FREE PROJECT : Bluework Revival Table Runner

Hello everyone! I’m delighted to share my newest creation, The Bluework Revival Table Runner for WeAllSew.

I had fun experimenting with the BERNINA 780 irregular hand-quilt stitch. It allowed me to recreate the traditional look of bluework with a hand-look stitch.

My inspiration came from bluework, Dutch or Chinese blue and white porcelain and old Delft pottery. The the classic and timeless blue porcelain look is right on trend showing up in fashion and home decor in unique and modern ways. I just love it! How about you?

Blu Bianco | Blue Pincushion 2012 | 101 Woonideeën 2012

Please visit WeAllSew to download the free PDF on how you can make Bluework Revival Table Runner!

BTW... The blue fabric I used as a backdrop for the Bluework Revival Table Runner photo is Floralism Deep Sea from my Modernology collection. It worked perfectly with the the table runner and my porcelain dishes! Do you have any porcelain dishes stashed away for special occasions?

Have a great weekend and happy sewing!

Free Project : The Artsy Bag

Hello everyone! I'm so delighted to share my newest creation, The Artsy Bag for WeAllSew.

It's been so fun discovering new and creative ways to use the BERNINA. I love flowers. So it was natural for me to use the free-motion stitching to make some organic florals.

Please visit WeAllSew to download the free PDF on how you can make The Artsy Bag!

Happy sewing,
Pat

Be My Valentine Kitchen Towels - a Bernina project

Hi everyone! Finally the time has come to share my first BERNINA project: Be My Valentine Kitchen Towels!

To work for a sewing machine company is a dream come true for me! Not to mention that I'm working with one machine like no other: the new BERNINA 780. Should it be to obvious to put this into perspective and tell you that is like driving a Ferrari? Well, kind of this... lol!

It is so fun to do something that you love like sewing and then make it double fun when sewing in a machine that has so many features. I want to tell you everything about it and don't know where to start!

What's not to love about her... but one of the first things that caught my eye is the new dual feed system that will make us quilter our job much easier (more of that on another post). The other is the zillions of decorative stiches that are loaded inside. I was always a big fan of decorative stitches, because you can create textured fabric in a 1-2-3! You can maximize this having a 9 millimeter stitch width and the freedom of regulating the length. It's like you having many stitch choices coming from the original :) How cool is that!

For my first project, having Valentine’s Day around the corner, I decided to create a cute and fun project for your home for this sweet day that celebrates love and happiness. This duo kitchen towel project is perfect to enjoy a romantic dinner with your husband, giving them to your loving mother or a great friend as a gift! Working with appliqué let me explore different decorative stitches that the 780 had to offer.

This baby glides over the fabric when stitching dense and intricate stitches. It's like spreading butter over warm bread! Why this machine is so stable when it's sewing time? The all-metal, one-piece presser feet makes all the difference for me... Those who own a BERNINA know what I'm talking about. It was pure sewing pleasure :-)

Check out my tutorial on the WeAllSew blog where I give my tips and tricks on perfect appliquéing and how to create various looks with just rotating the stitching direction!

Enjoy and have fun creating :)

XO,
Pat

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