Add some sparkle to your holiday attire with a dress that glitters with metallic machine embroidered motifs! The Brother free design for this month is a good choice for embroidering with metallic thread. Made up mostly of satin stitches, this design will glimmer both day and night and elevate your dress to one that’s worthy … Read More
Author: Joanne Banko
Monogrammed Tech Cover with Couched Accents
This custom tech cover features yarn trim couched with the Brother foot of the month, the MuVit™ Dual Feed foot, along with the couching attachment. The couching accessory is fun to use for surface embellishment on most any fabric. This example features a multi-color batik with color coordinated couched yarn applied across the front flap … Read More
Monogrammed Fleece Blanket with Walking Foot
This project uses the Brother Standard Closed Toe Walking Foot. I used the even feed action of the Walking Foot to help hem the edge of stretchy fleece, making a blanket with a nice neat finish. To customize the blanket, I created a beautiful monogram appliqué using a special fill stitch background and a design … Read More
Monogrammed Gadget Case with FREE DESIGN
Looking for a great gift that appeals to anyone including the feller in your life? This compact faux leather gadget case is the answer to your dilemma. Add a monogram to our classy Brother shield embroidery design and you’ll have something really special to give. Perfect for tucking inside a laptop bag or backpack, this … Read More
TIP: Getting Started With Machine Embroidery
Follow along as Joanne Banko demonstrates easy tips on how to get started when using an embroidery machine. Using THE Dream Machine, Joanne reveals a recipe for embroidery success for new users and enthusiasts! Joanne will walk you through all of the basic materials you’ll need to begin embroidering today! Materials: Stabilizers Embroidery Threads Bobbin … Read More
Market Tote with Lattice Trim – Foot of the Month
This month the featured foot is the Brother adjustable blind hem foot. Commonly used for blind hems, this multi purpose foot has a sliding, adjustable guide making it ideal for additional tasks like edge stitching the lattice trim on the front of this tote. The prominent edge guide makes it easy to follow fabric edges … Read More
Embroidered Lined Pocket with FREE DESIGN
In this project you’ll see how to create this lovely lined pocket using shapes included in the Brother PE Design 10 program. Follow these step-by-step instructions and you’re sure to learn a lot about this full-featured software. At the center of the pocket shape you’ll find the Brother Free design of the Month for October, … Read More
Children’s Custom Hanger Cover – Picot Foot
It’s so easy to take a plain hanger and give it special treatment with a custom stitched cover. You can use remnants from a recent sewing project and make a cover to match most any garment. For this project, we covered a child size hanger and gave it a frilly finish using the Brother Foot-of-the-month, … Read More
Batik Beach Bag with FREE Seashell Design
This Batik Beach Bag with it’s FREE Seashell Design is ideal for trimming the pocket on a summer beach bag. Make this featured project using a roomy bucket bag pattern that makes packing for the beach easy! With a few pattern hacks this summery batik bag goes from simple to spectacular! Supply List Brother Sewing … Read More
Upcycle a Shirt for Scrap Storage – FREE Design
If you can’t bear to discard bits and pieces of fabric you are going to love our re-cycled shirt project this month. We used the Brother Free Design of the month, a miniature quilt design to decorate the front of a shirt and then turned it into a scrap bag. To further decorate the shirt … Read More
Foot of the Month Project Binder Foot – March
Our Brother March Foot of the Month is the adjustable binder foot and we show you how to create Embroidered Jar Covers for your Sewing Room. The adjustable binder foot makes it easy to finish raw edges using ready made or custom made bias binding. It is adjustable so you can choose from a variety … Read More