This super-clutch can transform from an everyday hand bag into a super shopping bag! Sara from Sew Sweetness shows you how to stitch one up. … More
Create a very cuddly and cozy baby blanket using several layers of soft cotton fleece and simple straight stitches at your sewing machine. Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest gives you all the directions for completing this project in her tutorial. … More
Today marks the official first day of the WeAllSew Challenge! Remember, it is easy to enter: Upload a photo of your finished project along with a brief description to our Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/berninausa starting today through March 19.
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Dana from Made has a fabulous idea for taking plain old hotpads and spicing them up by cutting them into a new shape and adding fresh bias tape trim, … More
Join us on February 9th for One Pillow – Three Ways: Easy, Easier, Easiest! We’ll make one clean and simple, one with double cording detail, and a third with a mitered border. Choose that one you like best or make all three for a new look in your home. … More
In December we asked you to share your 2012 New Year’s Re-SEW-lutions on our BERNINA USA facebook fanpage, and judging by the wonderful response there are a whole lot of you planning on sewing with a purpose this year. So, without further ado, here are your TOP 10 Re-SEW-lutions!
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I love the beautiful limited edition alphabet available with the BERNINA 830LE! With some stretcher bars and a staple gun it’s easy to create stitched artwork for hanging. … More
The Fat Quarter Gifts Bags I featured in my Holiday Serging webinar are a great way to use some of your fabric stash, and they’re eco-friendly! I made more than 30 bags this year from holiday fat quarters — including twelve for the women at Room in the Inn here in Buncombe County, NC. … More
This compact needle case has a place for every kind of sewing machine needle, and even notes whether they are “barely used” or “well worn.” Find instructions in Through the Needle ONLINE Issue #10, with two corrections listed in this blog post.
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I’m so excited about using our new Bias Binder Attachment #88! I had these denim pieces that I had done some circular embroidery on (using Circular Embroidery Attachment #83). I put a piece of OESD FiberForm on the back, and backed that with a red cotton print.
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A few weeks ago I taught a “Holiday Serging & Simple Sewing” webinar, part of our “Just Sew It!” series. I had so much fun prepping and presenting — making gifts and using my serger combines two of my favorite types of sewing! … More
How many of us have jars, tins and boxes containing buttons galore? I, for one, do! And I always welcome more. One of my favorite things to make with them is Button Cuffs. All you need is elastic and lots of your favorite buttons! … More
