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The sample below was made using appliquéd embroidery designs from the Fish Follies design collection from OESD by Nancy H. Barrett. The designs on the bag were embellished with EZGlitz® Swarovski™ crystals applied using the OESD EZGlitzer® Applicator Wand. This design collection includes eight designs that are larger than 5 inches by 7 inches; these designs are divided into multiple files with reference points and instructions making them simple to sew in a 5 inch by 7 inch hoop.
The sample below was made from the Thimbleberries Pint Size Traditions book by Lynette Jensen.
The Welcome Home Quilt below was designed by Arlene Stamper and the pattern is sold through The Quilt Company. This quilt was taught as a block-of-the-month class in 2003. The piecing and quilting was done by Judy Beik from Wapello, Iowa. Judy used Thimbleberries fabric and did all the work on her Bernina 180E. We are proud that this quilt was selected for the cover of the Showtime Quilters Guide & Directory Midwest Edition. This book lists quilt shops in the midwest and is an invaluable companion as you travel to locate quilt shops to visit.
We are very excited about the Latte Quilt classes we have been having and the students in the classes are having a wonderful time. We offered it once and it proved to be so popular that we are now having a second class! The requirements to take this class are ownership of Artista Designer Plus software and an embroidery machine with a stitching field of at least 5 inches by 7 inches. Pictured below are some of the blocks from the first Latte Quilt class as well as one of the class sessions. In the class, students digitize the designs using their Artista Designer Plus software and then sew out the block. The blocks are then assembled to form a beautiful quilt.
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The sample below was made using the Bernina Decorative Needlepunch Attachment. This attachment opens the door for a completely different type of textile embellishment - felting! While needle felting is traditionally done by hand using a barbed felting needle (or several needles attached to a single knob), the Decorative Needlepunch Attachment utilizes the up-and-down motion of the sewing machine needle bar to entangle fibers quickly and easily. The technique for needle punching by machine is similar to that of free motion stitching, except that no thread is used. Instead, the bobbin and hook system of the machine is removed, a special stitch plate with a rather large hole near the front is substituted for the regular plate, and a set of 5 barbed needles replaces the usual single needle. In addition, a large presser foot - which acts both as a "hoop" to keep the fabric from flagging and as a guard to prevent fingers from moving under the needles - is attached to the machine.
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