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Ok, the first thing I have to tell you about being a BERNINA dealer is that we are required to follow the proscribed media guidelines that BERNINA sets forth. One of those guidelines is that the name BERNINA appear in all caps in any print advertising, web media or web correspondence. So, when I type [...]
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This has been one of our most popular videos that we’ve ever uploaded to YouTube. I think I know why- everyone wears jeans and everyone wears them out! I wear out my jeans in the crotch area, which turns out to be a pretty embarrassing problem if left unchecked. I think I’ve darned just about [...]
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These knit lettuce edged scarves are so cute, easy and versatile that I thought I’d highlight them again in a little blog post, even though we did a feature on them in the last Inside Zede’s Sewing Studio. First off, I’d like to thank Baby Lock for putting this project idea on their website. Our [...]
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Foot Focus is our continuing education class about presser feet! The right presser foot can mean the difference between a project that is so-so and a project that screams wowza! As Linda Bratten says, “The right foot can make the beginning seamstress look like a professional.” Did you know that there are at least 7 [...]
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Have you heard of Facebook or Twitter? I’m assuming you’ve got some vague idea of what those two sites are, since you have the savvy to be reading this blog right now. They are “social networking” sites where you can share photos, status updates, links, and a whole lot more. So, why would we need/want [...]
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Inside Zede’s Sewing Studio is a new sewing show hosted by Zede and Mallory Donohue. We film in front of a live audience and take questions from Facebook, Twitter, and the people sitting in front of us! Check out our first episode! This month, we explained how to embroider on a ready-made tote bag and [...]
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I am so excited! We are dedicating every Tuesday night after club to some form of quilting lesson! This coming Tuesday will kick off our Fiber Fun series. In Fiber Fun we will explore some contemporary and mixed media techinques to enhance and embellish your quilts. We will start out by using Karen Linduska’s book, [...]
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I just had to share with you photos from our Nature Inspired Quilting Motifs class. This class was designed to build on the skills that they learned in the Meandering Methods machine quilting class. I think they did a fabulous job, and of course I am as proud as a peacock about the [...]
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I made this laptop case for my new MacBook Air. I got the computer in order to edit videos, and so I made a video about my creative process. How meta. Something I did afterwards was add overall hardware (the fasteners used on overalls) to give myself the option of having a strap. [...]
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This is the first video we put on YouTube. About 45% of sewing frustration is due to threading issues. We’ve all got our brand preference (myself more than most people!), but you should be able to make just about any machine work for you!!! We’re posting videos every week, if not more often. So, check [...]
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