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Craft Room Makeover – Part 2 – The prep stage
This picture shows about how the craft room makeover is going so far.
Moving everything out of the room sucked, and now it’s laying all about the house in piles. The prep stage had some chaos, some unexpected snafus, and a whole heck of a lot of SCRAPING. I am pleased to say that the wallpaper [...]
Bernina 440 QE: Button Hole Tutorial
Buttonholes seem to be one of the most scoured and studied aspects of a sewing machine when seasoned pros decide to get a new machine. Is the stitch quality good? Are they easy to make? Are they consistent? If you sew clothes, its these types of finishing touches that make all the difference. Many have [...]
Posted by robyn on January 5th, 2009 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 33 Comments »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 | 72 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 [...]
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 | 26 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 [...]
Bernina Aurora 440 QE: What’s in the box?
The box. Brown, cardboard, heavy.
The first thing you see when you pop it open: Instruction manuals, brochures, the knee lifter, a DVD (that I still haven’t watched) and various other warranty info and such.
Oh-so-cute little Bernina all tucked away in there! On all sides are various accessories: at the top of the pic is the [...]
Posted by robyn on June 22nd, 2008 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 30 Comments »Lookit What I Got!!!
After much searching over a series of months, models, and dealers, I have finally made a sewing machine decision. And after a love-at-first-use test drive, I brought it home today:
When unpacked, this glorious box looks even more glorious:
I never thought it would happen. I have a new sewing machine! It’s a Bernina [...]
Posted by robyn on June 20th, 2008 under bernina 440 qe, crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 7 Comments »6600 Ways I Love Thee…
I heard tale a while back about this fabulous contest that could win one lucky bag-maker a Janome 6600 sewing machine (normally retailing for just under $2000). A few months ago, I was seriously considering getting a new sewing machine to replace my trusty, but sometimes unhappy and underpowered Pfaff Hobby 1042, and this Janome [...]
Posted by robyn on January 16th, 2008 under crafts, sewing, sewing machines | 8 Comments »This is Banjo & I:
I'm Robyn. Thanks for stopping by! This is my craft blog.
Contact me at robyn [at] dognamedbanjo [dot] com.
