Bernina

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Iridescent sticker/skin applied to the face of a large sewing machine. Colors vary from pink to purple and bits of gold and green.

My gorgeous Bernina!

A couple of years ago, when I traded in my lovely Bernina 790Plus in favor of the Bernina 790Pro , the only thing I was a bit sad about was losing the beautiful “skin” I’d purchased for it. Unfortunately, the lady who had been making a wide variety of skins […]

Close-up of a quarter-section of the quilting. There is a flower in the corner and a suggestion of a Celtic-like design in the center.

Experiment

Several days ago I saw an email that piqued my interest. Telene Jeffrey, from South Africa, designs absolutely gorgeous wholecloth quilts. I love wholecloth quilts, but it’s been a very long time since I’ve made one. Since she has so many exquisite designs, I decided to start out small by […]

Scissors case with flap open is standing up against a sewing machine. The case is a purple print fabric with teal lining.

Have scissors, will travel

I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case […]

Photo shows a detail of the needle area of a sewing machine. Two human hands are guiding the white fabric along a barely-visible seam line, and a tiny red laser dot shows where the needle is about to hit.

Fantastic laser!

About a year ago, I traded in my Bernina 790Plus (which I *loved*) for the Bernina 790Pro. I thought long and hard about it, but I couldn’t really see a down side; the Pro has all of the fabulous features of the Plus and some amazing additions. One of those […]