Bernina

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Two new machine/accessory suitcases, a tote bag and huge box of extras.

Welcome, and RIP

This is the wonderful sewing machine I’ve had for more than the past five years. A few years ago, I was able to add a lovely iridescent “skin” to the plain faceplate (click the photo to enlarge for a better view!), and I’ve loved sewing on such a beautiful machine […]

Embroidered pieces for a free-standing firehouse not yet assembled. Fabrics are red, with black touches, embellished heavily with cream stitching.

In pieces

In fifteen pieces, to be exact!  One of the pictured pieces is actually two identical ones, so that’s why it doesn’t look like fifteen. I counted up how many stitches went into making these pieces, and the total was almost 378,000! I used up an entire roll of water-soluble stabilizer, […]

Embroidered pieces of an as-yet unfinished firehouse -- red fabric, cream embroidery.

Firehouse

I’ve started another project, but this one is proving to be a bit more time-consuming than I’d anticipated. I’ve done a few little free-standing embroidered appliqué projects, but this one is much more involved. To give a bit of background information, one of our grandsons is a firefighter, so when […]