Hi there!  I hope everyone had a happy Easter.  I was able to squeeze in a little bit of sewing today (right in time for this post) and I hope you were too!

Luckily it was really simple.  I put together the embroidered blocks for my new Sundance quilt (available through your BERNINA dealer) – this time I’m sewing in my Topiary line for Blend Fabrics.  The final quilt will look like this…

The SKUs for this quilt are listed as “Option 3” here, in case you are interested.  I decided to embroider the central block using more pink to draw one’s eye.

I got so excited to see them sewn together I forgot to wash out the water-soluble stabilizer before hitting them with an iron.  Whoops!  So there is a little puckering but it will wash out of the final piece.

I can’t wait to make the rest of the quilt! And if you’re sewing along, I’d love to see yours.  Post to Instagram with the hashtags #berninausa #sundancequilt.

Happy sewing!
Amanda

Almost two years ago now I wrote a free complementary pattern for BERNINA that incorporated embroidery and specialty stitches on the BERNINA 580.  At the time, I liked the project so much I pieced two – one for them and one for me!  I had so much fun playing with specialty stitches I just couldn’t stop making the eggs that border the design.

Of course, you know how it goes… I finished theirs and mine languished by the website.  Really, all I had to do was quilt it but I didn’t have the time.

I’m sure you guys don’t have any projects sitting around like that, right?
Most of the fabrics used are by Lauren and Jessie Jung for Moda.

Well I finally finished it!  Hee hee.  It only took me two years.  You can find the pattern here but you need to email me to get the embroidery file.  (I’m hoping to post a solution for that soon.)

I hope you all have a lovely Easter week!

Happy sewing!
Amanda

Today is the day when voting starts for the new BERNINA 350 Special Edition Faceplates! Two will be produced.  I was SO honored to be asked to participate.  You can vote once each day from now until April 17th and – as an added bonus – when you vote you will be entered in the contest to win a free BERNINA 350! Please participate – there are some amazing designs from so many great designers! Mine was inspired by a collection for Blend Fabrics that will be coming out in the fall!

To vote visit this link.

Happy voting!
Amanda

P.S.  For those of you voting through your mobile device, you can still vote, but you have to scroll down and click not the option to use the desktop site.