Kihei Grab Bag Tutorial
Create a Cross-body bag with fun fabrics that is light weight to carry all your belongings on your next trip. More …
Girl’s Tiered Summer Skirt Tutorial
I’m excited about the return of the tiered, gathered skirt, which I’ve always referred to as a prairie skirt. I loved wearing these when I was young and it’s fun to see them in my daughters’ closets. They are so simple to sew too! A quick project and a lot of impact for the effort—especially More …
Magic Circle Block and Echo Quilting
Welcome back to BERNINA’s Block of the Month Series. We will be making the “Magic Circle” Block as the 4th block in the series. Actually, we will be making three of this block. I love this block, and I think it would make a great single block quilt! Here are the previous four quilt blocks in More …
Tips for Sewing with Vinyl
One of the best ways I’ve found to help sew sticky or tacky fabrics is to use a non-stick presser foot. The non-stick coating helps these feet glide right over difficult materials like plastic, vinyl and leather. Take a look at the different BERNINA non-stick feet to see the techniques each is capable of, and check More …
Woodland Ruffle Pillow by Fat Quarter Shop
This month’s pillow features the woodland themes of Big Sky from Moda Fabrics. It’s fast to finish, so let’s get sewing! Materials to Make a Woodland Ruffle Pillow Fat Quarter of main pillow fabric Fat Eighth of pillow border fabric 1 5/8 yards of ruffle and pillow back fabric 18″ square of batting 18″ square of muslin More …
New Summer Patterns
Hi everyone! Julie Eilber from JetSetSewing.com here with tips for summer sewing. I’m ready to jazz up my wardrobe with some new makes—how about you? These are some of the new patterns I’ve been eyeing: When summer comes, bring on the rock and roll! Though my days of attending outdoor concerts in crocheted bikini tops More …
Relax Anywhere Mat Tutorial
Hello Everyone, What is your favorite season? Summer is our favorite season by far because it’s the best time to chill outside with your family and friends! To celebrate that summer is finally here, we’ve created the Relax Anywhere Mat in these amazing blue fabrics from the In Blue fabric collection. The modern fabrics and colors add a More …
Master Machine Binding
Today we’re going to show off our favorite BERNINA accessories to achieve to perfect machine binding your quilts! See the tutorial to create the Sea Birds Baby quilt here. I tend to be very particular about how my quilts are bound. Machine binding always felt rushed to me and for the longest time, I had More …
Blind Hem Tip with Blindstitch foot #5
Make quick work of stitching a turned hem with your sewing machine and the Blindstitch foot #5. When I first saw a demonstration of sewing a turned hem with an invisible stitch using the Blindstitch foot #5, I was totally amazed! It was like witchcraft—turn the hem, pin, sew, and it’s stitched before you know it. This More …
Podcasts—The Ideal Sewing Entertainment!
Sewing is often a solitary hobby. But with our hobby less portable than many but as obsessive as most, we may not get our fill of sewing conversation with people who really understand. The world of podcasts can really fill that need for connection and even knowledge. Blogs are great, but while we are deep More …