The straight stitch plate for your machine is one of the very best accessories to help improve machine piecing and machine quilting.
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Super tips from Deborah Cacciamani, BERNINA Educator, on selecting the best needle and thread combination for your sewing projects. … More
Appliquéd center circles are easy when you stitch them on your embroidery machine! … More
Echo quilting is a lovely way to enhance an applique or embroidery design. Nina McVeigh describes two basic methods for this technique: Letting the machine feed the fabric, or using free-motion stitching. … More
Need a quick way to finish the outer edge of a book cover, bag, or wall hanging? This simple couching method uses a 4 mm-6 mm cord and can be sewn to an edge that is finished (faced or lined), folded, or has two or more layers of raw edges. … More
How much does Molly Hanson, free-motion quilter and author of Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners (and those who think they can’t), love her BERNINA sewing machines for free-motion quilting? Let’s count the ways . . . … More
It’s surprisingly easy to digitize your own split-letter monogram following Rhea Lucovsky’s excellent instructions. Stitch them on pillows, burlap or linen for framing, blankets, and more for personalized gifts that are sure to be treasured. … More
A simple but brilliant tip for perfect piecing. … More
What inspires more fear in the hearts of novice – and even practiced – sewists than zippers? Buttonholes! … More
Creating free-standing lace with the embroidery machine is one of those techniques that look very difficult to create, but are really SO easy! … More
Get the look of hand-quilting without all the handwork – using your sewing machine! The hand-look quilting stitch or mock quilting stitch creates the look of a hand-sewn running stitch without all the work. The secret? A special stitch and invisible thread! … More
Paula Nadelstern shares her secret for camouflaging seams in her kaleidoscope quilts. … More
