After picking out the fabric, cutting out the pattern, and learning about the different types of stitches in garment sewing in our previous posts, we are finally ready to begin sewing! If you have been following along with the other posts, you can see just how much goes into creating garments before even sitting down More …
Part five of the kids busy book series is the bear and honey pot. Learn how to create a pathway to help bear follow the bees to the honey pot. This activity involves fine motor skills for little hands. More …
Learn to make this simple keepsake christening bonnet which becomes a wedding handkerchief on Baby’s wedding day! Christening Bonnet Tutorial: Project Photo Hi there! I’m Christina from Tennessee and I’m happy to share with you one of my favorite sweet and simple projects, a keepsake christening bonnet for baby that becomes a handkerchief for her More …
Welcome to Month 4 of our BERNINA Busy Book Series. This month, we are filling up a cookie jar with two kinds of cookies – sugar cookies with frosting and chocolate chip cookies – and making a game of tic tac toe. We are going to explore decorative stitches, directional couching, and free-motion couching. If More …
Part three in our garment sew-along covers different stitches in garment sewing. More …
Need to make your own belts or straps for your project? This DIY will show you how to make your own basic strap that can be modified with any hardware you’d like! There are many uses for straps and belts in both crafting and in the cosplay community. Here are some ideas: Bag or purse strap More …
In part three within our kids busy book series we create a page called My Family. Learn how to sew vinyl windows that allow photos to be changed throughout the year. You can switch out the photos to create a My Friends page or a My Vacation page. More …
Create this cute easy-to-sew string bag. It is great for tucking in little gifts or store little things. More …
The three most important parts about setting in a sleeve are the ease stitching, sewing the sleeve to the armhole on the shirt, and reinforcing the underarm with a second row of stitching. Follow these steps for a successful sleeve setting. More …
In part two of our this Kids Busy Book Series, you will learn how to create a Piggy Bank. It’s a fun way to teach numbers and fine motor skills. Learn how to create buttonholes, how to add a zipper to felt and use our machine embroidery to create a design. More …
In part two of the garment sew-along you will learn how to cut, mark and fit a pattern. More …
Welcome to Month One of the BERNINA Busy Book series. We are going to have so much fun learning about popular BERNINA feet, useful sewing techniques, and how to make the engaging Busy Book pages. By the end of this 10 month series, you will be on your way to making your own pages with More …
