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In this BERNINA Educational Video from Nina and Susan, they show you how to attach cord to the edge of your fabric for a  scalloped corded edge. They use the no. 39 foot, the cording attachment, perl cotton and an overlock stitch to create a beautiful heirloom edge.

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4403_20102506.jpgIf you watched Gyleen Fitzgerald our guest in Episode 909 Techniques, Tips...and Turning "Trash" into "Treasure"  you discovered a quick and easy way to make pineapple blocks along with a number of variations. Gyleen wants TQS members to have a Trash to Treasure Pineapple Playground and TQS is willing to oblige.

First, check out the Show & Tell Area which has been set up under the Quilt Gallery button on the navigation bar. Click on Show & Tell and you'll see the Trash to Treasure - Pineapple Playground. Here you can submit photos of your entries and show off your latest pineapple creations.

Second, you'll want to make a visit to the Forum. In the Scrap Bag section, you'll see a new topic, Trash to Treasure - Pineapple Blocks. Here you can share with your friends and ask questions concerning your pineapple treasures.  Gyleen will be stopping by time-to-time to check in and see how you are doing and to help with any problems.

It's a Pineapple Party in the Playground, come along and join us!

 


 

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You recently watched Joyce Becker in Episode 912: Doubleheader Today: Landscapes and Longarm.  In the episode, Joyce demonstrated how she "builds" a mini-lanscape, adds texture with variegated threads, and finishes up by placing the quilt into a frame.  Here are some more wonderful examples of Joyce's quilts.

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Episode 912: Landscapes and Longarm is a "Doubleheader" featuring Longarm quilting artist Pam Clarke and landscape quilt designer, Joyce Becker.  Each artist has a different "medium" in which they work.  

Pam has her Gammill Vision longarm and gives us a quick look at the basic quilting designs that every quilter should know.  Joyce uses thread to create mini-landscapes.  Take a look at their work as they tape Episode 912.

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Merrily Parker of Merrily We Quilt Along shows you how to baste a quilt using a long arm machine. There are some great tips for those of you who use a long arm and some thoughts you can convey to the person who might be doing the basting for you.

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Rob shows you how to prepare your backing and demonstrates how he uses clamps, tape, and curved saftey pins to baste his quilt. This method is great for smaller quilts.

 

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Patsy had so many questions about spray basting on the the wall, that she responded in a video.

 

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In her first episode of Free Motion Quilting: Beginning Free Motion Quilting: Part 1 - Patsy shows you how to spray baste a quilt on the wall.

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Here is part 2 of Sharon Shamber's demonstration of hand basting.

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In this BERNINA Educational Video from Nina and Susan, you'll learn three great techniques for gathering using the gathering foot (16), the cording foot (39) or the buttonhole foot (3).  The foot and technique you use depends on the weight of your fabric; learn the differences by watching the video.

To watch other BERNINA Educational Videos, click on  to the left of your screen.