Hello to all you BERNINA enthusiasts! Welcome back to the BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt-Along! I’m BERNINA Expert and Amanda Murphy and in this post we will be working on the last of the pieced blocks that you’ll need to complete the quilt. Since many are busy for the holidays (and are also hard at work completing the optional embroidery) we kept it light this month. You’ll be able to whip up these blocks in no time!
Here is a PDF of the instructions that you will need to complete this month’s work.
And here is a video to walk your through the process. You’ll be using the same “stitch-and-flip” technique that you used on the cornerstone blocks again. You’ll also be making strip sets to complete the last of the octagonal “framework”. (The majority of this “framework” was actually in the cornerstones you pieced last month.)
How to piece the blocks for Month 4 of the BERNINA 125th Anniversary Quilt:
In early January we’ll be assembling the quilt. If you just can’t wait for that post and decide to assemble your quilt before the new year, my advice is to remember to pin the intersections of the octagonal “framework” when joining the blocks, rather than just pinning the ends of the blocks. (This will result in a much cleaner finish, but I’ll show you more in my videos next month.)
For those doing the optional embroidery, please join me back here on the December 19th! I have some great videos that will walk you through step-by-step, including the multi-hooping process for those with smaller embroidery hoops.
In the meantime happy holidays!
Oh… and one more thing I wanted to share speaking of holidays. I have three holiday collections coming out this year with Benartex that I wanted to share with you all! They all debuted at International Quilt Market in Houston last month. The patterns will ship the first of 2019. If you love them please ask your local shop to place an order – I so appreciate it!
The first is an autumn-themed collection called Thankful and it ships in March.
The second is a Christmas Collection called Christmas Magic. It is so fun to sew with and it ships in April. The sampler was especially fun to piece and the little star pattern makes a great gift.
The third new collection is Jubilee Holiday! These are the same fabrics that are in the Jubilee quilt but this time they are coming out in green and gold! Combined with the existing reds (and some new reds too) we have a Jubilee-themed Christmas collection for next year! (This line starts shipping in January.)
Everything you see here is OF COURSE both pieced and quilted on the beautiful BERNINA machines:) that you see in my videos. If you love these collections please ask your local quilt shop to order them!
For more of the Jubilee 125th Anniversary Quilt I will see you back here on December 19th! Happy holidays and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BERNINA!
Amanda Murphy
BERNINA Expert/Quilting and Longarm Spokesperson
These upcoming projects look great.
Has anyone made a queen or king-size quilt from your 125th anniversary pattern?
My dealer told me I could download the embroidery designs from the website. Where do I find them?
You can! You can find them on the posts that cover the embroidery.
So the first embroidery is on this post:
https://blog.bernina.com/en/2018/09/golden-125th-anniversary-quilt-along-month-1-part-2/
And the second is on this post:
https://blog.bernina.com/en/2018/11/bernina-125th-anniversary-quilt-along-month-3-post-2/
And the third will be posted December 19th.