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May 13, 2023
An Unfortunate Event
from Quilt in Progress
In my forced time away from home, I brought my lightest, smallest sewing machine so I would be able to create. I bought the Brother PE400D (home embroidery) machine in 2003. I know 20 years is a long time for an electronic machine to keep working well, but I really did hope for more.
I’ve had trouble with it in the past. The LCD screen needed calibrating at one time, and I took it to an authorized repair spot. The fellow looked it over and said he needed to do some research. He ended up calling me after about ...
read moreMay 31, 2021
Multipass
from Becca's Crazy Projects
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March 19, 2021
Luminous Wheels
from Becca's Crazy Projects
March 7, 2021
My best tips for buying a sewing machine
from Quilting with Claire
Looking for a new sewing machine but don't know where to begin? Start by reading this blog!
read moreFebruary 17, 2021
Skating Sugar Skulls
from Becca's Crazy Projects
Last week my new skates showed up, these are Sapphire from Moonlight Rollers. I hadn't seen a comparable blue in other skates and these spoke to me. I'm super happy I decided to give them a try. These are at a higher price-point than my Moxi Beach Bunnies but less than a pair of Moxi Lollies. Unlike my Beach Bunnies these didn't come with toe caps. That got my crafty mind churning.
I used the Moxi toe cap to create a template and cut out some marine vinyl I had on hand. There are loads of tutorials ...
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July 8, 2020
In The Hoop
from Becca's Crazy Projects
June 1, 2020
Embroidered Tote
from Becca's Crazy Projects
Aren't they cute!
This is great medium-size tote to carry books, groceries, or some yarn and your current project.
March 19, 2020
Brother SE1900 Embroidery Machine Review
from Quilter's Review
Brother’s SE1900 embroidery machine is one of the most talked about sewing machines on the market. Feature-rich and designed with the skilled embroiderer in mind, this machine comes with a touchscreen LCD, over 200 stitches, an automatic needle threader that actually works, free-motion sewing and a lot of additional features that we can’t wait to […]
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read moreFebruary 21, 2020
Brother BQ3050 and its 3 free motion feet and 5
from Quilt Social
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed making some crumb quilt projects this week using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine.
Block with crumb pieced border made on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine.
Yesterday I showed how to make blocks using crumb quilt strips for borders. I made 3 – 10½” blocks for a table runner, but of course, you can make as many blocks as you like.
How to finish the table runner using 3 crumb-pieced blocks:
- Sew 1½” x 10½” sashing strips between the blocks.
Sew sashing strips between the blocks.
- From border fabric, cut 2 – 5″ x 32½” for side ...
February 20, 2020
Piecing the crumb quilt is easy using the ¼” foot with guide
from Quilt Social
Yesterday I showed how the use the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine to make some crumb quilt fabric cut into 2½” x 8½” strips to use for borders. Now I’ll put it all together.
sewing instructions
- Sew a 1½” x 6½” strip to one side of a 4½” square using a partial seam.
- Press seam toward strip.
Sew a 1½” x 6½” strip to a 4½ square, using a partial seam.
- Sew another 1½” x 6½” strip to the next side of the square.
Sew another 1½” x 6½” strip to the next side of the square.
- Sew on the ...
February 19, 2020
How to piece crumb blocks into larger pieces of fabric
from Quilt Social
Yesterday I finished my first crumb quilt project using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine.
My first crumb quilt made on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050
Today, I’ll show another project using the same crumb quilting technique, but this time I’ll be using dark-colored scraps. The batiks are so easy to use in a project like this, as the edges don’t fray or stretch. This is really important because of all the bias edges that occur when crumb quilting.
Here are the basics for creating the crumb blocks, but please refer back to the QUILTsocial blog posts on Days ...
February 18, 2020
Crumb blocks for a wall quilt
from Quilt Social
Yesterday I showed how I used my Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine to make some crumb fabric with little scraps of fabric I had been tucking away for a future project.
Crumb fabric made from little scraps
Now it’s time to use my new fabric. Of course, I could have kept making these crumb blocks, but I wanted to get on to another project using my dark batik scraps. So I decided to make a little wall quilt which could also be used as a table topper.
Let’s get started!
- From crumb fabric, cut 9 – 6½” blocks.
Arrange the ...
February 17, 2020
Crumb quilting: What’s it all about?
from Quilt Social
Most quilters can’t bear to part with scraps of favorite fabrics and tend to keep them in little bins and boxes for future use. Crumb quilting, although not a new idea, is enjoying a resurgence now as we try to use up all those bits of fabric we’ve been saving. Basically, it’s sewing small pieces of fabric together to make new fabric which can be cut up to make blocks, borders, sashing and more.
My batik scrap bucket
This week on QUILTsocial, I’ll be using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine to do some crumb quilting using ...
January 24, 2020
Creative projects using Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 Circular Attachment
from Quilt Social
Welcome back! I hope you’ve enjoyed making some Valentine themed projects this week using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine and the Circular Attachment.
Brother Innov-is BQ3050
I’ve used the laser light for several projects over the last 3 months. Here are a couple of videos that you might like to watch for even more information about this great feature. In Video 2 you’ll see the Brother Dream Machine, but the laser light works the same way on the BQ3050.
Video 1 Laser Guided Sewing
The laser light shows an ...
January 23, 2020
Piecing the heart together on this sweet Valentine-themed quilt
from Quilt Social
Yesterday I showed how to make 2 decoratively stitched fabric circles using the Circular Attachment and the SA186 open toe foot on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine. Today I’ll show how to make a simple pieced heart and use these circles to make a border for a little Valentine quilt.
Brother Innov-is BQ3050 machine
materials
Red heart fabric
2 – 3½” x 6½” rectangles for heart shape
4 – 4½” squares for outer border
Light border and background
4 – 1½” squares
2 – 3½” squares
2 – 1½” x 6½” rectangles
2 – 1½” x 9½” rectangles
Squares and rectangles cut for a pieced ...
January 22, 2020
Using the Brother Circular Attachment for a new quilt design experience
from Quilt Social
Yesterday, I finished off piecing a Valentine table topper using the Brother Innov-is BQ3050. The sewing fun continues as I make another Valentine-theme project today. Let’s go!
Brother Innov-is BQ3050.
Last month in my QUILTsocial posts, I introduced a fascinating attachment for the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine – the Circular Attachment. You can read my post, Endless design possibilities with the Brother Circular Attachment here.
This Circular Attachment fits several different Brother machines.
The Circular Attachment can be used on several other Brother machines as well. There are two extra feet with the attachment – a braiding foot and a cording ...
January 21, 2020
Yesterday I showed how to make the strip sets and add background squares and rectangles to them with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine. The laser light feature makes sewing those half square triangle corners so easy! Now it’s time to put everything together.
Brother Innov-ís BQ3050
Sewing instructions
- To make one heart block, arrange the strips as shown in the picture below. Try not to have 2 squares of the same fabric next to each other.
Arrange 5 pieced strips like this
The very useful ¼” piecing foot for the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050
- Sew the strips together using either ...
January 20, 2020
Making a Valentine’s Day four heart table topper
from Quilt Social
Welcome back to QUILTsocial! This week I’ll be using some unique features and attachments on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine to create some easy Valentine’s Day projects.
Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine
Today’s quilt uses a pieced heart design. I used scrap fabrics for my quilt, but you could use fat quarters or jelly roll strips for the pieced hearts.
Four Heart table topper or wall quilt
cutting instructions
Hearts (red)
16 – 2½” x about 16″ strips in a variety of colors
1 – 2″ square to use in the sashing
Background (light color)
16 – 2½” squares
8 – 2½ ...
January 11, 2020
Which is the Best Embroidery Machine For Your Home in 2020? We Review Our 12 Favorites
from Quilter's Review
Hand embroidery is impressive and fun, but does take a lot of work. Embroidery machines open up a new world of possibilities with your sewing projects. These machines allow you to easily personalize, embellish and decorate virtually any fabric. Some of the best embroidery machines also offer regular sewing features, which allows you to enjoy […]
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