Deborah Louie

My Favourite Bernina Features Online Class

My Favourite BERNINA Features: Online Class

$30.00

Would you like to get the very best out of your BERNINA sewing machine?

Deborah will guide you step by step through her favourite BERNINA features in this 2-hour class. Learn the features on your BERNINA that will give you better knowledge, control and results for machine piecing, applique and quilting.

This class is not model specific as BERNINA shares the features through icons that are common on all Bernina machines. Some machines of course have more features than others but Deborah will walk you through the features that she loves to use for her award-winning quilts.

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This online class My Favourite BERNINA Features consists of two comprehensive videos each approximately one hour long.

  • Video 1: Chapters 1-5
  • Video 2: Chapters 6-12

After a short warm welcome, the chapters are:

Lesson 1: Machine Introduction

  • Differences between 5.5 and 9.0 mm stitch widths.
  • Straight and standard stitch plates.
  • Correct spool holder for straight and cross wound threads.
  • Changing the needle.
  • Types of sensors on the different feet.
  • Dual feed function.
  • Screen access and use.
  • Stitch width and length, needle position, stop-start button.
  • The stylus pen.
  • Knee lift and foot pressure.
  • The cutter feature.
  • Tension for the top thread.
  • Utility stitches.
  • Eco mode.

Lesson 2: Setting Up the Machine

  • Winding a bobbin.
  • Threading the machine.
  • Using the needle threader.
  • Looking at straight stitching options.
  • Using the #37 foot; using the #97 foot with the 1/4-inch guide on the plate.
  • Inserting and removing the straight stitch plate.
  • Using stitches #1, #6 and #1324 with different lengths and applications.
  • Memorising favourite stitches.
  • Pivot features for sewing ease.
  • Set up program.

Lesson 3: Blind Hem Applique

  • Using the #20 open toe embroidery foot.
  • Setting up a tiny blind hem stitch with # 3 stitch.
  • Mirror reverse function.
  • Changing length and width.
  • Setting needle position to the right for perfect stitching.
  • Demonstration on turned edge clam shell.
  • Using MonoPoly clear thread and bobbin fill.
  • Memorising the favourite stitch setting.

Lesson 4: Decorative Stitches

  • Using the #20 open toe embroidery foot.
  • Looking firstly at centre stitch #711, #155 star pattern
  • Stitching out the star to learn formation of the stitch.
  • Tie off features.
  • Enlarging and reducing the star using the width and length.
  • Demonstration on a raw edge clam shell applique shape.
  • Pattern repeat single stitch feature.
  • Side designs with #712, #156 hearts pattern.
  • Stitching out the heart to learn formation of the stitch.
  • Stitching with 40 wt. polyester and 12 weight cotton threads for different looks and textures.
  • Triple stitch #6 for detailing the raw edge.

Lesson 5: Blanket Stitches

  • Beautiful perfect blanket stitches in three styles.
  • Using #1329, #45 light blanket stitch and changing the width, length and needle position.
  • Using #720, #161 medium blanket stitch and changing the width, length and needle position.
  • Mirror reverse function.
  • Using #1330, #46 heavy blanket stitch and changing the width, length and needle position.
  • Memorising the settings.
  • Demonstration on a clam shell applique shape.

Lesson 6: Satin Stitches

  • Looking at the satin based decorative stitches.
  • Reducing the length to achieve a dense pattern.
  • Demonstration on patterns #401, #89.
  • Using Mettler Polysheen thread for flat dense stitching.
  • Repeat length.
  • Elongating to original size then lengthening pattern to achieve very different looks.
  • Demonstration of applique stitch #401 arrows on the clam shell shape.
  • Memorising settings.
  • Grass stitch #491, side pattern #105, demonstration on a heart applique shape of perfect arch stitching by dropping the feed dogs.
  • Memorising the settings.

Lesson 7: Walking Foot

  • Attaching the walking foot.
  • Changing the sole plate for the open toe version.
  • Quilting using two memorised stitch lengths; temporary and permanent memory feature for fast easy quilting.
  • Lift and drag technique.
  • Effect of sewing too fast with the walking foot.

Lesson 8: Free Motion Quilting

  • Enjoy free motion quilting with #24 open toe foot and #29 clear closed toe.
  • Setting up the machine to free motion quilt.
  • Straight stitch plate.
  • Pivot off for quilting.
  • Tension.
  • Demonstration of free motion quilting,

Lesson 9: Bernina Stitch Regulator

  • How the BSR works.
  • The different feet plates.
  • Using #2 BSR for easy quilting.
  • Demonstration of #2 BSR.
  • Alarm system for uneven stitching.
  • Changing the stitch length for faster quilting.

Lesson 10: Ruler Foot

  • How the ruler foot works.
  • Using #72.
  • Pivot off.
  • Demonstration of free motion quilting with a small ruler.
  • Stitch length.

Lesson 11: Machine Care and Maintenance

  • Cleaning the machine.
  • Oiling the machine.
  • Taking plates off to clean.
  • Service schedule.

Lesson 12: Bernina 440 machine

  • The numbering system of stitches and how to use the # button.
  • Threading the machine.
  • Correct bobbin tension and how to change for different size threads.
  • How to use the needle threader.
  • Temporary memory system.
  • BSR on the 440 – how to attach and use it correctly with the alarm.
  • Blanket stitches numbers, stain stitch numbers.
  • Easy access to numbering system through forward and backward keys.
  • Changing plates.
  • Top tension.
  • Knee lift.

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