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RSC April 2026 - PINK / Dear Nina is back! from Grandma's Red Needle

It has been some busy days since my previous post.

It has been yard work and decluttering. I've gone through lots of papers, tossed or shredded most. I couldn't believe how many quilt patterns I've collected; 2 big ring binders! I've kept one stitchery pattern! It has 12 cute snowmen motifs, how could I toss it?! It would make a fun winter / Christmas quilt.

Last week was 'sewing week'.

Yes! Dear Nina (Bernina 440 QE) is back from the spa in South Africa! She had a total breakdown and the dealer here nor Bernina Switzerland, did ...

added by Astrid 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under a quilting life , bernina , bom 2025 , mauritius , pat sloan bom , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscpink , rscred , solstice challenge , ufo challenge 2026

Contemplating … from Quilting and More...

I’m once again in my usual quandary: what designs to use when quilting my latest quilt top, which is to be a gift. I’ve finished the top, which is called Exploding Heart, and I’m planning to sandwich the backing, batting, and top when I can have uninterrupted use of our one and only table, which […]

added by Sandy 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under bernina , free motion , free motion quilting , piecing , quilting , uncategorized (Comments)

This one will be big! from Quilting and More...

I really liked the Exploding Heart design when I saw it, so I decided that it would be my next project. It has 18 blocks in each of 18 rows, and the blocks finish at 4″ square. Well, who can’t manage a 4″ square, right? But the quilt is going to end up at 72″ […]

added by Sandy 2 months ago. under bernina , piecing , quilting (Comments)

Quick Project from Quilting and More...

I saw a little kit at the quilt shop the other day, and it made me giggle. I just had to have it! I did add one extra fabric to it, since I used the included binding fabric for corded piping and so needed something else for the binding. This took just a few hours […]

added by Sandy 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , bernina , free motion , free motion quilting , quilting (Comments)

Time flies! from Quilting and More...

I can hardly believe that it’s been a month since I last posted! Obviously, I’ve been busy, but that’s really a terrible excuse. I now have the patterns for the last parts of the “coffee” BOM from Wonderfil, but I haven’t yet been able to make them — I’m hoping to get started on that […]

added by Sandy 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under bernina , free motion , quilting , ruler work , sewing room (Comments)

Sew Stylish Challenge with ByAnnie from Quilting Affection

Welcome to October and another exciting Island Batik Ambassador Challenge! This month, our theme is "Sew Stylish." The Island Batik Ambassadors have been tasked with creating bags from ByAnnie.com using the vibrant colors of Island Batik fabrics by Lumin Fabrics.

For my project, I chose the ByAnnie Two Little Totes pattern to create. ByAnnie, our sponsor this month, generously sent us all the supplies to make this pattern. This pattern allows you to make two different sizes: Small or Medium. I chose the Medium Size.

As for the Island Batik Fabrics, I chose three pretty fabrics from the Frosted ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 6 months, 4 weeks ago. under bernina , byannie , frosted foliage , island batik , oliso , two little totes

Catch-Up on RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) July / August / September 2025 from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello everyone! I'm back!

I can't believe I haven't done a blog post since beginning of august! If you read that post, you know my 'Dear Nina' (Bernina 440 QE) was sick and had to go to a spa in South Africa. She has reached the spa and waiting for either good or bad news about what can be done.

Good news is, I purchased a new Bernina; 770 QE PLUS! Her name is 'Helena'. I got her in August and I very happy! It has a lot of features I most probably never will use. I ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 1 week ago. under bernina , bom 2025 , quilt blocks , rsc2025 , rscaqua , rsclightcolors , rscpurple

Threaded Chaos Blog Hop with Aurifil from Quilting Affection

Welcome to the Thread Chaos Blog Hop! This month, we are excited to showcase our new Spring 2025 collections through the creation of crazy quilts, featuring Aurifil thread.

Today, Mania Hatziioannidi and I are sharing our crazy quilt creations made from the Island Batik Garden Glory Fabric Collection by Lumin Fabrics. This collection is absolutely stunning; just look at these beautiful fabrics!

I started by selecting 10 different fabrics from the collection and added a couple of foundation fabrics in blue and turquoise to give the quilt a vibrant pop. Additionally, I chose the 2-yard coordinating fabrics—Shell Cluster in ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under aurifil , bernina , four patch square up , fusible batting , garden glory , hobb's batting , island batik , lumin fabrics , oliso , studio 180 design tools , threaded chaos , tucker trimmer

Off the Long Arm from Alamosa Quilter

I've been so busy actually quilting things for folks that I haven't had time to share with you how it's going. The short answer is, "It's going great!" I'm still building my long arm quilting business and getting the word out to folks that I'm doing long arm quilting now, but I'm happy with how it's going so far. I'm not swamped with quilts to do for customers, but I am getting a few each week. So it's manageable!

The first quilt I have to share was made by Sherrie ...

added by Lynn 8 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , bernina , lqs , q24 , show and tell

Over the River and Through the Woods - Progress! Other stitchery updates and the Destiny of Dear Nina from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello dear readers and followers! I hope you all are doing well.

It has been way too long! I call it 'vacation' (from sewing)!

As you may remember from my previous post, 'dear Nina' had to go to the spa.

The handwheel (mechanical part) got fixed. Unfortunately, the S-board (motherboard) is pooped and has to be replaced. To make a long story short; the S-board is not available from Bernina Switzerland!! The S-board is not made anymore since the 440 model is +20 years. The S-board is available at Bernina SA, hence a dear friend has offered to take the ...

added by Astrid 9 months ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , bernina , cross-stitching , homespun elegance , little house needleworks , over the river and through the woods , stitchery , ufo challenge 2025

Birds in the Window from Quilting and More...

It’s finished! I’d worried that this quilt might not be finished in time for the birthday for which it’s intended, but I have about ten days to spare. Whew! The design came from the Wonderfil Threads site (you have to write them and ask for the link; it isn’t readily visible any longer) and was […]

added by Sandy 10 months ago. under bernina , feathers , free motion , free motion quilting , paper piecing , piecing , quilting (Comments)

Birds in the Window from Quilting and More...

I’m making progress on finishing up my paper-pieced bird quilt, which is a very good thing, as I’m planning to give it as a birthday gift in a couple of weeks. Whew! Since the birds were designed with pieces to represent branches and leaves, I’m quilting the background with lots of vines and leaves for […]

added by Sandy 10 months ago. under bernina , feathers , free motion , paper piecing , quilting , uncategorized (Comments)

» Quilting and more ...

It’s finished — finally! I’d pieced this top ages ago and was “stuck” on how to quilt it until Lisa Calle came to my rescue with some suggestions. It was mostly ruler work, which was a challenge on my lovely Bernina 790Pro — a domestic machine. That involves pushing the quilt sandwich through the machine, […]

added by Sandy 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under bernina , free motion , free motion quilting , piecing , piping , quilting , ruler work (Comments)

Something missing on the Table from Grandma's Red Needle

Can you spot what is missing on my sewing table?

'Dear Nina', of course! My sewing machine!

It had to go in for service after the handwheel got stuck!

How did that happen, you may ask? I was quilting an Advent Calendar, using gold metallic thread (Superior Threads). Metallic thread is a bit stiff and tend to 'jump'. That is what happened! Somehow it got tangled in the handwheel and made it stuck! UGH!

I bought the machine (Bernina Aurora 440 QE) in 2008 and it has been used almost every day. There are a couple of other issues too ...

added by Astrid 11 months ago. under bernina , christmas , stash

Torture! from Quilting and More...

I made this quilt top several months ago and then waffled forever (as usual for me) about how I wanted to machine quilt it, finally getting some ideas from Lisa Calle, whose work is amazing. I have to say that I really love free-motion work (especially feathers), though I have a long way to go […]

added by Sandy 11 months, 1 week ago. under bernina , free motion , free motion quilting , quilting , ruler work (Comments)

Island Batik Ambassador Irish Chain Blog Hop - Merry Moments Collection from Quilting Affection

Welcome to week three of the Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador Irish Chain Blog Hop! This month, we are excited to have Accuquilt as our sponsor. Each ambassador received the GO! Irish Chain Block on Board (BOB) 10” die. This month's task is to create an Irish Chain quilt using this die and a special Winter 2024 fabric bundle.

Today, Carol Stanek from Stitch with Color and I are sharing our interpretations of Irish Chain quilts made with Jerry Khiev's Merry Moments Winter Fabric Collection. Additionally, we received 2 yards each of Green Christmas Trees and Neutral Champagne ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 11 months, 4 weeks ago. under accuququilt , bernina , irish chain , island batik , island batik ambassabor , jerry kheivs , lumin fabrics , merry moments , oliso

Learning my new Q24 from Alamosa Quilter

I recently purchased a BERNINA Q24 long arm with Q-matic (computer program) for my shop. My favorite local long arm quilter recently moved away. I knew I would need to find another way to get my shop samples quilted and so would all of her other customers. So I decided to go into the long arm quilting business myself.

The machine arrived about two weeks ago. I've been watching the video class I purchased from BERNINA as well as reading through the workbooks I received trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can. I ...

added by Lynn 1 year ago. under alamosa quilt company , bernina , lqs , online shop , q-matic , q24

And the final five … from Quilting and More...

What can I say? I was on a roll and just couldn’t wait to see how each of these little birds would turn out. So here are the final five birds, all ready to be combined into a quilt top! My Bernina has really had a workout in the past several days! The photo on […]

added by Sandy 1 year ago. under bernina , paper piecing , piecing , quilting , uncategorized (Comments)

March It's All Up to You Challenge - Capped 60 Runner from Quilting Affection

March’s Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is called "It’s All Up to You," meaning the Ambassadors have a month to create any project of any size, theme, and technique using Island Batik fabrics. This gives us a chance to have a little fun this month.

What was I going to make this month? I knew I had the Sunlit Garden Strip Set and Coordinating fabrics, including Egg White from the Neutrals collection and Vibes from the Marvelous Multis. But what could I do with Strip sets? I wanted to make a new spring table runner for my coffee table ...

added by Quilting Affection Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under aurifil , aurifilthread , bernina , hobbs batting , island batik , island batik ambassador , lumin fabrics , oliso , schmetzneedles , star 60 , studio 180 design , sunlit garden

Yet another project from Quilting and More...

Yes, I know — I have two block-of-the-month projects going, but I needed something to work on at our guild’s (sort of) monthly sewing days. One of the BOM projects is too quick for an all-day session, and the other requires my embroidery module; there’s not enough room for that at the sewing days, and […]

added by Sandy 1 year, 1 month ago. under bernina , paper piecing , piecing , quilting (Comments)

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