Top 5 Tips for Successful Free-Motion Quilting
We’re sharing our top five tips to more successful free-motion quilting! … More
Category: Tips & Tricks
Spooky Spiders Skirt with Baby Rickrack
I had so much fun putting together little outfits for my article in Through the Needle ONLINE Issue #14 (October 2012)! While looking for t-shirts and sweaters to cut up for doll clothes I found this electric lime fabric with little spiders and bats and thought, “Hey! I could make a skirt!” So I did. … More
Meet Virginia Walton, Inventor of the Creative Curve Quilting System
Virginia Walton, quilt designer, author and inventor of the Creative Curves Quilting System and Rulers will be demonstrating her simple technique for piecing curves – without pins! – using BERNINA’s quarter-inch Patchwork Foot #37 at the BERNINA booth at Quilt Market in Houston. … More
Tiny Piecing with Emily Lang
Emily from the blog Mommy’s Nap Time shares some great tips for getting precise results when piecing teeny morsels of fabric together. … More
Turning Perfect Corners with the New 38 mm Binder Attachment #88
I absolutely love BERNINA’s new Binder Attachment #88! The arm that the bias binding is loaded into swings away from the machine making it so much easier to load. But, the best part of that feature is that I can swing the arm out and easily miter the corner of the quilt. … More
Perfect Embroidery Placement
I love using my BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 to plan my embroidery projects. It’s so easy to audition designs and make sure everything stitches right where I want it. Follow the steps below to see how I planned the layout for this jacket.
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My Favorite Thread Storage Boxes
Why do I love my Sulky Slimline thread boxes? Let me count the ways… … More
“Just Wing It” Baby Receiving Blanket
Vicki Konrady loves teaching Stitch Fun Mastery Classes at The Quilt Block in West Des Moines, Iowa, especially when she sees students getting excited about the creative things they can do besides straight stitching. This receiving blanket is a big hit! … More
Through the Needle ONLINE #13 – Free Sewing Magazine!
August. It’s too hot to go outside, so what is there to do? Fill a glass with ice cubes, pour in your favorite tea or lemonade, and sit down with the latest Through the Needle ONLINE magazine, Issue #13. … More
Best Interfacing for Bags and Purses
Have you ever wondered which interfacing to use when stitching up a big bag, a purse, or a little pouch? Sara from Sew Sweetness shares some wisdom about which interfacings work best for which bag applications. … More
Freeform Lace Shaping Without Pins
The very first heirloom technique I used on my Christina christening gown was to shape French insertion lace into stylized diamond scallops for the batiste main skirt. Initially, I used the traditional method of shaping French insertion lace over lace shaping templates, but eventually I opted for the streamlined techniques shown in this post. … More
Perfectly Turned Corners
For a nice, crisp corner on your collars, pillows, or facings, try this method borrowed from the ready-to-wear industry.
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