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Sewing a Mini-Bag – Free Pattern and Tutorial

Sewing a Mini-Bag – Part 3: Interchangeable flap

25.06.2025 by Frollein Tausendschön I Stephi 8460

Hello, everyone! Today, I’ve brought you an additional tutorial for sewing the Mini-Bag (with free pattern). I added an interchangeable […]

Sew a floral bag with a free pattern

Sew a floral bag with a free pattern

22.06.2025 by Sara Öchsner 1,1292

Good morning, dear friends! In keeping with the spring season and the beautifully blooming trees and shrubs, today we’ll sew […]

Sewing a Mini-Bag – Free Pattern and Tutorial

Sewing a Mini-Bag – Free Pattern and Tutorial, Part 2

18.06.2025 by Frollein Tausendschön I Stephi 1,1672

Hey everyone, let’s continue sewing a Mini-Bag with the free pattern! This is Part 2 of the tutorial. You can […]

Sewing a Mini-Bag – Free Pattern and Tutorial for a Carry Wallet, Part 1

Sewing a Mini-Bag – Free Pattern and Tutorial, Part 1

12.06.2025 by Frollein Tausendschön I Stephi 2,7000

You see them everywhere these days: Mini-bags, carry wallets, or spacious crossbody handbags. Bags with lots of space and functionality […]

Sewing a Pincushion with an Easter Bunny

Sewing a Pincushion with an Easter Bunny

07.04.2025 by Jutta Hellbach 8274

Do you need a quick Easter sewing project? Then this cute pincushion with a Tangram bunny is just right for […]

Sewing Mini Pouches – Tutorial with Free Pattern

Sewing Mini Pouches with Free Pattern

24.03.2025 by Katharina Raab 4,8901

Do you want to sew mini pouches with me? This little pouch can be made quickly and easily with a […]

A Kids' Bag for Young and Old – Tutorial with Free Sewing Pattern

Sewing a kid’s bag with Free Sewing Pattern

05.03.2025 by Katharina Raab 3,2254

Today, I’d like to show you how to sew a kids’ bag. I really hope you’ll like it. This kids’ […]

Sew a Micro Boxy Bag – Tutorial for a Key Pouch

Sew a key pouch – no pattern needed

25.02.2025 by Frollein Tausendschön I Stephi 2,4460

The Boxy Bag has been seen in various forms, big and small, with or without lining, for years. This is […]

Dust Cover for and with bernette 62/64/68 AIRLOCK

23.02.2025 by Doris Brechbühl 3,1796

Dear Overlocker enthusiast, if you need a break from using your bernette 62, 64 or 68 AIRLOCK, you may want […]

Sewing a Ruffle Pouch – Free Tutorial and Pattern for a Stylish Ruffle Clutch

Sewing a Ruffle Pouch – Free Tutorial and Pattern for a Stylish Ruffle Clutch

10.02.2025 by Frollein Tausendschön I Stephi 2,1312

Have you spotted them already? These cool ruffle pouches are becoming increasingly popular in Spanish and Portuguese posts on Instagram. […]

Sewing the Ruffled Pouch Lilli – Free Tutorial

Sewing a Ruffled Pouch “Lilli” – Free Tutorial

06.02.2025 by Lisa 1,7530

For my new planner, I absolutely need a pouch to store pens and small notes or appointment reminders. To help […]

Sew a Valentine’s Day Envelope with a Free Pattern

Sew a Valentine’s Day Envelope with a Free Pattern – Perfect for Fabric Scraps!

28.01.2025 by Sara Öchsner 2,0470

Good morning, dear ones! Today we will Sew a Valentine’s Day Envelope with a Free Pattern. It’s perfect for you […]

Sewing children's bedding with an envelope closure

Sewing children’s bedding with an envelope closure

22.01.2025 by Meineigenstil | Jennifer 2,1440

Hello everyone, today I’m taking you into our children’s room again. My little boy has become a big fan of […]

Sewing a Corduroy Handbag

Sewing a Corduroy Handbag

17.01.2025 by Sara Öchsner 2,6332

Good morning, dear readers! Today, we’ll sew a handbag. For the main fabric, I’m using wide corduroy. Since it’s quite […]

Let's sew a relaxation mask – including a free pattern

Let’s sew a relaxation mask – including a free pattern

15.01.2025 by Lisa 1,4841

We rarely take the time for a little break. This relaxation mask is filled with cherry pits and placed in […]

Cushion embroidery with the Giant Embroidery Hoop of the B 990

Cushion embroidery with the Giant Embroidery Hoop for the B 990

06.01.2025 by claudiageiser 1,8901

Today we start with a new XXL cushion embroidery project, created in the Giant Hoop of the magical BERNINA 990. […]

Sewing a backpack bag – Free sewing pattern

Sewing a backpack bag – Free sewing pattern

30.11.2024 by Katharina Raab 2,1860

With a warm hello, I’m back after a small sewing break, and today I’d like to show you how to […]

Instructions for sewing a pencil case

Free sewing pattern and Instructions for a pencil case

15.11.2024 by Sara Öchsner 3,9086

Good morning, everyone! Today we’ll be sewing a small and neat pencil case. It stands out with its special shape […]

Sew a Bag – Free Pattern Tutorial for a 'Weekender'

Sew a Bag – Free Pattern Tutorial for a Weekender

30.10.2024 by Meineigenstil | Jennifer 3,7947

Dear friends, today I’m thrilled to share one of my favorite tutorials with you! I always felt I lacked the […]

the dress "Nahla" is a blue dress and an A-line shape. It has ruffles at the shoulders and hem, es well as flower embroidery on the lower half. The flower stems are black, while the flower buds are made of fabric scraps rolled to look like flowers. The dress lies on a beige floor with a carpet, two small colored flowers and one big paper flower next to it.

Free sewing pattern & embroidery design for the dress “Nahla” (August only)

17.08.2023 by ramonawirth 5,5860

This month’s free pattern is the cute children’s dress “Nahla” with 3D flower embroidery. The design can also be created […]

Simply sewing buttons, how to use sewing machine foot #18

16.08.2023 by eversewme 3,3931

I have become the very proud owner of  several new sewing machine feet for my Bernina B480 Over the next […]

Turtle, sewn on the Overlock-/Coverstitch-Combo Machine and with Curve Foot #C23

14.07.2023 by Doris Brechbühl 2,0870

Have you stumbled across the videos on Youtube for the new overlock accessories, the #C23 and #L23 curve feet? In […]

Cute turtle pillow sewn on the overlocker and with curve foot #L23

12.07.2023 by Doris Brechbühl 3,7311

Perhaps you have already come across our new overlock feet via Youtube? With the feet #L23 and #C23 curves and […]

sail away with me quilt top assembled

Sail-Along, Teil 10: Cutting the squares and assembly

08.06.2023 by Ingrid | Joe, June and Mae 1,3200

Ahoy, ahoy, ahoy you lovely fellow sailors of the amazing Sail-Along we started here on the Bernina Blog this spring, […]

Orange peel block, quilt as you go orange peel, circular embroidery attachment #83

Circular Embroidery Attachment a Versatile Tool for Creatives Part 3

11.04.2023 by Robin Bogaert 2,4710

This is the last of this series of 3 all about the Circular Embroidery Attachment #83. It’s such a versatile […]

Starfish quilt block pattern

Sail-Along, Part one : Starfish

23.03.2023 by Ingrid | Joe, June and Mae 5,2334

Hello fellow ‘Sail-Along’ sailors, here we go: we are sewing the first block – the starfish! With today’s post, we’ll […]

Instructions for the “Peony” sweatpants

06.03.2023 by Lisa 3,0870

BERNINA Fashion Looks – instructions for the “Peony” women’s sweatpants The Fashion Looks collection comes from the imagination of Swiss […]

Gathering and sequins on the overlocker BERNINA presser feet

Gathering and sequins on the overlocker

24.02.2023 by Bea 2,3560

After last week’s overlocker event (here’s the blogpost) I had enough inspiration to try the new presser feet myself. I […]

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