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Your Guide to the BERNINA B990

The new BERNINA B990 sewing machine sets a new standard for stitchers, quilters, and embroiderers. Combining innovative Swiss technology from the experts at BERNINA with well thought out and user-friendly design, this top-of-the-line sewing machine offers features for advanced quilters as well as smoothing out problems for less experienced stitchers.

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November 20, 2024
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Different Types of Quilt Finishes

Good news! Your quilt is all pieced and you’ve even quilted it. Now the only thing left to do is finish the edge. But which method of quilt finish is best? Like with so many things in quilting, there’s no one right answer but the technique you choose impacts not

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November 5, 2024
In Sewing Machines 101

No Fear Machine Embroidery

If you've ever looked at the newest Kimberbell project, and thought "I'd love to do that BUT", then keep reading. Machine embroidery projects like the ones from Kimberbell and OESD are so cute, but they are truly a different sort of skillset than your regular sewing machine skills. Let’s be

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October 16, 2024
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All About Sewing Machine Needles

When was the last time you changed your needle? Do it now! Ok, now that there’s a fresh needle in your sewing machine, is it the right kind of needle for your project? With so many different packs of needles on the shelves at Quilting Mayhem, it can be confusing

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October 3, 2024
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Tips for Tiny Piecing

It’s no secret that we love everything Giucy Giuce designs. We even just had him here teaching for a fun retreat and more on the schedule! And since he’s known for his fun tiny piecing patterns, we wanted to give you our best tips for making your tiny pieced projects

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September 18, 2024
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Refresh Your Quilting Stash

Back to school season isn’t just for the kids, it’s for the quilters, too! Forget sharpening pencils and packing a lunch, ok quilters also like snacks so snacks are allowed, but now is the perfect time to take a look at your stash and restock your sewing and quilting essentials.

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September 1, 2024
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Quilting On the Go

I don’t know about you, but sometimes it’s hard to make time to get in front of the sewing machine. There are kids’ sporting events, doctor’s appointments and waiting rooms, pool parties, and none of them have space for me to plug in my BERNINA. But we’re still going to

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August 16, 2024
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Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show 2024 Recap

Our head Mayhem Maker Mindy went to Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and is giving us the low down of her adventures! What is Sisters? Every year on the second Saturday in July, the entire town of Sisters, Oregon transforms into an open air quilt show. The quilts are in every style and

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August 3, 2024
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Make Quilting More Accessible

Quilting, crafting, creating are all great activities for your brain, but they can be tough on your body without making some adjustments. Fortunately, we have a great set of tools to make quilting more accessible to everyone. Think ergonomically designed notions to ease the physical demands of quilting, adjustable workstations,

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July 17, 2024
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Bondi Sewalong

We’ve been having so much fun with our Bondi Sewalong on our YouTube channel but we wanted to make sure you had our tips here, too The Bondi pattern from Sew to Grow features a back yoke with a pleat and a curved hem that is slightly longer in the

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July 3, 2024