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Stitch a Pillowcase: Sew to Serve

December 28, 2012 WeAllSew

AllPeopleQuilt.com started the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge as a way to inspire us to sew to serve others. To date there have been over 450,000 pillowcases handmade and donated to local charities by individuals across the USA! … More

DesignWorks Pillows & Runner from Amanda Murphy

December 26, 2012 Amanda Murphy

As Sewing Celebrity Amanda Murphy of Amanda Murphy Designs has been exploring with her BERNINA 780 E, she has created some of the most beautiful projects. Amanda has even put together videos for each project using her Medallion, Harlequin and Fizz patterns. Enjoy! … More

Happy Holidays from the WeAllSew Team

December 25, 2012 WeAllSew

The BERNINA WeAllSew team – Jo, Erika, and Alice – wish you happy holidays filled with joy and happiness. We hope we brought you great inspiration for this year’s holiday season and helped you prepare for your holiday-gift sewing.
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How to Host a Gift Swap

December 22, 2012 WeAllSew

Have you ever participated in a gift swap? Hosting a gift swap can be a fun way to make a few fun gifts and to get a few awesome handmade gifts in return, too! … More

Top 10 Holiday DIY Projects on Pinterest

December 21, 2012 WeAllSew

As the Holiday Season starts to wrap up, we have pulled together our top pins. There are hundreds of wonderful … More

Nearly 250 Christmas Boots!

December 20, 2012 WeAllSew

Donna Krebill, a customer of BERNINA Sewing Centers of Kansas City, sent me some photos of Christmas boots her quilt guild made for their local women’s shelter. They’ve been doing this for several years, supplying over 200 boots every Christmas – nearly 250 for 2012!
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New Year and New Book for Amanda Murphy!

December 19, 2012 Amanda Murphy

As the year comes to a close and we wrap up the UFO’s of 2012 (or simply carry them over), BERNINA Sewing Celebrity Amanda Murphy prepares to launch her new book!
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Sock Monkeys… and MORE Sock Monkeys!

December 17, 2012 WeAllSew

Peggy Johnson, Sew Creative, Peoria, IL wrote to tell me about the wine glasses she’s etching with sock monkey faces. How cool is that?! She’s using the technique John Thornton wrote about in Issue #6 of Through the Needle ONLINE magazine in June, 2011. Peggy designed and cut the stencils using her BERNINA CutWork Software and Accessory, then used etching cream to transfer the design to the glass. … More

Kid’s Embroidery with Sewing Celeb Mimi

December 12, 2012 Mimi G.

This week our Sewing Celeb Mimi gives us a sneak peek into the process of embroidering a t-shirt for her youngest son. … More

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Days in Zurich, Switzerland – Behind the Scenes With BERNINA

December 11, 2012 WeAllSew

We’d like to share a behind-the-scenes story with you from our BERNINA International team. Read all about the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Days in Zurich, Switzerland, that took place from November 7-10 this year with various fashion highlights.
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Introducing Sewing Celebrity Mimi Goodwin!

December 5, 2012 Mimi G.

This week and the following we are visiting with our next BERNINA Sewing Celebrity, Mimi Goodwin, of Los Angeles, CA. This WAS sewing expert and founder of popular blog Mimi G. Style, learned how to sew at the age of 12. Like many of us, she began her career as a young Barbie doll clothes designer using her aunt’s scraps. Seeing her excitement, her dad bought her a sewing machine, her first, and she has been hooked ever since. … More

“Wool N’ Spools” Needle-Punched Quilt

November 29, 2012 WeAllSew

The fabric for Paula Atwood’s “Wool N’ Spools” creation is reclaimed wool from old skirts, etc. that she took apart and felted in the washer. She cut out the positive/negative shapes and needle-punched them to the woolen base using BERNINA’s Needle Punch Accessory Set. … More

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