
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I like piecing quilts on my Bernina and also doing embroidery work. I also recently taught my adult so to use my machine and we made 18 pairs of blackout drapes for his home. He absolutely loved using my machine. :0)
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If I have to narrow it down to my very favorite thing to sew it would be home decor items. Right now I’m working on a beautiful autumn wall hanging, and I’ve got plans and fabric for Christmas table runners and a Christmas wall hanging. My Bernina 770 is a dream to see on!
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I LOVE MAKING QUILTS!
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My Berninas have their own room! I retreat there to get creative.: sewing, embroidering, serging. Love my Bernina world!
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i seem to be a little different to most, because I love sewing bags! whether fashion ones, or ones for tools, I don’t mind! I like the challenge of trying to design something compact and yet able to store/hold/carry everything that is likely to be needed.
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I love to make baby quilts on my Bernina 790. Whether it’s appliqué, or embroidery, and of course, the bsr to complete the quilt. Such fun. Made to create!
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Favorite thing to sew- Quilts!
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I like to make quilts and making bags. Always get compliments of them.
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My favorite thimg to sew are anything quilting related!
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I have taken the guest room as my own. No more company! Hotels are abundant and more time to sew. I have also taken most of the sunroom to embroider in this hot summer weather. I have waited for retirement and my Bernina machine with the rewards of both endless.
I am fortunate to sew with my community’s “Sassy Stitchers” on Fridays at our clubhouse. Great group of girls and wonderful projects. We supply the Community’s welcoming committee with potholders made by us . We try to have a project for all every week. Lots of sewing and fun ! Thanks for asking -
Currently, my favorite things to do on my 880 Plus is “In the Hoop” gifts for friends and family. My Jumbo Hoop makes it possible to create in any size I want. I think almost everyone has something type of quilt from me, so I am enjoying the change of pace. But I love that I am always completely open to go in any new creative direction my heart guides me.
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I like sewing clothes, robes for children. I just feel that my sewing machine is getting ready to give up any day now. Lately, I’ve had it worked on more often than the times I’m able to sew.
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I enjoy sewing household items (pot holders/casserole carriers, etc. ). My biggest passion at the moment is quilting. I grew up sewing my own clothes, but have gotten away from clothing.
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It’s hard to pick a favorite sewing project . The one I’m currently working on is usually the ‘favorite’. However, the project that is the most enjoyable is stitching out all the stitches on a new Bernina. I sew a strip of white and black Kona cotton together, add a layer of Ultra Clean and Tear underneath, write the number of the stitch on the left, and start sewing across both colors. I store the stitches in an artists portfolio album. It’s amazing how many times I’ve found the ‘perfect stitch’ in the album.
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i like to do table runners…quickly done.
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Tote bags, definitely. (✿◠‿◠)
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I love all kinds of sewing but especially quilt making and garment sewing. Last year I had the privilege of making my daughter’s wedding dress. Truly a life time pleasure.
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My favorite things to make are crate pads for my local Shelter. Also Dog Coats, Squeaky Toys, Crinkle Bottles. Not forgetting cats, I make them Fleece Meece stuffed with Catnip. I couldn’t do it all without my Bernina…
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I love sewing everything on my Bernina. Wether it is piecing,quilting,sewing garments, repairing/altering clothing ….Nothing sews like a Bernina…Nothing….but we all know that!
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I love making quilts and almost anything that I can sew to create. I also love sewing projects for organizations that have specific needs.
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I love to teach my granddaughters to sew. We make anything and everything.
The last project was a giant bean bag chair (with no pattern mind you!) She is 11. -
Quilts and clothing for the little ones.
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I am on my third Bernina (have a new B570) and I love each of them! My hands down favorite thing to sew is patchwork quilts! This machine is a dream machine for me. I loved my other two, but this one is amazing! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I love sewing Childrens heirloom clothing on my B740.
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My favorite sewing projects is to be sewing quilts and doing embroidery projects either for my church or for my family.
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I love to make quilted wall hangings and decorative items.
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Oh this is a tough one, I make my own clothes and hats, but I also make historical clothing reproductions and doll clothes. Add the fact that I’ve taken up quilting recently… I guess you could say I don’t have a not favourite. LOL!
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My favorite thing to sew on my Bernina is a quilt!
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Thanks for the tips, I have only had my Bernina for a few months and these tips will come in handy! I love to
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I love to sew small projects to give as gifts !
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I love making quilts.
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My favorite projects are ones that require LOTS of thought and no pattern. For example. A Scalloped short shade for a hallway…no pattern. Most recent was a request by my grandson for a gas mask so my grand son could sew it./create it himself.again no pattern….I only did a tiny bit of tiny sewing. I was amazed at how well a 17 year old boy could do!!.
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My favorite thing to do with my machine is piece a quilt top… or create anything that one of my precious grandsons asks for….
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I love to make little quilt wallhangings
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I’m mostly a quilter, though I do some garment sewing.
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I love to make quilts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love my Berninas! When my girls were younger I enjoyed making all their clothes, especially dresses. Then along came my granddaughters, and more dresses! Now I mostly sew for myself, both clothing and home decor.
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I used to be a mostly garment person but since I got my first Bernina and took some classes I love to quilt! The BSR is awesome!
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It’s quilting for me. I always have a quilt in process. I quilt them with my 830 on a Bernina frame with QMT software for Bernina.
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I love making gifts and small quilts!
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right now that would be making quilts, but I have been delving onto bags a bit
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I think what I most enjoy sewing are quilts designed for the recipient —- especially kids who want dogs that bark and raindrops that splash! I piece and applique using basic stitches, The fun comes in bringing the story to life — free motion quilting those splashes and running dogs etc is akin to picking up a brush and painting. I enjoy mixing colors and textures –why shouldn’t one use silk here and there to please the soul?
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Love yo make little girl dresses for charity
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I recently purchased my first Bernina. I have a 770 QE. I am still learning, but i love the 97D patchwork foot and the BSR! So right now my favorite is completing quilts!
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I am rekindling my love of sewing. I have discovered a love of quality linen an have started making clothes for myself and also sew for a worldwide humanitarian organization Days for Girls.
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I have loved sewing for over 40 years. I use my Bernina 450, Serger and my Deco 340 as often as I can. I have enjoyed hundreds of hours on each of these machines. My favorite sewing projects have always been clothing. First for myself, then my children and now my grandchildren. I’ve also made many home décor items over the years both for my home and as gifts. I have embroidered many T shirts for the grandchildren, made baby quilts for each as they were born and now I’m spending hours making dresses, skirts and nightgowns for the granddaughters. I started teaching my 12 year old granddaughter how to sew when she was 8. She is learning to love sewing clothing for herself. Thank you Bernina for all the educational tips and sewing projects you post for your customers.
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My go to sewing project is something I can complete in a day. Yes, I have large piece work quilts that I enjoy working on, but there are days, when you just need to complete something to feel accomplished. My family has more potholders and shopping bags than they know what to do with On to mug rugs, endless possibilities.
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what i do with my machine had changed over the 60+ years that i have been sewing. some has been embarking on a new adventure and some has had to do with an upgrade in the abilities of the machine. at the present time, i am working on charity quilts and quilts for relatives( thought it was about time i included them in my endeavors).
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I love sewing in general, but with my 880 I think machine embroidery is my favorite. This machine is just amazing when it embroiders! It is just a work house. I love it!
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I like to make dresses for young girls in Africa. I’m not a great seamstress but I am learning a lot from people in my church that work on this mission
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Quilts and clothes are my favorite things to sew.
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I love patchwork quilting and free-motion quilting. I guess my favorite thing to sew a quilt! And I must sew it on my Bernina.