Longarm Quilting for Beginners Part 5: BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System
When new to longarm quilting, you might have lots of questions about Q-matic or any automated systems. Get answers from our longarm quilting expert. More …
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Red, White and Blue Star Banner
Decorate your home with this fun red, white and blue star banner. This project is great to try out all the fun decorative stitches your machine has to offer. More …
Piecing and Appliqué with the Laurastar Smart U
Hi everyone! I’m BERNINA Expert Amanda Murphy and I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to my sewing space, the Laurastar Smart U Ironing System. Last I wrote about using it for fabric preparation and household tasks (you can read that post here). In this post, I’m going to focus on how More …
Basics of Editing with the Popup Context Menu in BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
How would you like the convenience of having the useful commands you need to edit an embroidery design gathered for you in one quick-and-easy menu? Dream no more… your wish is granted by the Popup context menu in your embroidery software. The Popup menu being context-sensitive, it retains relevant commands based on the type and More …
Quilt As You Go Table Runner
I love a quick project. Being able to quickly whip up something beautiful feels a little like a super power. My BERNINA L 460 Overlocker is always the star of the show when I want to make something fast, and I think she really outdid herself this time. When you’re looking for a quick project, More …
How to Sew a Kids Busy Book, Part 4: Cookie Jar Tic Tac Toe
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 …
Canvas Market Bag Tutorial
Hello everyone!! Kymona here safe and healthy! I hope all of you are as well. Can you believe how our lives have changed in the last two months? If someone told me we would be social distancing and staying at home, I would not have believed you. So many things have changed in New York More …
Overlocker for Beginners-The Flatlock Stitch
Welcome back to our essential guide to overlockers! So far, we’ve gotten a broad look at these machines and spent some time looking at the actual overlock stitch. Now things get a little bit more intricate. Not necessarily more complicated, but we’ll start diving into how to expand the use of your overlock machine. Among More …
National Sewing Machine Day Celebration
Happy National Sewing Machine Day! Each year, June 13th is a day to honor the invention of the sewing machine and how it has changed the way we sew. You can use your sewing machine as a way to be creative, to express your personal style, and to sew to serve others. Learn more about More …
Applying a Fabric to a Design in BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
If you have been embroidering for a while, you probably have noticed that a design sometimes stitches fine on a plain cotton fabric, but doesn’t do as well on a t-shirt or a towel even though you are sure you used the right stabilizers every time. The reason is simple and basically two-fold: Was the More …
How to Free-motion Quilt an Anchor Motif
It’s all hands on-deck as we learn to quilt the Anchor motif. Let us be your commodore of quilting with these step-by-step instructions for stitching a row of anchors to fill a border. More …
How to Sew a Face Mask with an Overlocker
BERNINA Overlocker Expert, Doris Brechbuehl, shares tips and tricks for sewing self-made face masks with the overlocker/serger This design appeals to me, because I am wearing glasses and its shape is comfortable on my nose. And will not most of us wear sunglasses sooner or later? And I also like it, because it is ideal More …