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No. 53 Summer 2012www.bernina.com

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Th at ‘s My Style!

B U R D A S T Y L E . D E 2012

FRÜHJAHR SOMMER PRINTEMPS ÉTÉ

SPRING SUMMERPRIMAVERA VERANO

VOORJAAR ZOMERPRIMAVERA ESTATE

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Your favourite garments for your own personal style – in our new pattern collection! All details in our latest catalogs – now available in fabric shops and at www.burdastyle.de

Create your dream with every seam!

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Give free rein to your creativity with fabrics from Swafi ng!

Hans-Gerd Swafi ng e.K. Bentheimer Strasse 175–179 D-48529 NordhornTel. +49 5921 3053-0 Fax +49 5921 3053-33 www.swafi ng.com

As a complete service provider, Swafi ng offers the right collection for every application, from “Basic” to “Haute Couture”. Check out the sewing projects with Swafi ng fabrics in this issue of BERNINA inspiration!

Fabric: Canstein

Fabric: Canstein

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No one is going around in jeans and trainers anymore. As a nod to the new fashion for neater, posher clothes, this issue features some suitable glad rags that are bound to be new to your wardrobe. Long skirts are now worn during the day, with the choice of shoes making for a more casual or dressy look – elegant with pumps, but suitable for everyday wear when teamed with sneakers. Or how about a light-and-airy embroidered cotton-with-silk dress? And if this frock isn’t chic enough for your next evening summer party, we’ve got a much posher out� t for you. We’ve kept the dress short, so the summer nights don’t feel too hot. Of course we’ve also thought of matching accessories. Whether you’re looking for a bracelet or bag, we’ve got something for everyone.

Summer is also the season of roses – so why not decorate your home with rose tendrils? With your embroidery computer doing the job virtually by itself, you’ll still have enough time left over to enjoy the outdoors. What about a garden party featuring butter� y decorations? For rainy days, you can retreat to your lounge area, which we’ve completely reinterpreted for you, with newly embroidered antique-look bar signs furnishing a suitable framework.

Hardly is the summer over when it’s back to school again. Children look forward to their � rst day at school, an experience you might choose to sweeten – entirely without added sugar, of course – with some suitable new gear. Not quite sugar-free, however, is the jam which we’ve decked out with fetching lids. These make a jar of preserves the perfect little gift, e. g. as a thank you for a spur-of-the-moment invitation from close friends. Or make them simply to lend an attractive touch to something commonplace!

Wishing you many hours of enjoyment browsing and creating, as well as a � ne long summer,

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

Preface

New C hic

Don’t forget!

You’ll � nd all i-Tips at www.bernina.com/inspiration

under “News”, and the embroidery design downloads in the same place

under “Downloads”.

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12Fashion and Accessorie s6 Practical Comfortable chinos and summer top

8 Fashion highlight Long skirt and perky top with matching

accessories

10 Flower power Filmy summer frock with embroidered

straps

12 Summer night’s party Asymmetric evening dress with cheeky bag

14 Hidden treasures Making something new from something

old

News and Notes16 BERNINA News: The latest with the

BERNINA 3 Series, Trapunto Embroidery Card Vol. 2, and Free-motion couching foot no. 43 for older sewing machine models

21 BERNINA Notes: New courses in Steckborn

Tips17 Binder attachments: available accessories

and sewing around corners

18 Pattern alterations for differences in measurements

19 Appliqués – precision and reliability

And at www.bernina.com/inspiration under “News”, the i-Tips, the clutch bag from page 35 of this issue

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Living and Giving22 Lizard Lounge The rustic look for your home bar

24 Rosy times Romantic dining room

26 On the wing Enchanting butterfl ies for your garden party

28 Sweet temptation Prettily packaged jam

C hildren30 Off to a fl ying start

Cheery, colourful clothes for school

Quilt32 New York City –

the city that never sleeps

Young Look34 Trendy bag for all

seasons

Readers’ servic e35 Our gift Masthead

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There’s nothing like a comfortable out� t in which you can feel really great and look stylishly chic at the same time.

Pract ical

Your choice

5314 Blouse shirtWe sewed this shirt in jersey, but a cotton batiste

would also be worth considering. The sewn-in pleats and drawstring waistband give it an airy feel

and effectively hide any little lumps and bumps.

5315 Your Choice – ChinosIn addition to snug-� tting jeans, chinos also have a genuine chance of rising in the fashion stakes – something that we’ve learned from our readers

in our little Internet survey. The waistband pleats ensure comfort, even with non-stretch materials.

The two different pockets on the back are a sophisticated touch. (The � ap on the left side

is just a fake pocket.)

Your ChoiceThis time, there were three trouser models

from which to choose: our hands-down winner with 60 % of all votes; the calf-length model

with the sporty feel; and the shorts with the wide turn-ups, which were preferred by only 15 % of

all readers who voted.

Blouse shirt: with Dual feedWith the Overlocker

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Shades of the primeval forest, this fabric print! Paisleys and exotic blooms caper around,

over and under each other.

5318 Summer dressThe lavishly embroidered straps echo sections

of the fabric pattern. The embroidery design for size 36 is available for you on our website.

For other sizes, you can download the pattern for the straps from our website for further editing

in the embroidery software. If doing this, you’ll need to move the designs in place in the

software, according to your size. We’ve lined the slightly see-through � oral fabric

with an equally lightweight champagne-coloured fabric. If you use a different fabric, you may

be able to dispense with a lining.

5319 BraceletYou’re sure to have a remnant of faux leather

lurking somewhere about the house. And if you’ve now already got all of your embroidery

things to hand, this bracelet will be a cinch to make. Simply embroider, cut out, and work

in press studs. The perfect complement to the dress.

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Transform your dining room into a rose garden. Whether they grace your lamp, placemats or coasters, you’ll � nd plenty of ways to highlight these stylish � owers.

5335 Lamp decorationA plain paper lampshade is jazzed up here with rose tendrils – more or fewer depending on your taste and stamina. No worries, though – you needn’t do the cutting yourself. Your embroidery computer will gladly do the job for you!

5336 PlacematWe guarantee you won’t � nd these elegant placemats on sale anywhere. Whilst they’re a cinch to make with the CutWork Tool, creative non-CutWork owners will also � nd a way to whip them up. The necessary drawings can be found on the pattern sheet.

5337 CoasterSeveral layers of fabric form the foundation for these rose coasters. The inside outlines were sewn over with various stitch patterns. Afterwards, the CutWork knife cuts out the � nished coasters – through all the layers! The chenille effect is then achieved by vigorous brushing of the edges.

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The � rst day at school is an important milestone in our children’s lives.

That’s why we want to help make it as enjoyable as possible. Equipped with

the proper gear, they’re sure to get off to a � ying start. We hope that the items

below will succeed in turning that sceptical look into a smile!

5325 T-shirtsOr, how to turn a plain, basic “tee” into

something special in next to no time! The appliqués can be sewn in the

conventional way, or alternatively with the embroidery software and embroidery

module. Flaps or frills are then sewn onto the shirt for an individual look.

5326 Pencil caseThis pencil case makes tidying up a

breeze: pens and pencils on the left, ruler and rubber on the right, and room for all

sorts behind. For tuck-shop money, there’s an extra compartment. The letters

were sewn in the usual way with the sewing computer. Everything can

be programmed in the memory to be repeated on another occasion.

5327 Gym bagMade with love, a gym bag like

this is unmistakeable. Sturdy denim fabric and rivets will help it stand up

to the expected wear-and-tear of school life.

Of f to school!

T-shirts:With Embroidery foot no. 39 with clear sole, or Embroidery software

You’ll � nd tips for the appliqués on page 19/20.

2012

Th at ‘s My Style!

B U R D A S T Y L E . D E 2012

FRÜHJAHR SOMMER PRINTEMPS ÉTÉ

SPRING SUMMERPRIMAVERA VERANO

VOORJAAR ZOMERPRIMAVERA ESTATE

ВЕСНА ЛЕТО

7209

7217

B U R D A S T Y L E . D E 2012

7205

7189

7257

2012

Your favourite garments for your own personal style – in our new pattern collection! All details in our latest catalogs – now available in fabric shops and at www.burdastyle.de

Create your dream with every seam!

Catalog 2012

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