Way too much fun!
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 4:50PM I’ve been playing all day with my Bernina embroidery software. I’ve had numerous requests to create a tutorial for the sewing machine cover I made for my 830… and I intend to, only to do so I have to make it again, so I’m changing a few things.
Since this will be specifically for the Bernina 830, I’m playing around with a new “patch” for the front of the cover.
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I like the circles, my original thought was leaning more towards a modern look, while my end result was definitely leaning to the shabby chic side (well with different fabrics it would be!). I decided to make the patches a little more organic looking, and created this free-form square in the Corel portion of the software. I made the placement line for the appliqué a fill stitch to begin with, so I could use the outline tool to create the offset lines.
Then I simply reverted the original shape back to a single outline stitch, and changed the stitches on the outlines to decorative stitches.
I duplicated the shape of the free-forms square for the “Made to create” text so it could follow the same path… I’m sure I chose some round about way to do so but I got it done in the end. The hazards of being self taught!
Bernina generously offered the gorgeous logo for the Bernina 830 LE as a free embroidery file on their website, so I inserted it here, and added the “Made to create… Bernina” text after seeing that on a recent webinar… I guess “nothing sews like a Bernina” is old hat now eh?
Anyway, I’m thinking I like this patch better… and how cool would it look to make small ones (with empty centers… or maybe filled with stitch recipes!) and scatter them over the cream colored gusset? (Thank you Dee, for the description… I had no idea the solid section of the machine cover that goes from the motor side, over the top and down the needle side was called a gusset)!
While stitching out a test sample of the above patch, my presser foot came loose, caught in the hoop and twisted the mechanism that holds the presser foot on. I had to loosen it to straighten out the presser foot, and a scary piece of metal fell out while I was doing so. Ack! I took a picture, posted it on my Bernina dealer back in Missouri’s facebook page, and within thirty minutes I had a picture showing me exactly where the piece went back in… how’s that for service? The Quilt Sampler in Springfield Missouri rocks! Yes I know, I’ve told you a hundred times… but they have really been super over the years.
Reader Comments (3)
CJ - I LOVE your freeform patch. How clever! You are much more creative than you give yourself credit for!
missed you at quilting tonight - looks like you have been busy.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
What a beautiful patch. I can't wait to see the next machine cover! You are really creative.