• Home
  • About Us
    • Sew Specialists
  • Articles
  • News
  • Projects
    • Sewing
    • Quilting
    • Embroidery
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Sew Specialists
  • Articles
  • News
  • Projects
    • Sewing
    • Quilting
    • Embroidery
  • Tips & Tricks

temp-02

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ipsum dapibus volutpat. Morbi iaculis neque sed enim commodo porta pelle.

Categories

  • Appliqué (32)
  • Articles (31)
  • Costume (1)
  • Costume / Cosplay (5)
  • Cover Stitch (5)
  • DIY (76)
  • Embroidery (95)
  • Events (3)
  • Fashion (4)
  • Foot of the Month (19)
  • Free Design of the Month (9)
  • Garment (57)
  • Holiday (17)
  • Home Decor (30)
  • Machines (7)
  • New Product (3)
  • News (12)
  • Projects (81)
  • Quilting (77)
  • Serger (24)
  • Sew-A-Long (11)
  • Sewing (149)
  • Software (37)
  • Tips & Tricks (115)
  • Tutorial (73)
  • Upcycling (8)
  • Video (5)

Stitching Sewcial

Stitching Sewcial

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Sew Specialists
  • Articles
  • News
  • Projects
    • Sewing
    • Quilting
    • Embroidery
  • Tips & Tricks

Author: Joanne Banko

Holiday Dress with Metallic Embroidery: Free Design

December 1, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Garment, Sewing 9 Comments
Holiday Dress with Metallic Embroidery: Free Design

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

Monogrammed Tech Cover with Couched Accents

November 21, 2016By Joanne BankoFoot of the Month, Sewing 4 Comments
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

November 14, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Projects, Software No Comments
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

November 7, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Projects, Sewing 5 Comments
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

November 1, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Tips & Tricks 6 Comments
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

October 31, 2016By Joanne BankoFoot of the Month, Projects, Sewing 2 Comments
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

October 17, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Software, Tutorial 4 Comments
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

September 6, 2016By Joanne BankoFoot of the Month, Sewing 1 Comment
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

August 8, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Sewing 2 Comments
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

July 18, 2016By Joanne BankoAppliqué, Embroidery, Projects, Upcycling 8 Comments
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

April 14, 2016By Joanne BankoEmbroidery, Sewing 5 Comments
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

1234

Brother Banner

Tags

#StitchingSewcial Angela Wolf Anna’s Awesome Appliqué Designs Applique Bobbin Thread Brother brother at your side Brother Blog Brother Embroidery Machine Brother Quilts Brother Sewing Machine Brother Sews Decorative Stitching design DFF Disney DIY Dream Motion PRO Embroider Embroidery embroidery thread Fabric Foot of the Month Free Design Free Design of the month Gift Hoop iBroidery It's Sew Easy Quilt Quilting Serger Sewing Software Stabilizer stitch stitching Stitching Sewcial The Dream Fabric Frame THE Dream Machine Thread Tutorial Video XV8500D XV8550D

Connect With Us

globalNav-logo

About Us

The Stitching Sewcial is brought to you by Brother International Corporation. Designed for enthusiasts – by enthusiasts.

Navigate

  • Home
  • About
  • Articles
  • News
  • Projects
  • Tips & Tricks

Stay Informed

Join Brother Sews for tips, tricks and tutorials delivered right to your inbox.
Email *

© 2018 Stitching Sewcial All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Disclaimer