Bernina World of Sewing

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News Summer Happenings! We will be CLOSED for two days end-July. Summer Staff Retreat! Closed: Saturday, July 26 and Monday July 28 Open as usual on Tuesday, July 29th! Row By Row Experience 2014 At Bernina World of Sewing If you are from near or far - we look forward to seeing you at our store as part of the Row by Row Experience. Our Row: "Raleigh - City of Oaks" Approx. 9 1/2" x 36" Our Fabric "Vanity Plate" is Now On Sale at the Store. Add ours to your collection! Free Pattern for Our Row Available NOW Go to rowbyrowexperience.com for additional information. Of course, stop by our store for even more information or eMail us at: BWOSRowbyRow2014@BerninaWorldofSewing.com Thank you, to our customers who have passed back to us their examples. Thank you, Bonnie, for being our first comeback! 2014 Holiday Fabrics It is less than five months to Holiday Season Week(s) 2014! Stop by and see any of this year's fabrics that are still available, including: "Christmas Pure and Simple" from Benartex, "Deck the Halls" from Kanvas Studios, "Harvest at Millbrook Farm" and "Holiday Cheer" from Henry Glass, "Fall Bounty" from P&B Textiles, Be Jolly" from moda plus other selected fabrics. Some beautiful, useful panels are also available, again, this season. Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Quilt Fabric at Bernina World of Sewing 2014 Quilt! Carolina This year’s theme is “A Garden of Quilts” Our Quilt: "A Maze in the Garden" Approx. 42" x 52" Passports Now On Sale at the Store. Event Specials - Now and Until End-of-Quilt! Carolina Fall Tour Dates September 10-13 (We will remain closed on Sunday 13th) Go to quiltcarolina.com for information about Quilt! Carolina.

Clubs! Bernina Club Thurs. August 7 7:00Pm, Friday August 8 10:00Am or Saturday August 9 10:00Am Stay tuned for the August Bernina Club program. ---- In June: Beat Your Fabric With a Hammer! Martha Pitts discussed: Why would you beat your fabric with a hammer? How can you create Beauty, have Fun and Relieve Stress at the same time? We brought a hammer and some scraps of muslin (4”- 6”) to try leaf pounding. Martha shared tips and brought samples to inspire our pounding journey. Here’s a technique that is fun for all ages. 2-Min. Movie Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Bernina Club at Bernina World of Sewing Saturday Sampler Thurs. August 7 5:30Pm, 6:00Pm or 6:30Pm, Friday August 8 1:30Pm or Saturday August 9 9:15Am We're excited about our 2014 Saturday Sampler featuring batik fabrics. Simple, traditional blocks in an exciting new way. July Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Saturday Sampler at Bernina World of Sewing Software Sampler These virtual software classes will increase your comfort level with BERNINA Version 7 embroidery software. Class fee includes a CD with instructions and video. $15 each. Please pre-register. Note: There is no Software Sampler in July. Upcoming: Tuesday, August 26 2:00-3:30Pm HUGE! Discover Multi-Hooping techniques with automatic and manual options. Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Software Sampler at Bernina World of Sewing Embroidery Club Owners of all brands of embroidery machines may attend. Each session focuses on computerized embroidery techniques. $15 each. Please pre-register. Note: There is no Embroidery Club in July. Upcoming: Saturday, August 16 2:00-3:30Pm Stay tuned for the August program. Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Embroidery Club at Bernina World of Sewing Embroidery Jacobean Journey 2014 Club An embroidery Block of the Month program started in January, 2014. Upcoming: Thursday, August 7 at 10:30am-1:00pm or Saturday, August 9 at 1:30am-4:00pm You must be pre-registered for the monthly meetings. To do so, please call (919 782 2945) or stop by the store. All the blocks are pieced and quilted in the hoop. We'll have additional color way ideas for the quilt. Progress! - As We Move Along Where We Are Headed Floriani Club Get to know all the features of your Floriani software. Each month we'll use the software to design a project that you can then sew out on your own. Project information and videos will be provided. This class is for owners of the Floriani Total Control Professional (FTCP) and Floriani Embroidery Suite (FES). $15 each session. Please pre-register. Upcoming: Note: There is no Floriani Club in July. Saturday August 16 10:30Am-12Pm Stay tuned for the August program. Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Floriani Club at Bernina World of Sewing Upcoming Classes Please be aware that the IN-STORE Calendar is the only official calendar! Don't hesitate to call the store (919 782 2945) or, of course, stop by the store - for the latest information. (Note: The following images are clickable and will bring you to selected classes represented by the shown piece.) July, 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 20 21 22 Curved Log Cabin III (Morning Class) 10:00am-1:00pm 23 Skillbuilder Machine Quilting Part 2 (Afternoon Class) 6:00-9:00pm Stripe It! I (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm 24 25 26 Store CLOSED for Summer Staff Retreat Re-Open TUESDAY 29th 27 28 Store CLOSED for Summer Staff Retreat Re-Open TUESDAY 29th 29 Stripe It! I (Morning Class) 6:00-9:00pm 30 Curved Log Cabin III (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm 31 August, 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Beginner's Start to Finish III & IV (All-Day Class) 10:00am-4:30pm 3 4 5 Curved Log Cabin IV (Morning Class) 10:00am-1:00pm 6 Stripe It! II (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm 7 Embroidery - Jacobean Journey 2014 (Morning Class) 10:30am-1:00pm Bernina Club and Saturday Sampler 8 Bernina Club and Saturday Sampler 9 Bernina Club and Saturday Sampler Embroidery - Jacobean Journey 2014 (Afternoon Class) 1:30-4:00pm 10 11 Ursula and Emily Bag I (Afternoon Class) 1:30-4:30pm 12 Stripe It! II (Morning Class) 10:00am-1:00pm 13 Curved Log Cabin IV (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm 14 15 16 17 18 Ursula and Emily Bag II (Afternoon Class) 1:30-4:30pm 19 20 Stripe It! III (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm 21 22 23 Skillbuilder Machine Quilting Part 1 (Morning Class) 10:00am-1:00pm Skillbuilder Machine Quilting Part 2 (Afternoon Class) 1:30am-4:30pm 24 25 26 Stripe It! III (Morning Class) 10:00am-1:00pm Serger Basics (Evening Class) 6:00-8:30pm 27 28 29 30 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Stripe It! IV (Evening Class) 6:00-9:00pm Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: Classes at Bernina World of Sewing Come By and Try - a BERNINA 880 Stop By - And Give the BERNINA 880 a Try. 3" x 3 1/3" 2 1/2" x 3 1/3" For more information, click on: BERNINA USA Website For More Information Regarding the BERNINA 880 bernette Chicago Stop by and see the bernette Chicago at our store! In addition to a beautiful stitch - perhaps you would like to get started in embroidery? Stop by and try. From Sonja: I had the opportunity to "play" with the brand new Chicago 7. I was amazed how many embroidery designs there were pre-loaded. The embroidery was very easy to learn and to use. It appears to be a great way for us to get started with embroidery and gives those who thought embroidery sewing machines were out of their reach a real way to discover how embroidery can be fun and worthwhile! Opening new doors. Sonja Press Release Oct. 24, 2013 Selected Stitch Examples (Clicking on the following will bring you to the BERNINA USA Web page for more information) bernette Chicago Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: MachineInformation at Bernina World of Sewing BERNINA 7 Series In Our Store The 780 and the 710 Have Arrived - Stop By and Give Them a Try 750s Are Arriving, As Well. Ask about their in-store availability. They are beauties! Our first 7-Series machines for customers have been delivered to them! It was great to see the customer's machines find perfect homes for the holidays - and for 2013 and beyond. A 5-Min. Movie the 7 Series 780 in our store. Oct. 2012 Selected Stitch and Embroidery Samples from the 7 Series 780 and 710 710 Has Arrived - Stop By and Try! 750 Arrived and Was Delivered - Ask About the Next one: Soon! A Few Comments From Sonja of Bernina World of Sewing After First Use of BERNINA 7 Series The first time I saw the 780 I fell in love with the machine! I have not found one thing, so far, that "concerns" / bothers me. The new design is elegant while also having a touch of "streamlining". So far, I have had a chance to work/"play" with the 780 and the 710. The stitch selection on both is a straight-forward matter. The touch screen on both machines makes it easy to become familiar with the stitch folders. On the 710 I tried some of the new quilting stitches. I was impressed how the multi-directional stitch's sewing line was easily maintained.- even with the 9mm stitch blade. I definitely want to use some of the stitches with a wing needle; especially, stitch 1352 seems to have potential. For the 780, if I have multiple embroidery designs in the screen / hoop, I can see the order that I have inserted the different designs (by way of "table tabs" - via the Retrieve Function Icon support of the 780). I was working with a customer the other day and with less than five minute's experience on the machine she had a very beautiful multi-design finished piece ready to go! It was very impressive to the customer and to me. A 10-Min. Movie the 7 Series 780 Retrieve Icon Support Dec. 2012 If you have time, we would love to show you the BERNINA 7 Series! Click on any machine, below, for more information about the BERNINA 7 Series. You will be viewing that on the Bernina USA Website. Bernina 7 Series - 780 Bernina 7 Series - 750 QE Bernina 7 Series - 710 Any questions - about the 7 Series or any Bernina machines: Stop by the store at your convenience. Sew Steady Table Available Now at Bernina World of Sewing Perhaps you have a bernette 46 or ANY bernette or BERNINA that can use some additional work space: Are you looking for a holiday gift - or, just something for yourself? You may be interested in the Sew Steady table that is now available at Bernina World of Sewing for the bernette 46 -- or, you may order the table for all bernettes or BERNINAs. Having the extra work area is terrific; Stop by the store and give the table a look. A short movie showing use of the table. BERNINA 8 Series Stop by and see the 8 Series at our store! (Clicking on the following will bring you to the BERNINA USA Web page for more information) Bernina 8 Series - 830 Bernina 8 Series - 820 BERNINA 5 Series at Bernina World of Sewing Come by and TRY the BERNINA 5 Series! Some features of the BERNINA 580 include: Easy navigation Embroidery module BSR functionality Total Stitch Control And much more! Selected Stitch and Embroidery Samples from the 5 Series 580 BERNINA USA Website for information on the BERNINA 5 Series NOW in our store for you to try/purchase! A short Flash-Video of the Bernina 5 Series at our store. A Few Comments From Sonja of Bernina World of Sewing After First Use of BERNINA 5 Series The control panel is “next generation” and takes some getting used to. It you are a “text-er” and part of the networking generation it will come easily! Embroidery on the 580 is touch-screen; to me, it is kind of like a “baby 830” operating-wise. Many embroidery patterns are already loaded onto the 580. I leapt right in to using one of these patterns. Multiplied, Mirror Image and Reduce 50%. All were easy to do and stitched out perfectly! If you have time, we would love to show you the BERNINA 5 Series! BERNINA 350 Special Edition BERNINA 350 Special Edition: smart and versatile Two new stylish designs Automatic buttonhole function Extension table Permanent memory function Extensive stitch library For more information - Just stop by the store at your convenience! In the meantime, to see information on the BERNINA Website, BERNINA Website 350 Special Edition Webpage BERNINA Quilt Frame Come on by at your convenience and give it a try! A short Flash-Video of the BERNINA Quilt Frame in our store. BERNINA 3 Series Stop By And Give Us A Look - and SEW using it. Some Comments From Bernina Staff - After Working With the 3 Series for a Few Months The next time that you visit our store, we would like to invite you to get to know the 3 Series machine if you have not already done so. The machine is truly inspiring and invites us to create. BERNINA took the time to put together a reasonable-priced sewing machine with some extra – and, valuable – features We can highly recommend that you take the time to sew some with the 3 Series machines. As we had mentioned in our previous post: The physical design of the 3 Series is very attractive; classy and contemporary. Bright screen; easy reading! Background is black and the writing is white. Very comfortable to read. Start and Stop button, with Speed Control Needle Up and Down Separate motor for bobbin-winding. One-step buttonhole. Handle (at the top of the machine) has an opening for the Stitch Card. Nice! The new tray is very easily attached. Nice glide! All 3 Series machines have 30 memory slots. Most of all, the 3 Series machines have a beautiful stitch and they sew quietly and the sewing is “smooth”. The 3 Series comes with clip-on feet that are very easily exchangeable. In addition, the specialty feet that BERNINA makes may be used on this machine. This is a big advantage for those sewers who invest in specific feet for special tasks; for example: Feet for piping, rufflers, or quilting feet. Don’t hesitate to ask any of us at the store to show you the 3 Series! (Clicking on the following will bring you to the BERNINA USA Web page for more information) BERNINA 3 Series - 380 BERNINA 3 Series - 350 PE BERNINA 3 Series - 330 Downton Abbey Fabrics From Andover Fabrics Bernina World of Sewing and Downton Abbey Fabrics Thank you - And: The fabric is Now Available! Thank you for your joining us at December 7th Tea! Now: Stop by and take a look at this beautiful collection. Sonja has completed the store sample top of Simply Sybil, quilt design by Lucy Fazely. Let us know how you are doing! Looking for Some Ideas for the Fabric? The Andover Fabrics' Website has a number of suggestions for use of the fabrics. Click on the following to see a few suggestions that our store has selected for their further review. One purpose of showing the above "selections" is: If you choose one of the above or, of course if you choose any other available-now pattern/idea: You will, then, have a feeling for fabric selection/quantities. Keep in mind: There is a limited amount of fabric that will be available. At this time, there is no reason to be later-on disappointed! Yet, given that there is now time: Planning may be important for your having what you "eventually" need. If you have any comments about Bernina World of Sewing and the Andover Fabrics' Downton Abbey Collection: send mail to: Bernina World of Sewing related to the Downton Abbey Collection Recent Fabrics Five of the most recent fabrics that we have added to the store and to the online site include: (Click on the following to see some of the selections in a large-sized image. To see all the fabrics, go to our online site using site navigation at the top of this page). Selected Studio e Holiday Fabrics July 2014 Chalkboard Snowman Winter Essentials II 100% Cotton $11.29 Per Yard Christmas Pure & Simple - Benartex 100% Cotton $11.29 Per Yard Deck The Halls - Kanvas Studio 100% Cotton $11.29 -to- $11.79 Per Yard Selected Holiday Fabrics 2014 - Hoffman 100% Cotton $11.99 Per Yard Holiday Cheer - Henry Glass & Co. 100% Cotton $11.49 Per Yard Gatherings For 2014: "Downton Abbey Fabric" is the Theme Our 2014 Gathering project – that has the theme of “Downton Abbey Fabrics” from andover Fabrics — is now fully underway! We look forward to seeing all your beautiful work. Note: This Gathering is now full. Those who have signed up and are participating in this Gathering have been contacted. A "wait list" has been started and if openings arise as the year moves forward, those on the wait list will be contacted. (If you have NOT been contacted, please do not just show-up for this Gathering; the classroom is fully-booked. Sorry!). Note: The August session will be the final 2014 Downton Abbey Gathering. Reminders: Gathering participants must be -pre-registered and registration is done through the store. No eMail registration. Gathering participants, surely, interact. However, the Gathering is not a class. Each participant is expected to be able to manage his/her own project. Gathering participants should have experience in sewing and in making quilts. The Gathering participants purchased, from Bernina World of Sewing, the fabric used during the Gatherings. Classroom machines will not be available during the gatherings. July, 2014 Thank you for participating in the July 15, 2014 session. We had a great group this month - perhaps the Summer rest time is nearly over! Congratulations to all of us on our progress. I will see you in August! Note: This will be the final 2014 Downton Abbey Gathering. Please keep in mind that the Gathering BLOG is always open and anything you send online to us will be shared with others. Sonja July More Progress! June, 2014 Thank you for participating in the June 17, 2014 session. It was a pleasure to see you - and, to work with you - and: To see your work Thank you. I finally can see progress on my piece! Fun. Satisfying. Sonja June Progress May, 2014 Thank you for participating in the May 20, 2014 session. It was a pleasure to see you - and, to work with you - and: To see your work! Thank you. Sonja May Pleasure(s) To see the Gathering Web-page and BLOG as they develop, go to: Web-page and Pointer-to-BLOG for 2014's Downton Abbey Gathering. To go directly to our Downton Abbey BLOG (it is just getting started!), click on: BWOS Downton Abbey Gathering BLOG 2014 Recent Comment Update: July 23, 2014 To contact us by eMail about this, please: send mail to: Webmaster for Bernina World of Sewing related to our Downton Abbey Gathering 2014 activities. Thank you. March, 2014 It was wonderful to see how you are making progress. Don't worry, sometime over the year I plan on catching up with MY Downton Abbey project! Sonja Some March not-Madness February, 2014 Thank you for your participation, again, this month. Although we did not have a lot of time for picture-taking, it was wonderful to see "in person" the progress that each of you have made. I had to smile, when I heard a couple of "...I wish that I had made.... (someone else's' choice)". Remember: We have plenty of time to make two - or more - pieces during this year's Gatherings! Fun. Sonja Winter-Time 2014 Progress January, 2014 We had a good start! Thank you for your participation and for sharing with others your beautiful work. Sonja Workers and Works! In 2013, we had the One Block Wonder Gathering. Thank you, to those who took part! For information: Archived One Block Wonder Gathering Web page. In 2012, we had the Smokey River Gathering. Thank you, to those who took part! For information: 4-Minute Movie of Smokey River Gathering's Happenings Archived Smokey River Gathering Web page. In 2011, we had two full-year "Gatherings". Each of the Gathering's quilts were selected with two objectives firmly in mind: 1) Beautiful pieces and 2) Quilts that you might view as "once in a lifetime" happenings; Not necessarily quilts you would make on a regular basis. For information about the 2011 projects: More information regarding our 2011 "PIECEMAKERS Times and Seasons" project. A 2011 Participant's Santas' Pieces March, 2012 More information regarding our 2011 "Patriots in Petticoats" project. A 2011 Participant's Basting His Completed Piece February, 2012

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