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Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Free-motion Quilting - Part 2 of 2 - The BSR!
See Part 1 of this series here: Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Free-motion Quilting - Part 1 of 2: Free-motion quilting basics without the BSR.
So yeah, I know… it’s taken me forEVER to finally post about the one part of the Bernina 440 QE that is probably the biggest selling point for this machine; the feature [...]
Posted by robyn on August 15th, 2008 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 12 Comments »Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Free-motion Quilting - Part 1 of 2
Update: For part two of this series, go here: Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Free-motion Quilting - Part 2 of 2 - The BSR!
I’ve been sewing for a bunch of years, but have always admired from afar the meandering amoeba-like quilting stitch that some people use on top of their quilts. It sounds and looks quaint [...]
Summertime Pictures of Banjo, Me, and a Bag
I took these pictures to submit to the u-handbag AB contest this month! And because it was a beautiful day and I have been meaning to put more Banjo on this blog. She put up with it quite patiently!
Posted by robyn on August 1st, 2008 under banjo, crafts, random, sewing | 3 Comments »Lucky Strike - A Shoulder Bag Adventure
I’m not sure why I chose this title. I feel like maybe the new bag and the typewriter went on an adventure together (to a bowling alley!) and are posing for a photo after it was all said and done. But really, the typewriter is too much of a lug to go anywhere, and I [...]
Posted by robyn on July 25th, 2008 under crafts, sewing | 15 Comments »Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Walking Foot
OK, so for you non-sewers out there reading this blog, it may sound absolutely insane that I wanted to initially start out this post with: “Dear walking foot, where have you been all my life?” Yes, probably for those who don’t think sewing is cool (which, really, you should reconsider), this sounds pretty lame. But [...]
Posted by robyn on July 23rd, 2008 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 9 Comments »Buttons!
Here are the buttons I bought yesterday at Windsor Button for my bag that’s almost finished. They are not the wooden buttons of my dreams, but they are a reasonable substitute, I hope!
I like that they are different on either side. One side is lighter, one side a little darker with different grain lines:
Now to [...]
Sneak Peek & Twitter
Here’s a small sneak peek of what I’m making these days with my new Amy Butler fabric. Can’t wait until it’s done. It almost is, but I’m on the lookout for 4 perfect buttons to finish it off. One search tonight yielded nothing; the store I visited had several buttons of the perfect variety, but [...]
Posted by robyn on July 16th, 2008 under crafts, sewing | 7 Comments »New Frenchy Handbag
Last week I made the first real item made on my new Bernina machine. It’s a Frenchy handbag, the smaller version of the other one I made not long ago. I was skeptical, but I think this turned out pretty cute, even though it’s waaay preppy for my taste. I used Amy Butler Belle fabric [...]
Posted by robyn on July 8th, 2008 under crafts, sewing | 8 Comments »Bernina Aurora 440 QE: Playing with stitches
So I’ve been playing around with the different stitches on the machine. Can you tell?
One of the very first things I decided to do was sew a sample of each of the 180 stitches it is capable of. Boy, that got old fast. But I got most of the way through until I ran out [...]
On their way…
Thank you all for your helpful rationalizations! They worked. I am now excitedly awaiting my new purchases!
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