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
My small quilt group, Designing Women, has undertaken several charity projects, but Days for Girls was quite different than any of our previous endeavors. This worthy group collects and distributes women’s sanitary supplies to women in Third World countries, primarily Africa. … More
OESD has an embroidery product that is great for adding just a light touch of dimension to an embroidery project – or ANY project! … More
One of my latest assignments was to create a home décor accessory that would be suitable for a hostess gift or wedding shower gift using the OESD “Festival of Leaves” Signature Collection #12354. The designs in this collection were perfect for the basket liner I envisioned. … More
Here’s a note from Carolyn Wilson, BERNINA World of Sewing, Raleigh, NC: These college girls came in Saturday afternoon to … More
These CutWork ornaments from Lunchbox Quilts are a fun way to use your BERNINA CutWork Tool and decorate your table for the holidays throughout the year. … More
I purchased this adorable Spidey Table Topper pattern by Silk Road Creations at a local quilt shop and decided this would be the perfect weekend project — it took less than a half day to complete! The project can be constructed on nearly any sewing machine; all you need is a straight stitch, basic zigzag, and a walking foot. … More