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Special embroidered gift cards

01.12.2019 by hannahrose 4,7222

With the holiday season starting, I wanted to share an easy gift card idea. Depending on the embroidery design you […]

Reusable Teabag – A Sustainable Gift Idea

01.12.2019 by Denise Pernet 4,4764

Dear community, in this blog post you can find easy instructions on how to sew a reusable teabag. Reusable Teabag […]

Sugaridoo Quilt Along Part 1 – ‘Hashtags’

28.11.2019 by Irene 27,531111

Today is the day! We are kicking off the Sugaridoo Bernina quilt along with the row ‘Hashtags’. I’m so super […]

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My Winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: Part 2

24.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 1,6352

My quilt ‘Snowmen Gathering’ – first blog post about this quilt was on November 16th – is ready to be […]

My winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: part 1

21.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,1184

Sometimes there is an object, which inspires you to make a quilt. I love Snowmen, these funny ‘carrot noses’ are […]

Lesson 32: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Blending, part 2

20.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 2,4702

This second part of ‘Blending’ gives you even more insight, to try different effects with this feature in the BERNINA […]

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Top 5 Indispensable Shirtmaking Presser Feet

28.10.2023 by Kat Waters1,8310

Have you ever come across a piece of fabric in a shop that practically begged to be made into a […]

How to Make a Makeup Bag with Zipper

05.11.2022 by Jessica Rose | Quiltd Studios18,6063

Hello friend! This is my inaugural blog post on the Bernina Blog and I couldn’t be more excited to share […]

“Quilting in the Hoop” Part 1 – Embroidering a Patchwork Block in the Embroidery Hoop

15.02.2022 by ramonawirth5,4620

This tutorial was written by Ines, an author for the German BERNINA Blog, and translated for our English readers. With […]

A simple skirt with fabric magic and a blind hem

15.11.2019 by Marlies 5,1752

A simple pencil skirt and three challenges! This skirt is a pretty simple one. It is my go to pattern […]

Lesson 31: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Blending, part 1

13.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,5140

Sometimes an embroidery design – created in the BERNINA Embroidery Software V8 – requires more dramatic effect. There are many […]

Pre-wash red quilt fabrics: yes or no?

11.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 9,5854

For quite some time now I want to make a red-and-white quilt. I’ve collected a lot of red and white […]

Lesson 30: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Calculating thread usage

06.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 4,1423

When you’ve found an embroidery design, you want to be able to bring it to your machine and start with […]

10 Things I Love About You

02.11.2019 by Kirrilee 3,0847

PREVIOUS BLOG UPDATE For many years I have been happily sewing with my older, vintage BERNINA machines. Then Nina the […]

Zero Waste Pattern: Cocoon Cardi & Headband

31.10.2019 by hannahrose 7,5330

I recently came across a beautiful crochet cardigan pattern and was inspired to design a zero waste sewing pattern. Crochet […]

Inspiration 75 with a nice palmtree

31.10.2019 by Bea 1,7730

In the Inspiration 75 with a nice palmtree, I wanted to start the project. Is it a souvenir to a […]

Lesson 29: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Shade effect

29.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 2,4422

Due to high demand: a lesson about shade effect inV8. Sometimes you want extra effect with text and designs by […]

Cosy cardigan: Zebra meets Teddy.

26.10.2019 by Marlies 2,0722

Zebra meets Teddy I was given the opportunity to select a fabric from a webshop. Often that is were my […]

Create an unusual table decoration. Free Easy wired flower design and PDF instructions

23.10.2019 by Carolyn 6,2556

Wired Flowers CAUTION If lighting the candle it is best to put any candle in a […]

Lesson 28: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Multi-Hooping part 3 – the actual embroidery

21.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,6480

With the previous two lessons about this topic – 25 and 26 – all preparations for making a large embroidery […]

New Sewing Machine Nerves!

15.10.2019 by Kirrilee 7,20826

-NEW SEWING MACHINE- A SCENARIO *WARNING – Dramatised for effect* Wow! You finally purchased a new sewing machine and now, […]

Lesson 27: How to rotate your embroidery hoop in the BERNINA Embroidery Software V8

15.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 5,2203

Because of questions from BERNINA Embroidery software V8 users (also on my to-d0 list for a future Blogpost), with this […]

Lesson 26: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Multi-Hooping part 2 – different options step by step

14.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 4,1452

I’ve explained the basics with Multi-Hooping in Lesson 25, about icons and options. Because there are multiple ways to use […]

Lesson 25: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Multi-Hooping part 1 – basics

07.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 6,6206

Don’t you love those large designs? I really like them, but sometimes it is not possible to embroider everything in […]

Mettler quilting thread giveaway || Sugaridoo BERNINA QAL fabric requirements

03.10.2019 by Irene 35,144126

Thank you so much for all the lovely messages on the announcement of the Sugaridoo BERNINA quilt along. (If you […]

The nap- and print direction of fabrics for symmetry in your projects

02.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,4420

Working with long-piled fabrics – fabrics with a nap – or quilt fabrics, it is essential to pay attention to […]

Lesson 24: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Wreaths, kaleidoscope effect and more

29.09.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,5692

This time we will take a look a wreaths etc, what we can do with the leaf that is made […]

Sugaridoo Bernina Quilt Along – Are you in?

26.09.2019 by Irene 46,582123

Are you ready? Whoohoo! The Sugaridoo BERNINA Quilt Along is going to start on the 28th of November. Are you […]

Lesson 23: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Leaves with veins, different methods

24.09.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein 3,0290

This lesson is about making leaves with veins: again a couple of users requested me to explain more about this […]

Spoonflower Fulton Sweaterblazer

22.09.2019 by Nadine 2,8460

Hello my sewing friends! I have been busy with work and life but took the time to sew up the […]

Secret to a hidden inseam pocket

21.09.2019 by hannahrose 12,1113

Its my 25th birthday coming up and this is my 25th blog post! I have mentioned before in a blog […]

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