CREATIVE SEWING, EMBORIDERING AND OVERLOCKING
SEWING No. 71 Summer 2018 www.bernina.com SWITZERLAND CHF 6.90 EUROPE € 4.60 UNITED STATES $ 6.95 INCL. VAT ISSN 1664-5987
All-Rounders
Lit tle Mermaid Summer Favourites Palm Be ach Tropic al Fe ve r
PAT TERNS AND FOR INSTRUC TIONS O ME FASHION AND H ACCESSORIES
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CONTENTS
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All-Rounders Summery blouson and richly embroidered jeans
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Absolute Essentials ! Shirt blouses are the ideal alternative to conventional shirts – here, we give you a choice of three
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Summer Favourites Dresses – timeless, classic and stylish
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Palm Beach at Home Hot shorts and airy blouse with practical p alm-tree shopper
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Plissé – for a Very Special Drape Flowing plissé dress with chic embroidery
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28 News and Notes 16
BERNINA Ne ws BERNINA Toolbox
Tips for Sewing, Embroidering and Overlocking 17
Creating and Working with Piping and Welting
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Sewing Jeans Pockets and Hip-Yoke Pockets
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Shell Handbag, Photo Gallery
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Children 22
Little Mermaid Blouse, shell bag and culottes for trendy girls
Living and Lifestyle 24
Bathing Beauties Ahoy! Practical and decorative items in gentle colours for beach-lovers
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Tropical Fever Decorative garden accessories in a colourful mix of patterns
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Your Favourite Spot Attractive and useful accoutrements for your sewing room
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A Dog’s Life Cosy bed, “play” bone, and a dog portrait you embroider yourself
Guest Spot 32
Monique and Marlies – winners of the Knipster Competition 2016 and 2017
Young Look 34
Hot Topic : Barefoot Sandals Turn freestanding embroidery into attractive foot decoration
Readers’ Service 35
Our Gift for You Masthead 5
FASHION
With Mega or Jumbo Hoop and Embroidery Module 6
All-Rounders Blousons and jeans are true classics, and can be combined with other separates in a wide variety of ways. Jazzed-up with a few fashionable touches, these all-rounders are bang on trend.
7125 Blouson Large rectangular poppers and zips on the sleeve lend a sporty touch to the slightly shiny fabric. The box pleat in the back makes this collarless blouson particularly comfortable.
7126 Jeans Summer or winter, everybody loves flowers. The ones here are in a modern 70s style. The colourful embroidery turns these slightly shortened white jeans with fringed hem into this season’s trendy must-have.
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FASHION
Info / Video
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With Overlocker L460
Absolut e E ssentials ! Shirt blouses are the more chic alternative to shirts, and much more feminine to boot. Whether sporting flounces or ties, or assymetric in shape, this fashion essential has something for every taste.
7110 Shirt blouse with flounces The “ruffle” trend is far from played out, hence these airy flounce sleeves on our shirt blouse. A real all-rounder, this shirt is not only suitable for everyday wear, but makes a chic companion for an evening out.
7111 Asymmetric shirt blouse This style comes with various options. Our casual shirt has just one sleeve, and looks particularly hip when worn pulled diagonally over the shoulder. In addition, you have the option of sewing the shirt with two sleeves, or in a sleeveless variant, depending on what line you follow on the pattern.
7112 Shirt blouse with cut-outs Cut-outs are this summer’s fashion trend, moving away from the cleavage to highlight the waist, back or shoulders. Here, the rule is that the simpler the rest of the style, and in particular, the more understated the colour, the greater the impact. This is one trend you won’t want to give the cold shoulder !
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CHILDREN
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L it tle Me rmaid What began with Ariel has continued to inspire new generations of girls. Shiny fabrics in metallic colours that seem to spring from the ocean enchant young girls’ hearts this summer with the wildly popular mermaid trend.
7130 Blouse Just like Mum : little girls also find this simple blouse with its cute little sleeves trendy. The jolly little buttons instantly give it even greater appeal.
7131 Culottes Even the young ones have picked up on the “culottes” trend. On hot summer days, these shorts/skirt hybrids fit the bill perfectly. The in-seam pockets offer space for collecting shells, and the sewn-on elastic waistband makes the culottes a quick project. 7132 Shell handbag This glitzy shell bag will set the pulses of all little mermaids racing ! Batting gives the shell appliqué volume and suppleness. The faux leather is a breeze to sew with the presser feet with non-stick soles.
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– Bag with Zigzag foot with non -stick sole 52 and 54 – Zipper foot with non -stick sole
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LIVING
! Bat hing Beaut ie s Ahoy Looking at the picture, you can almost hear the gentle murmur of the sea. Restful colours ensure sheer relaxation.
7140 “Ahoy” picture Anchor, lighthouse and the little bathing beauty lend a maritime flair to the décor, immediately conjuring up a holiday mood. Those without an embroidery machine could also appliqué individual elements in the conventional manner and place the writing in between, e.g. with textile markers. 7141 Placemats Natural raffia is ideal for making into placemats. Simply free-motion-embroider over the raffia with the BERNINA Stitch Regulator to transform each placemat into an interesting one-off. 7142 Beach towel Totally hip-and-happening for some time now on holiday coasts around the world, the round beach towel is now stealing the limelight at local lakesides and swimming pools. It’s also multi-functional, with the cord letting you convert the “lifebuoy-look” towel into a beach bag or backpack. 7143 Anchor Whether used as a tag or lucky charm, this cleverly embroidered anchor is always an eye-catcher. The little boat was digitised in the machine with the Embroidery Designer and sewn onto the fabric in rows as a sideways motion decorative stitch.
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With BERNINA Stitch Regulator, soft ware Walking foot, and Embroidery Tag /charm with BERNINA Stitch
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Designer
Tip : You’ll also find a 40-cm-high version of the anchor on the pattern sheet, which you can use to sew an attractive pillow.
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LIVING
Your Favourit e S po t A great place to hang out, an attractively furnished sewing space allows you to indulge your favourite pastime.
7145 Sewing-machine cover When you’re not able to use your BERNINA, protect it from dust under this decorative cover, which serves as a constant reminder that it’s high time to throw yourself back into your hobby with a vengeance ! 7146 Pin cushion Matching the sewing-machine cover with its pineapple print, this plump little pineapple keeps all your pins together and safe, whilst showcasing them to perfection. 7147 Boxes Straight out of Granny’s kitchen, these boxes with the old-fashioned “pouring handles” are practical for storing anything that would otherwise clutter up the table, such as thread, spools, zips, buttons, or ribbons and trim. The Style-Vil interfacing lends sturdiness to the simple boxes. Another handy feature: placed between two shelves, the boxes become little drawers !
Made with : – Bulk y overlock foot 12, – Edgestitch foot 10 Info / Video bernina.com / foot-12 29