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In this BERNINA Educational Video from Nina and Susan, Riding the Ridge, they show you a great technique for attaching binding to your quilt by creating a "piping" that helps to guide the binding as you sew it on.  This technique uses the #23 applique foot to create the piping, the 37D dual feed foot to help you attach the binding to the quilt, and the 10D edge stitching foot to sew down the binding as you feel the ridge created by the piping.  No hand sewing required!

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

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In Episode 908 Wedgies, Danglers, and Funkies...Oh, My!, posting Monday, October, 10, you'll meet Dianne S. Hire.  While Dianne began her career in couture clothing she now lives the life of a fiber artist, quiltmaker, innovative designer, and colorist. In this episode you'll discover the wonderful world of "wedgies" and "danglers" which she uses to enhance her work.  Dig on Justin's cool glasses while Dianne engages in a Q&A sesson.

Also in this episode Alex also talks to you about what to do "when things go funky" and to top it off, TQS heads out to Katy, TX to look at the work of quilt artist Tom Russell who shares the benefits of his best techniques and tips.

Come take a look at filming of the show!

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See what's coming up on Monday, October 10 as you watch a preview of Episode 908 - Trailer for Wedgies, Danglers, and Funkies, Oh My! with Dianne S. Hire and Tom Russell.

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In their latest BERNINA Educational Video, Nina and Susan show you how to attach a binding using a decorative stitch and your #20 open foot.

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Inspiring, fun, wacky, and wonderful are all words to describe Tonya Ricucci's quilts and here she shares a few "choice words" with you.  Notice the Stars quilt, ala the Stars quilt by Alex Anderson in Quilts, Quilts, Quilts. Tonya reduced the size of the blocks and put them in a spectrum of color rather than in a random distribution.

You can see more in Episode 907: Get UnRuly: Playing with Words.

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In Lesson 22 of Alex Anderson - Hand Quilting, Alex talks about using sheets as backing for your quilt.

If you'd like an autographed copy of Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson: 

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Have you watched Episode 907: Get UnRuly: Playing with Words with Tonya Ricucci?

Prepare for some fun, as that UnRuly Quilter, Tonya Ricucci, shows you how to get your message across with "word play" on your quilts. Tonya - an author and popular blogger - shares a sampling of her whimsical quilts, and demonstrates her fun-and-freeing techniques and tips for piecing improvisational letters, words, and phrases. Alex "gets a word in" too, demonstrating how to make easy fabric letters with the aid of an index card. Then we head off to the Rocky Mountain town of Estes Park, CO, to check in with textile artist Patty Hawkins, who treats us to a look at her beautiful quilts, inspired by the ever-changing Colorado landscape and crafted from her own luscious fabrics.

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Take a look at what was going on behind the scenes in Episode 907: Get UnRuly: Playing with Words with Tonya Ricucci.  This episode will debut, Monday, September 26, 2011.

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In Lesson 21 of Alex Anderson - Hand Quilting, Alex talks about marking a quilt and demonstrates her quilting stitch and how she travels beneath the layers of a quilt.

If you'd like a copy of Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson, click here.