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Advent Calendar 2019 – the third door

03.12.2019 by Hilli Hiltrud4841

Sew Your Own Soap Pouch – Zero Waste in the Bathroom A handmade soap pouch is an excellent Christmas gift. […]

My Winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: part 3

02.12.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein2200

As promised, the last part of quilting and finishing my Snowmen Gathering quilt: although I have done a lot of […]

Advent Calendar 2019 – the second door

02.12.2019 by Jutta Hellbach7871

The material for the second window of the BERNINA advent calendar continues the theme of sustainability. I will show you […]

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Special embroidered gift cards

01.12.2019 by hannahrose9242

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

Advent Calendar 2019 – the first door

01.12.2019 by Denise Pernet1,8844

Reusable Teabag – A Sustainable Gift Idea Dear Community, I am delighted to introduce this year’s BERNINA advent calendar blog […]

Sugaridoo Quilt Along Part 1 – ‘Hashtags’

28.11.2019 by Irene - Sugaridoo9,47064

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

My Winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: Part 2

24.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein6142

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

A fun take on the classic hooded sweatshirt

23.08.2019 by hannahrose1,0360

Earlier this year I made a garment for a close friend of mine for her birthday. She is an incredible […]

How to sew a flag

13.08.2019 by Bea Callemeyn9550

A holiday project: sew a flag. It seemed like a really challenging project! When helping to sew for events, you […]

The Amelie Dress by pattydoo

31.07.2019 by Nadine1,1110

Hello my sewing friends I am back this week with my Amelie Dress I made for the #sewingpatternsandprints challenge. This […]

My winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: part 1

21.11.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein1,4833

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 Kaptein3380

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

A simple skirt with fabric magic and a blind hem

15.11.2019 by Marlies Witjes1,0802

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 Kaptein4870

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 Kaptein3930

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 Kaptein4632

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 - Deadly Mojo Sewing6765

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 hannahrose8590

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 Callemeyn4031

In the Inspiration magazine, the palmtree took my attention. Is it a souvenir to a hot summer vacation? This cushion […]

Lesson 29: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Shade effect

29.10.2019 by Sylvia Kaptein4752

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 Witjes5542

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 carolyn1,2094

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 Kaptein6380

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 - Deadly Mojo Sewing2,10224

-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 Kaptein6550

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 Kaptein4920

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 Kaptein8614

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 - Sugaridoo21,792115

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 Kaptein4410

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 Kaptein9070

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 - Sugaridoo25,322102

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

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