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Half-Moon Zipper bag decorated on the Overlock-/Coverstitch-Combo
Sewing a half-moon zipper bag – or “taco bag” – is very easy. You can find a variety of instructions […]
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How to Sew Reversible Placemats with Decorative Stitches
I’ll be the first to admit – as someone who primarily sews garments, the decorative stitches on my b79 really […]
Patchwork vest using patchwork foot 97
Patchwork vest using Patchwork Foot #97. Today I would like to show you how to sew a patchwork vest, starting […]
Free sewing pattern for the “Rieke” Shorts (July only)
Shorts or a skirt? You can only actually tell the difference from the back! Today we want to sew the […]
Hera sweater by LIESL
Hera sweater by LIESL I got to test the new Hera sweater pattern from Bel’etoile and Sew it Curly (both […]
Color block your sweater (free pattern)
Color block your sweater When you haven’t enough fabric for a piece, but you have loads of scraps. Just piece […]
Bernina Sapporo Coat Sewalong – Week 2 Fabric Prep
Here we are at week 2, an important week – fabric prep & cutting. And you also get to see […]
Lesson 39: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8 – Stippling
Stipple Fills are fun: you can find them in the BERNINA Embroidery SoftwareV8: users asked me to explain more about […]
Try an unusual 3D experimetal shape. Free design to experiment with.
Try something unusual and experimental. […]
Inspiration Spring 2020: sustainable embroidery with birds part one
As soon as the Inspiration Spring 2020 (01/2020) magazine arrived at my home, I was inspired by the little birds […]
Creative articles about quilting Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler, in red white grey and black: part 5
Sometimes you can get great results, using quilt fabrics with strips or directional prints. I like to change blocks, to […]
Lesson 33: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: how to use CutWork and StumpWork in V8
CutWork (and StumpWork) is an option in the BERNINA embroidery software V8, to cut shapes from fabrics/materials with a special […]
Make Your Own Scandinavian Woven Hearts – DIY Instructions (with free pattern)
Dear community, in this blog post you can find easy instructions for making your own scandinavian woven hearts from leather […]
My Winterquilt Snowmen Gathering: part 3
As promised, the last part of quilting and finishing my Snowmen Gathering quilt: although I have done a lot of […]
Lesson 28: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: Multi-Hooping part 3 – the actual embroidery
With the previous two lessons about this topic – 25 and 26 – all preparations for making a large embroidery […]
Summer project with 6 Boats: assembly boats for quilt (or pillows)
Finished your 6 boats? Lets put them together in a quilt, or make 6 pillows. I have placed my blocks […]
Lesson 16: BERNINA Embroidery Software V8: creating custom thread charts
After digitizing an embroidery design, you want to bring it to your embroidery machine for embroidery. And of course, using threads […]
Denim pillow with storage space, part 1
I am a collector of jeans: not worn out jeans or jeans with holes (!), but good, solid jeans, purchased […]
Refashion: 1930’s Corset to Party Dress
On a recent weekend away in the Overberg, I came across a quant antique store in a tiny town called […]
Weight (Wt)… what does that mean with machine threads?
So many wonderful threads to work with. Sometimes it is very difficult to make a choice! If you want to […]
SEWING WITH DENIM – tips and techniques for an authentic look and 10 great patterns
I am loving denim at the moment. It seems to make everything look good and is SO easy to sew […]
International Pictogram Project – Layers of Society
I received my package from Bernina in Johannesburg and opened it with excitement…. My optimism vanished quickly when I realized […]
3D Bow Tie – a Quilting Idea
3D Bow Tie – a Quilting Idea How best to quilt this 3-D block? I considered this recently when […]
European Patchwork Meeting 2013, Part 3
The exhibition ‘Imaginations’ presents the work of three Russian art quilters, Irina Voronina, Galina Krasnikova and Nelly Savelyeva. The three […]