inspirationNO. 49 SPRING 2011

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ISSN 1664-5987

PARTNER LOOKMOTHER-AND-DAUGHTER PARKA

EASTERCHEERY DECORATIONS FOR YOUR EASTER TABLE

ACCESSORIESBAG, GLASSES CASE OR KEYRING PENDANT

SWEET TEMPTATIONVERSATILE STRAWBERRY DECOR

LOTS OF

PATTERNS AND

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FOR SPRING

SEW-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS

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Hans-Gerd Swafing e.K. Bentheimer Strasse 175-179

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www.swafing.com

Give free rein to your creativity with fabrics from Swafing!

As a complete service provider, Swafing offers the right collection for every application,

from ‚Basic‘ to ‚Haute Couture‘. Check out the sewing projects with Swafing fabrics

in this issue of BERNINA inspiration!

Blooming marvellous!We're looking forward to the spring. Soon the first buds will be unfurling. Fashion, too, becomes more colourful, as we emerge from our winter wraps. In addition to the well-established natural shades, blue and green are particularly big just now. We're not just talking dark and royal blue or apple and bottle green, either; mixed shades right up to petrol are well represented. Moreover, since not every colour is everyone's cup of tea, once again it's up to you which project to make in what colour. Or simply choose our white waistcoat, and jazz it up with colourful embroidery! That way you'll have something for every occasion.

Spring is on the way, so it's only natural that you'll also want to smarten up your home a bit. We'd especially like to draw your attention to our “tasty” strawberries, where in addition to shades of red and pink, you'll also find plenty of fresh green! We hope you'll succumb to the temptation.

In this issue you'll find projects for advanced hobby sewers – for instance the parkas – but also quite easy, quick-to-make items such as the jumper or jewellery, which will have you champing at the bit for more of the same. We've been busily working with decorative stitches and special presser feet, and embroidering and cutworking too, of course. But even simple appliqués that can be done on any machine – such as our strawberries – now look good enough to eat.

Your BERNINA is your trusty companion for all your projects. A machine equipped with a variety of accessories makes sewing, embroidering and embellishing even more fun. Just check out our wide selection of accessories on the Web at www.bernina.com, for instance. There, you'll find our entire range, as well as videos highlighting the endless possibilities of both the software and many of the individual presser feet.

Wishing you hours of enjoyment reading and creating,

Your Editorial Team and Claudia Giesser, Editor-in-Chief

PREFACE

Don't forget!You'll find all the i-Tips at www.bernina.com/inspiration under News, and the embroidery-pattern downloads in the same place under Downloads.

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Fashion and Accessories 6 Your Choice Partner look – Mother-and-daughter parkas

8 Bold yet comfortable Tops for all occasions

10 Woman at Work Pert dress for the office

12 Caribbean mood Waistcoat and jeans in upbeat colours

14 Accessories First flowers of spring on bags big and small

22 Jewellery Exclusive bling for neck, arm and fingers

News and Notes16 BERNINA News Walking-foot sole with central guide21 BERNINA Notes What's on at the Creative Center, plus other events

Tips For sewing, embroidering and overlocking 17 Tapering with the BERNINA 820/83018 CutWork's myriad options20 Closure on women's parka

and at www.bernina.com under “Creative World”, “Inspiration”, “Inspiration News”:

i-Tips – Alternative handle for bag

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Living24 Easter Hens or Easter Bunny

26 Sleep well Feel on top of the world

28 Sweet temptation Strawberries

30 Practical projects for hobby sewers Cosy room divider and

other decorative accessories

Quilt32 Textile news – Spotlight on small formats

Young Look34 Colourful cosmetics bag

Reader Service35 Our Gift; Masthead

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4914 JumperThis jumper is finished in no time flat, and boasts a blissfully soft feel and elegant colour. Its asymmetric hem edge also lengthens the figure.

4915 TopHere too we've used a simple cut. The top gets its special “oomph” from its sophisticated neckline, which is easier to sew than it looks.

Bold yet comfy

Pintuck Foot no. 46

With Overlocker

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4912 Long topTop or dress? Difficult to say for sure. It goes great with skinny jeans or leggings – or the new fashion fusion, jeggings – but trendy young things can also wear it as a dress. However you define it, though, this garment is deliciously comfortable, and good at hiding the odd extra pound.

Tops are always a fashion highlight. With just a few eye-catching garments, you'll jazz up your wardrobe in a jiffy.

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First Flowers of SpringACCESSORIES

4925 Small ShopperWhether for the office or for

a quick shop, this bag is a real eyecatcher. The colour

scheme – gold faux leather with rivets on

a fresh wintergreen background – is bold yet classy.

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4927 Keyring pendantLike the glasses case, the keyring pendant is multifunctional – on the back, you'll find a little pocket for your shopping-trolley coin.

4926 Glasses caseDon't worry, you don't have to sew on these tiny flowers yourself – spacing them correctly would be a real chore. Instead, let your BERNINA and the CutWork software do all the hard work! You'll find the bag for your lens cloth on the back.

Spring not yet in sight? Then make a few signs of the season yourself! Our flowers here won't fade with the passing months – and the CutWork software makes the whole process an absolute breeze.

With CutWork and Presser Foot no. 44

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Jewellery

4931 BraceletTwo types of trim and a chain clasp is the secret of this classy item.

4930 NecklaceYour embroidery computer will do the embroidery and cutwork for you, after which it only remains for you to sew your “beads” individually or in groups on a cord using a bartack program.

4932 BraceletFabulous or what, this amazing elastic trim that doesn't even require a clasp! Just sew together with the overlocker and you have an unusual piece of jewellery.

With CutWork and Embroidery Software

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Faux leather: Swafing

4935 Necklace, 4936 Bracelet and 4937 RingHere we've cut little snippets from faux-leather remnants and scattered them at random over water-soluble stabiliser. Now use the BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR System) to sew it all together. What you do next depends on the item of jewellery you're constructing.

With BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR System)

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4956 Machine coverThis practical, highly decorative lined machine cover is useful for those rare occasions when your BERNINA is out of use for any length of time. This model fits the artista 630/640, but with slight alterations in the measurements is also suitable for other BERNINAs.

4957 Pin cushionA plant that not only doesn't make any demands on you in terms of care, but even doubles as a pincushion! Either simply cut out felt flowers, or first embroider the double-layered felt and let the CutWork tool do the cutting out, if preferred.

Cosy sewing corner

With Binder Attachment With BERNINA CutWork

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4955 Room divider and accessory holderWell equipped is half the battle! The main benefit of this divider is that it frees up space in your drawers. And what could be more practical than being able to simply reach out and grab the most commonly used sewing tools? What's more, you can see at first glance where every last item belongs. The choice is yours whether to embroider or simply appliqué on the sewing accessories.

Subtle grey with a dash of colour decoratively separates the sewing corner from the rest of the room. Here, everything has been designed to create a cosy atmosphere.

With Embroidery Module

Fabrics: Swafing

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A BERNINA machine will wow you with its typical Swiss precision, durability, and ease of operation. Innovations and sophisticated software give your creativity wings to sew exactly what you want. With extensive accessories for each machine to get you sewing more skilfully and inventively than every before!

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NO. 49 SPRING 2011

SWITZERLAND CHF 6.90

EUROPE € 4.60GREAT BRITAIN £ 4.45

UNITED STATES $ 6.95

INCL. VATISSN 1664-5987

PARTNER LOOKMOTHER-AND-

DAUGHTER PARKA

EASTERCHEERY DECORATIONS

FOR YOUR EASTER TABLEACCESSORIES

BAG, GLASSES CASE OR KEYRING PENDANT

SWEET TEMPTATION

VERSATILE STRAWBERRY DECOR

LOTS OF PATTERNS AND

HOME DEC IDEAS FOR SPRING

SEW-IT-YOURSELF

PROJECTS

TOPSBOLD YET COMFORTABLE

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