Sewing shirt "Finja" with free pattern

Greet the New Year with a big Hello! If your New Year’s resolution is to sew more with your serger and cover machine, then you could practice a little with this month’s free pattern, the shirt “Finja”. You can download the pattern and embroidery design until January 31, 2024 in the paragraph “Download the free sewing pattern for the shirt “Finja” (January only)”. As always, you’ll have to be quick because each pattern is only available for free download in the month stated.

Sewing the shirt “Finja”

Embroider first! Knitted fabrics can be tricky to hoop. One method is to use a self-adhesive and water-soluble stabilizer called “Solufix”. Hoop a layer of Solufix in the embroidery hoop, remove the backing paper and stick the fabric on, while being careful not to stretch the fabric in any direction. Stick on another layer of Solufix and secure the layers with the basting function. You can achieve great embroidery results on knitted fabrics with this Solufix “sandwich” method. We used blue metallic thread and Madeira Spectra Holographic thread to make our embroidery extra sparkly. Loosen the thread tension, reduce the embroidery speed and/or use a metafil needle to prevent your special thread from breaking.

The shirt itself is sewn very fast! Hem the outer edges of the flounce with a narrow 2-thread flatlock stitch. This stitch is a lot less bulky than an overlock stitch, which means your flounce will be a lot softer. Sew all pieces together with a 4-thread overlock stitch, hem the shirt and the sleeves with a coverstitch and you are already done! The shirt “Finja” is a great pattern for getting back into working with the serger and the coverstitch machine.

Take a look at the magazine…

The pattern and sewing instructions for the shirt “Finja” appeared in the inspiration Magazine 3/22.

This issue features many, mainly simple cuts to ensure quick sewing successes. From coats and dresses to trousers and tops, there is something for everyone.

Issue 3/22 is available as a single issue in the inspiration online shop at the following link:

www.bernina.com/inspiration-3-22

You can buy the patterns and magazine online or have them conveniently delivered to your home.

Download the free pattern for the shirt “Finja” (January 2023 only)

You can download the free sewing pattern and embroidery design for the shirt “Finja” at the following link:

www.bernina.com/inspiration-freebie

The link takes you to the BERNINA website. The pattern is available for free download during the month of January once you register for the BERNINA inspiration newsletter.

Unzip the zip file containing the instructions

In case you download the zip file instead of the pdf’s, this is what you will find in the extracted folder:

Sewing instructions with information on materials, cutting out and sewing
A pattern in A4 and US Letter. You can print this out on your regular printer at home and stick the sheets together. Make sure you print out the pattern using the “original size” setting. Check the test square to make sure the pattern has been printed out in the correct size.
A pattern in A0 format which you can print at a local print shopt.
A zip file with the embroidery design.

Please note that clicking the download button will automatically download the zip file to your computer. You will have to unzip it to access the PDF pattern or embroidery designs. In Windows, you do this by right clicking on the file and clicking on the menu item “Extract all”. On a Mac, you can unzip zip files by double clicking the left mouse button.

Downloaded files are generally automatically put into the downloads folder, but this depends on the operating system, the device used and your local settings. If you download the file on your smartphone and cannot find the file or cannot unzip it, please try using a desktop computer.