Nothing says “I Love You!” like a handmade Valentine’s Day gift. We’re sharing some of our favorite tutorials to make gifts for loved ones, from heart themes to personalizing a quick gift with novelty fabrics, and a few tips for how to add an extra special touch to your project. Heart Themed Projects for Valentine’s More …
Welcome back to my Embroider-Along: Part 6. Hi, my name is Sue O’Very, BERNINA Ambassador and machine embroidery expert. This series began with a great discussion on the four basics for machine embroidery. Jumping right into stabilizers and materials I discussed embroidering on knits. Today I’m excited to share with you how to embroider on various woven More …
This has been such a special project for me to be a part of, to help someone remember their loved one can be a unique gift of love. Materials to Make a Remembrance Framed Quilt Block BERNINA 790 Plus 1/2 yard of batting for two quilt blocks 1/2 yard of White Fabric 505 Spray Adhesive More …
My friend Jenny asked me to create something that she could remember her mom by, and that she could surprise her Dad and siblings with. We talked about the project, and she asked if I would make 5 quilt blocks that could be framed by her husband. Materials to Make a Remembrance Quilt Block BERNINA 790 More …
Welcome back to my Embroider-Along: Part 5. Hi, my name is Sue O’Very, BERNINA Ambassador and machine embroidery expert. In Part 4 we wrapped up the Basics of Machine Embroidery with Placement and Hooping. Today we’re going to dive in and focus on how to embroidery on knits. This will include the most popular types of More …
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Welcome back to the BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt-Along! I’m BERNINA Expert and Amanda Murphy and in this post we will assemble BERNINA’s 125th Anniversary Quilt. After this post there is just one more—on February 6th I’ll be back to cover the quilting of this piece! The More …
Sometimes all it takes to give old furniture new life is a simple cover. I made the simplest of upholstered cushion covers for these seats featuring a zipper panel on the back of the cushions with a flap to hide the zipper pull. I’ll show you how easy it was to make these simple covers! More …
This friendly little pincushion makes use of scraps and creates a quick and easy stocking stuffer for the fellow sewist on your list. I made one from my mom, and customized it with her monogram. From start to finish this little number took no more than 45 minutes. Make one for all your quilt guild More …
This is the final post in a series celebrating 125 years of the BERNINA company. Each post has brought you a little more of the history of BERNINA, along with modern inspiration. As we’ve journeyed through the past 125 years of BERNINA, it begs the question what will be next? Innovations and exploration of the Overlocker More …
I am so excited to share my idea on how to make holiday color block hot pads for all your friends! It’s a quick and easy tutorial for all holiday and seasons of life. I like to use solid colors and add a little texture to the binding by using dots, ginghams, or stripes! Materials More …
Welcome back to the BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt-Along! I’m BERNINA Expert and Amanda Murphy and in this post I’ll be covering the optional corner embroideries. There is a lot of information to get through so let’s get started! The BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt. A detail of a corner border embroidery in the BERNINA 125th Anniversary More …
Need a quick last minute gift or decoration for the holidays? Hi, I’m Cherry Guidry, and today I’d like to share Jolly, an easy to piece table topper made with fabric scraps, a little appliqued carrot and a few buttons. Materials to make the Jolly Table Topper Sewing machine, I love sewing on a BERNINA More …
