April's Foot of the Month

BERNINA'S Foot of the Month: 3-Soled Walking Foot

This month BERNINA is offering 25% off foot #50: the triple sole walking foot. The triple sole walking foot is a MUST-HAVE for all your quilting and sewing needs. Let foot #50 help you make working with challenging fabrics a breeze. Whether it's matching stripes and plaids, or working with fabrics that shift easily, the walking foot is your go-to. 

The #50 walking foot comes with three soles for all your sewing needs: a standard sole, a specialized quilting sole, and a sole with a central guide--perfect for edgestitching and stitching in the ditch. 

With a right and left side seam guide included as well, you'll be sure to have perfect seams each and every time. 

Check out BERNINA's video tutorial to see the triple sole walking foot in action! 

March Foot of the Month

When it comes to appliquéing with a narrow satin-stitch (up to 2 mm), Appliqué foot # 23 is the expert: its sophisticated design allows the fabric to feed easily over the stitches, even in the case of very dense rows of stitching.

A cutout on the front of the presser foot will hold a narrow couching thread, making for trouble-free sewing of satin-stitching with cording. With its wide thread channel under the sole, Appliqué foot # 23 is also ideal for sewing mini-piping, or for traditional sewing techniques.

And since Appliqué foot # 23 features a clear sole, you’ll have a perfect view of the stitch area at all times – a decisive advantage, especially when following outlines and corners.

Check out BERNINA's quick tutorial to see how great applique foot #23 is! 

What We're Sewing: Jen

After stumbling across a link to this tutorial on Instagram, Jen knew she needed up whip up a few to use at home! Inspired by the Lotta Jansdotter prints that May Chappell used, Jen pulled out some long coveted fat quarters from Lotta's line, Echo. 

Tools & Notions Jen found helpful:

-Make a Zipper Tape (if you haven't used these you don't know what you're missing!- 12 zipper pulls on 5 1/2 yards of zipper so you can customize the size!)

-BERNINA Feet: #52 Teflon Sole  & #10 Edgestitching (read a bit about why we love these feet here)

-Wonder Clips (again, if you've never used these- treat yourself to some!)

A short time later....Voila! Two super cute project bags ready to be filled with What We're Sewing next! Jen varied a bit from the tutorial, and inserted the zipper on the back side of one of the bags. It's always good to have a bit of variation! 

**Jen shared that she thought these were great bags to make in 'production line' style, (do all your cutting at once, step 1 for all bags at once, etc.)** 

We have everything you'll need to make some of these great bags, so stop in (or shop online with us) to grab your supplies, and mosey on over to May Chappell's tutorial to get started! 

July's Foot of the Month

Bernina Foot of the Month:

#39 & #39C Embroidery Foot with Clear Sole

Embroidery foot with clear sole #39/#39C is Bernina's remake of an old favorite: #6. The transparent sole of foot #39/#39C allows for a clear view at all times during sewing. This foot is extremely versatile- your perfect partner for compact decorative stitching, satin stitching, and applique. 

The additional feature of a small hole in the front of the foot makes it a perfect companion for cording, as the cord is fed directly under the needle. 

The raised channel on the underside of foot #39/#39C makes stitching with raised effects, or a dense design a breeze! 

Check out this great tutorial from BERNINA International:

May's FEET of the Month:

Bernina Feet of the Month:

#88 Binder attachment with #95/95C

BERNINA has an amazing deal going on this month! They're offering 25% off the purchase of a #88 Binder attachment (which comes in 3 sizes) with the #95/95C foot! 

Binder foot #95/95C is a specialized presser foot that is used in conjunction with the binder attachments. For 9mm machines, you'll use the #95C, for 5.5mm machines, the #95. The design of the foot facilitates the easy application of bias binding with the #88 attachment. 

Binder attachment #88 for use with unfolded bias tape produces even, neat binding on quilts, clothing seams, and home furnishings. It is available in three different widths: 28mm (scant 1 1/8"), 32mm (1 1/4"), and 38mm (scant 1 1/2"). 

Together, the #95/95C and binder attachment #88 work to feed the unfolded tape through the bias tape feeder, and position it accurately on the fabric's edge. It is then held securely in place until it's sewn onto the fabric. When used conjointly, these feet will make sewing bias-binding on your projects a breeze! 

Check out this great tutorial on these must-have accessories from BERNINA International:

February's Foot of the Month: #31

Bernina Foot of the Month: 

#31 5 Groove Pintuck Foot 

Bernina's foot of the month for February is the 5-Groove Pintuck foot. This foot is suited for sewing pintucks on medium weight fabric. A double needle is necessary for sewing pintucks, and a 3mm double needle is perfectly spaced for the #31 foot. Along with creating pintucks, this foot can be used to sew braiding, trim, and miniature piping. With a good-sized cutout in the center of the foot, you'll have ample space to see the area being sewn. 

Check out Bernina International's Video highlighting this must-have foot:

Grab yours before it's too late! They're only 25% off through February 28th!!

Foxy's Finished!

Our newest version of Scandinavian Stitches "Frosty Baby Quilt" is finished! 

We had fun with this quilt, choosing darker fabrics for a 'night time' feel. Our wonderful Wilma quilted this version with Yenmet Metallic thread to add some shimmer. She used echo quilting around the moon, and a cloud motif throughout the majority of the quilt. The snow was quilted with a wavy, swirl to add a sense of movement to it. 

                                                                       

 We love this quilt- it's so quick to sew together, and begs for your own personal touch! It's the perfect size for a wall hanging, or baby blanket but is also easily re-sized to fit any purpose! Ready to make your own? We've got kits for sale here! 

Merry Swiss-mas

 

We're getting into the holiday spirit here at Stitched, and we've got most of our decorations up! Here's a sneak peek of how we've added some holiday cheer to the store!

 

What's on your Bernina Swiss-mas list this year? A new 7 series machine--maybe a 750QE with a larger throat ideal for quilting? Or maybe a 780e and a Maxi hoop to make all your embroidery dreams come true.

 

Why not dream big? The 880e is the top of the line. This machine will make all your sewing and embroidery dreams a reality.  

 

 

 

We are running a machine sale now through December 24th. Stop by to test drive your dream machine, and make it a reality!

Foxy Quilt

Wilma is busy at work creating our 5th version of this ever popular quilt! We love Kajsa Wikman's book Scandinavian Stitches here at Stitched, and our customers do as well!




We've taught classes on her Frosty Baby Quilt, and have kits of our current quilt available for purchase. Many customers refer to the quilt as the 'foxy quilt', and having one hanging on our wall has become a bit of a store staple! With winter upon us, we wanted to go with a bit edgier version this time around. We're using darker fabrics, giving our quilt a nighttime feel. We're adding a moon, and using our machine quilting to give the quilt a "wintery" feel.

Here's the quilt top put together- stay tuned for a picture of the finished product after it's quilted and bound!

12 Days of Christmas Classes

Happy December, everyone! Here at Stitched we're gearing up for the holidays- fabric, classes, ideas, decorating! We've got some great classes scheduled this month- we chose 12 projects for our '12 Days of Christmas' to help shorten those holiday gift lists! Check them out on our website!