I may have mentioned before that I enjoy free-motion quilting. One aspect of that is ruler work, which has only relatively recently been widely done on domestic sewing machines, though longarm machines have had the capability for quite a long time. The problem has been that availability of specialized feet […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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The other day I ran across some adorable patterns for zippered bags at the Disorderly Threads site, and I couldn’t resist making them for a couple of equally adorable young girls, one of whom is our granddaughter (of course!). The other is the daughter of our younger daughter’s boyfriend. Our […]
Some time ago, I bought some really cute fabric with Bernina sewing machines printed on it. I’d planned to make a cover for my machine, but I didn’t get around to it for some time. One of the reasons was that I usually have the big spool holder attached to […]
I have been collecting Bernina feet for a very long time. While some people don’t much like the “Barbie box” that comes with most Berninas, I’ve liked it quite well. The only problem with it is that I can no longer fit all of my feet into the box — […]
About two weeks ago I began working on a new bag, taking a break of several days in the middle while we had a houseguest, and I finished it last night. This bag is another of the ones designed by Annie Unrein, whose patterns are very clear, with detailed instructions; […]
This couldn’t be posted back in March, when I made the cushion, simply because it was a gift that was only given this week. Our elder daughter and son-in-law celebrated their twentieth anniversary this week, and I wanted to make them a memento. The main side of the cushion came […]