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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 ...

added by quiltinprogress 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under brother , calibration , embroidery , embroidery machine , lcd touchscreen , pe400d , technology (Comments)

Multipass from Becca's Crazy Projects

When I saw this recent embroidery design release by Off With Their Threads I raced to the website to buy my copy. This is such a great geek project. After trimming some slivers off my card, it holds my vaccine card perfectly.

I was so glad I found this gray vinyl in my collection. Perfect for this project. This design fits in the 5" by 7" hoop and stitches out pretty quickly.

I backed mine with coordinating gray felt. I think I'll use vinyl as backing on the next one.

added by Becca 2 years, 11 months ago. under 2021 , brother , crazy , embroidery , geeky , machine , maryland , md , project , projects

Luminous Wheels from Becca's Crazy Projects

This week this smashed box showed up on my doorstep.

Inside, and unharmed, were these wheels, new bearings, and laces for my skates. Because skating is all about the accessories. I bought these from Roller Skate Nation. I don't blame them for the smashed box. I'm sure the box didn't look like that when it left them.

Here are my skates before the change. I was using the dirty Moxi wheels from my Beach Bunnies on my Moonlight Rollers.

Here is the after. That's right, I decided to get Luminous wheels. Because I wanted light up ...

added by Becca 3 years, 1 month ago. under 2021 , brother , crazy , embroidery , machine , maryland , md , project , projects , roller skates , skates

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!

added by Claire Haillot 3 years, 1 month ago. under bernina , brother , developpement , embroidery , husqvarna , janome , new , pfaff , quilt , quilting , sewing machine , stitching (Comments)

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 ...

added by Becca 3 years, 2 months ago. under 2021 , brother , crazy , embroidery , machine , maryland , md , project , projects , roller skates , skates

In The Hoop from Becca's Crazy Projects

Time to get hooping! My cutting table prior to the real mess. I discovered Off With Their Threads last week. They were having a sale and I couldn't resist picking some fun in the hoop (ITH) projects. I grabbed my tear-away stabilizer and hooped it up.

I decided to use this lime green vinyl I picked up at one of the big box fabric stores a while back. The strap for the claw clasp was a leftover from another project. This is the step in the project I realized I had taped it onto the work the wrong way ...

added by Becca 3 years, 9 months ago. under 2019 , bag , brother , crazy , embroidery , machine , maryland , md , project , projects , snap tab

Embroidered Tote from Becca's Crazy Projects

This has been the view of my embroidery table for weeks. So much clutter and so little room for new ideas. The first step in the project was finding my table.

After a little while, sorting things, storing things, and admitting somethings would never get done, I could again find my desk. I hooped up some stabilizer and a tote bag.

This design is from Urban Threads.

The design is called Cattery Border.

Aren't they cute!

This is great medium-size tote to carry books, groceries, or some yarn and your current project.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
BLACK ...

added by Becca 3 years, 10 months ago. under 2020 , bag , brother , craft , crafty , crazy , embroidery , maryland , urban threads

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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added by Shannon Reed 4 years, 1 month ago. under brother , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 2 months ago. under 0qs299 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , crumb quilting , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tutorials (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 2 months ago. under 0qs299 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , crumb quilting , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tutorials (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 2 months ago. under 0qs299 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , crumb quilting , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tutorials (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 2 months ago. under 0qs299 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , crumb quilting , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tutorials (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 2 months ago. under 0qs299 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , crumb quilting , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tutorials (Comments)

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

Video 2 Half Square Triangles with laser light

The laser light shows an ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 3 months ago. under 0qs295 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 3 months ago. under 0qs295 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 3 months ago. under 0qs295 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

This ¼” piecing foot makes easy work of piecing the Valentine table topper from Quilt Social

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 3 months ago. under 0qs295 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews , tabletoppers (Comments)

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 ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 3 months ago. under 0qs295 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilts , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

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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added by Shannon Reed 4 years, 3 months ago. under brother , embroidery , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

Endless design possibilities with the Brother Circular Attachment from Quilt Social

Welcome back! I hope you’ve enjoyed making some disappearing blocks using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine this week. I encourage you to try this technique with other blocks as well. Starting with a large block, like the 18″ ones I made on Monday and Tuesday, makes it easy to use this technique. Choose a block with simple piecing and you’ll have endless design opportunities. Have fun!

From my September QUILTsocial posts, I showed how to make several projects with some Disappearing Nine Patch blocks. You might like to have a look at these posts for more inspiration.

Disappearing ...

added by Jean Boyd 4 years, 4 months ago. under 0qs290 , bq3050 , brother , brother innov-ís bq3050 , free patterns , quilt blocks , sewing machine reviews (Comments)

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How to finish the table runner using 3 crumb-pieced blocks:

sewing instructions

Let’s get started!

materials

Red heart fabric

Light border and background

Sewing instructions

cutting instructions