Cold hands, warm heart: you’ve probably heard that saying countless times. This project is designed to be a cure for those cold hands. Use your Brother sewing and embroidery machine and the Brother free design of the month to make monogrammed hand warmers from soft, no-fray fleece. It’s easy to make a hand warmer pattern … Read More
It’s the time of year when thoughts turn to gift making and gift giving! What could be better than a personalized gift that includes a message made with stitches? Adding personalization to gifts is quick and easy when you use the beautiful built-in characters in your Brother machine. You’ll find these character stitches on many … Read More
Learn how to use built-in Candlewicking stitches, and see how you can create a custom Candlewicking stitch with the Brother My Custom Stitch feature. The Brother Candlewicking foot, SA193 was designed to coordinate with unique candlewicking stitches included with select Brother machine models. These prominent stitches are best sewn with a special foot. The … Read More
Pretty snowflakes and a charming heart make up the Brother Free design this month. I used this design to embellish place cards for a holiday dinner table. These cards are meant to give your guests a warm welcome into your home!. Since the design had a rustic look, I chose to add a bit of … Read More
Festive fabric DIY gift bags are fun to make! They can make small presents extra special. I used sheer organza and snippets of fabric, sparkling gold ribbon, and strands of embroidery thread to make this little confetti bag. Follow along as I show you this confetti technique. Once you see how easy it is, you’ll … Read More
Need a new baby bib in time for the Thanksgiving holiday? All you need is a blank baby bib to get started! Add an adorable Brother iBroidery design, and then quickly attach a cute ribbon using the button sewing stitch and your Brother button sewing foot. This DIY baby big is fast, fun, and the … Read More
Truly, there is a hoop for every task! Many specialty hoops are available, making embroidery faster and easier too. This quick tip shows how versatile the clam shell style “M” hoop is to use. Designed for tubular style Brother embroidery machines, clamp frame “M”, Part #PRCLPM1, mounts from the back of the machine, attaching to … Read More
The rick rack stitch has always been one of my favorite decorative stitches. It’s a common stitch on many Brother machines. In reality, it’s a simple zig zag. However, because it sews twice, the thread builds up, giving the stitch noteworthy prominence. When sewn with top-stitch thread, it resembles the time-honored rick rack trim. I … Read More
This is the first of a few projects designed to give our faithful Brother fans some ways to dress up your dining area. Our free design of the month is a beautiful border of tiny falling leaves, perfect for some quick to sew napkin rings. Are you ready? Let’s go sew! Materials and Supplies: Brother … Read More
Sewing with a twin needle, two complimentary colors of embroidery thread, and a few common decorative stitches is an easy way to embellish so many sewing projects. When my husband saw my stitch sample, he envisioned it as a placemat. In fact, that would be a terrific way to make use of a twin needle … Read More
I like to think of decorative sewing machine stitches as “mini” embroidery patterns. They can be delicate, whimsical, geometric, or bold. Many sewing machine stitches fit into a category of contemporary style or classical designs, and we often think of sewing them in rows. In this tip sheet I’d like to show you how to … Read More
Simply put, bobbin work is best described as upside down thread embellishment. You can replace the standard bobbin case with the special Brother Bobbin Work bobbin case to sew with thicker threads in the bobbin and standard thread in the needle. This bobbin case was included with some earlier Brother sewing machine models. It’s available … Read More
Nothing says late summer like a beautiful sunflower! The Brother Free Design of the Month for September is a sunflower motif with a light fill, ideal for embellishment on a tea towel. I chose a monochromatic color scheme, stitching the design in one of my favorite Brother embroidery thread colors, Light Brown #323. To me, … Read More
T-shirt embroidery is an ever-popular topic! In fact, one of my August Stitching Sewcial posts features an embroidered T-shirt along with some links to additional T-shirt embroidery tips. I remembered yet another feature after my shirt was finished so I thought it would be helpful to share it with you. This tutorial features the Brother … Read More
Tiny fonts are fun to sew! Built-in to many Brother sewing machine models and available in Brother software as well, these petite fonts are perfect for stitching sentiments in small spaces. Think about stitching signatures and important details on various projects, quilt labels, hidden messages in personalized gifts, name tags for family gear, dates on … Read More
Did you know that August 26th is National Dog Day!?! We love our furry friends, don’t we? Why not use your Brother machine to create a custom collar for your dog and then create a coordinating T-shirt to wear for those leisurely walks with your dog? Everyone will want to know where “Mooch and Mooch’s … Read More
Note: Finished size of pouch featured in the above photo is approximately 5-inches wide X 7 1/2-inches long. August is National Golf Month so we thought it would be fun to acknowledge it with our golf themed Brother FREE Design of the Month. This design is small so you can use it on shirts, hats, … Read More
Decorating grosgrain ribbon is easy and fun! For a simple two-tone ribbon, use your serger to add a unique edge finish. Spice up the ribbon even more by using your sewing machine to add decorative motifs down the center. The end result is custom trim that is economical, and color matched to whatever project you … Read More