Archive for the Bernina Category
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Looking for a super-cute garment you can make in just a couple hours? Try my Square Deal dress project that’s now on the Sewing Republic site. The dress is custom-made to your measurements and uses interlock knit for just the right fit. Make the dress as long or short as you like. It could make a great floor-length dress in a fancy knit or even a tissue knit for the perfect beach-ready frock.
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Another one of my projects is live on theSewing Republic site! This time it’s a hat project you can complete is less than an hour. The hat is made using your head’s measurements, so it is drafted to custom fit you. I made it using rib knit fabric from Jo-Ann’s,... Continue Reading
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I’ve been quite M.I.A. lately. But the weather has finally started to thaw out here and so has my brain, I think. I’ve been doing a lot of crafting for work lately and haven’t done much for myself. Last weekend I finished a 6-month-late birthday present, and this coming weekend... Continue Reading
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Last week BurdaStyle announced the winner of the Scarf Dress Challenge and I completely forgot to pass it on. After a voting hiccup, the winner of the BurdaStyle Scarf Dress Challenge is Damiana_Designs after being chosen by a panel at Bernina. Damiana is now the proud owner of an Activa... Continue Reading
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My newest project is live on the Sewing Republic site today. Go to their site for full instructions on how to make your own tab-top curtain. Or you can download a pdf of the how-to here. The project is easy and can be finished up in about an hour. The... Continue Reading
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Tomorrow marks the last chance to win a Bernina machine with the scarf dress challenge! For more details visit the contest website. Tomorrow also marks the last chance to enter the SewStylish Fall Fashion Challenge. Prizes include a Baby Lock embroidery machine, an OTT Lite and Threads DVDs. To enter,... Continue Reading
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Burda and the Sewing Republic have teamed up to make a challenge out of my scarf dress project! The winner gets an Bernina Activa 210 sewing machine–a very nice prize, indeed! To enter the challenge, sew up your version of my scarf dress project. For full instructions visit the Sewing... Continue Reading
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My next Sewing Republic project is live on the site now. To get the look I used a technique called shirring, which is super easy to do and makes for some really great texture and easy fit. Check it out for instructions on how to create your own dress using two scarves... Continue Reading
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When I’m at flea markets or designer discount stores, there always seems to be something that has a forceful gravitational pull to my psyche…that horribly unorganized bin of handkerchiefs. I have to scour through them and hold up each one to analyze it like a scientist. Handkerchiefs always have the... Continue Reading
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