A Bernina Dream Come True

Hi loves!

So... Are you ready? Today is the day! I don't know how to start because I'm overwhelmed with emotions and even more sharing this with you. BERNINA has chosen me to be an Ambassador for her new 7 Series Sewing Machines! Oh my gosh and I am jumping up to the ceiling with excitement!! Somebody come and pinch my arm please...

My Ambassador contract

For those of us that love to sew miles of fabric and thread (I call it "create our hearts out"), owning a sewing machine is a dream that in some cases may come new or used, with many specialty stitches or a few, with embroidery unit or without, but in all cases is our beloved baby that make possible our creative dreams to materialize.

After all these years sewing, I would like to share with you my story. I am the happy owner of some sewing and embroidery machines. From Kenmore, to Singer, to Brother. And then, I bought a BERNINA Artista 730 and I have to ask you to stop counting because I found my true love. To tell you my first impression after sewing with her for the first time, is that I have never stitched so confidently and knowing that the result will be perfect like in this machine! You can guess I was totally hooked and I wanted to tell the entire world about this!

Imagine what I felt when the CEO from BERNINA, Paul Ashworth, visited my booth at Houston Quilt Market last October and invited me to be part of a great group of sewing artists that will share all the awesome features of the new 780! Whoo-hoo! Deep inside my heart since I became a fabric designer, I was waiting on this dream for a long time. Was this coincidence or providence? What I know is that this means I can now share my love with you!

I went to pick up the machine and Oh boy... I do look happy!!

The 780 was shipped to my local dealer, Once Upon a Quilt in Dania Beach. I would never be thankful enough to the owner Lisa, who helped me achieve this dream so dear for me! If you ever visit Miami, I would love you not to miss this lovely quilt shop. Her fabric selection is to die for and the sewing and quilting classes are a must for beginners as for experienced stitchers alike!

The last couple of weeks I got busy exploring the new features and I can tell you that they're so many, but the good news is that I will have an entire year to show them to you!

With my BERNINA machine dealer Lisa from Once Upon a Quilt and her assistant 

Yes, during 2013, I will be creating 12 exclusive projects that are going to be shared at WeAllSew, the sewing community website for all things BERNINA. Of course you'll have the links to go there on my blog. We are going to have so much fun!

You know how passionate I am when I speak fabrics and sewing. I LOVE my job and honestly, my aim is to create and inspire you with everything I do. Here comes something very important I want to let you know: BERNINA is not paying me one dime for my contract. This is because pure and simple I love these machines and I want to inspire a love of them in you! Wait until you see them in action :-)

So stay tuned, because I can't wait to get started!

Here is a video with a sneak peek that I made for you with all my love <3

XOXO, Pat