Everyone needs a Double Breasted Satin Jacket in their life! I find this week’s Look Book collaboration with BurdaStyle to be bold, powerful and sexy! Download the BurdaStyle Look Book PDF here for step by step instructions for this look. Blurring masculine and feminine boundaries has become a more common fashion trend. The fashion world … Read More
Sewing
Runway to Reality Look 2 – Raglan Sleeve Shirt
Learning to sew can be life changing. Not only do you suddenly have the ultimate choice in colors, shapes and textures, but you can build the perfect set of classic wardrobe staples that make your friends and family look to you as the one to watch for style. This week’s Look Book collaboration with BurdaStyle … Read More
New Disney Tsum Tsum Designs Shirt and Shorts Project
Enchanted by Disney’s tiny Tsum Tsums, your little one will be delighted when decked out with their favorite characters. This is an easy sewing project. A Simplicity pattern, your Brother combo machine (sewing and embroidery) and iBroidery.com’s Tsum Tsum designs team up to stitch Minnie Mouse, with her signature red polka dot bow. A Tsum … Read More
Runway to Reality Look 1 – Sheath Dress
Look one from our collaboration with BurdaStyle is a new twist on the classic Sheath dress. For 16 easy to follow-along steps, click here for the free downloadable Runway to Reality Look Book. The classic shaped Sheath dress has been worn through the ages. Some may be uncomfortable at the thought of a tight silhouetted … Read More
VIDEO: Pintucking Pt. 2 Turning Fabric into a Zippered Bag
Are you ready to make a Zippered Bag utilizing your already Pintucked fabric from Part 1 of this series? We’ll prepare the fabric, learn to sew in a zipper, and stitch perfectly straight lines using the Sew Straight 2 Laser Vision Guide™. Lastly, we will add a touch of bling to zipper. This mini- zippered … Read More
Introducing the BurdaStyle x Brother Look Book
First let me take a moment to introduce myself.. My name is Diana Maliqi and it is a pleasure to be a guest blogger here on the Stitching Sewcial and an honor to meet you. I view sewing and embroidery as an art form and appreciate the fact that our machines at Brother, are used … Read More
VIDEO: Pintucking Pt. 1 Embellishing Fabric with a Serger
Did you know your serger can do so much more than finish seams? Let me show you how to design your own customized fabric with pintucking, all on the serger! I will walk you through marking your fabric to create a design, changing the settings on the serger for pintucking, and tips for altering the … Read More
Making A Wagon Wheel Pillow
Border prints are fun, but stitched borders that you create yourself are even better! You control the design elements and colors, the width of the border, and its placement. By stitching a border across the middle of a fabric strip, we set the stage for a pouf of a pillow, and the edges of the … Read More
Make a Zootopia Themed Knapsack
With your Brother Sewing and Embroidery machine, Zootopia designs on iBroidery.com, and some materials, you can make this knapsack for an imaginative child. It certifies a youngster’s membership in the crime-busting Zootopia PD. In Disney’s unique metropolis, a rucksack like this would be handy for surveillance when packed with snacks and binoculars. While tracking bad … Read More
How-to Succeed at Straight Line Quilting
Straight line quilting is one of my favorite types of quilting of all time. It’s such a great allover pattern that gives a clean, modern feeling to a quilt design, and I especially love dense quilting with lots of lines. I’m excited to share some of my tips for straight line quilting in this tutorial … Read More
Foot of the Month: Project Binder Foot
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