We needed a new angel for the top of our Christmas tree since the previous one had to “retire” last year. I’ve had the design for this one for over a year, and I’ve finally gotten around to making her. She’s all lace embroidery over organza; the fiddliest part was […]
Bernina
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Years ago I made a jewelry bag for travel, but I’ve always thought it was far too large for my needs, though I really liked all of its features. However, I recently saw a pattern from Indygo Junction for the Store & Go Zipper Case and thought it might work […]
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 […]
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 — […]