Quilter's Haven Clubs

Quilting Clubs are now
BERNINA Community Studio!  

Join us in person at Quilter's Haven to enjoy the BERNINA Community Studio classes! Classes are planned for Mondays - mornings & afternoons.

Cindy will continue to send out a monthly email with the class descriptions. If you can't join us for the class, you can come to the shop to purchase any of the classes (including prior months) and drop off your 3.0 or 3.1 USB drive (32gig) . USB drives dropped off by noon on Thursday will be loaded with purchased classes by 4:00pm on Friday.
Cost is $10 for each individual class.

Call the shop if you have questions
605-322-7071

BERNINA Community Studio - Sewing Lesson is offered every month. You do not have to be a BERNINA owner to participate. Our computerized machines have so many capabilities and this lesson will demonstrate a project each month that features a special accessory or technique that you can use.

September 2021   Machine-Made Tapestry

Textured hand-woven tapestries are popping up in many trendy home design inspiration platforms. Learn how to use your BERNINA and some unconventional accessories, like felting and free-motion couching, to create a one-of-a-kind piece of modern art for your home.

August 2021   Sandhill Sling Bag with Hayley Grzych 

Sewing bags presents new challenges for many sewists-- sewing through bulky seams, inserting zippers, and working with elastic or heavier fabrics are just a few. Learn some helpful tips on these topics and create the simple, functional Sandhill Sling bag designed by Noodlehead Patterns.

 
June 2021   Multi-functional Garden Apron

April showers bring May flowers, and summer is just around the corner! What will you use to tend to the garden? Follow along with this BERNINA Community Studio lesson to create a durable and functional garden apron, featuring a front carrying pouch, carrying handles, and several pockets to tote around all your gardening accessories. This project will use a variety of BERNINA non-stick presser feet to sew together layers of tough materials, such as vinyl and heavy canvas, with ease.

 May 2021   Constructing a Professional Pillow

Stop looking for the perfect pillow and make your own! Learn how to construct a home dec pillow, add piping and insert a zipper. After you make this one, you can use your new sewing skills to make many more in your favorite fabrics and custom sizes!

BERNINA Community Studio - Embroidery Lesson is offered every month. What would your creative world be without embroidery designs? Most likely, a little less unique. With this class, learn how to expand your creativity and embroider like a pro. You will learn about different embroidery designs as well as supplies that make your embroidery successful.

August 2021   Sassy Stitches ITH Zipper Pouch

Have fun making this quick zipper pouch completely in the embroidery hoop. Create a textured background design using Endless Embroidery and sewing stitches, then use Group and Rearrange tools to place the applique stitches on top of the textured background design. Easily accomplished on the BERNINA 880 PLUS or B 790 PLUS embroidery machine!

July 2021   Pillow Panels For Every Season

Be ready for the changing seasons and make four embroidered pillow panels. We’ll create our own seasonal sayings and designs using built-in embroidery fonts and designs. Then, stitch out the designs with buttonholes using Pinpoint Placement. When you finish these, you’ll want to make more for holidays and special occasions! Panels designed to fit pillow constructed in Sewing Lesson #1.

May 2021   Put a Pocket on It

Transform a plain T-shirt into something “one-of-a-kind” with an in-the-hoop Pocket Peeker. Controlling knit fabrics in the embroidery hoop can be challenging if not stabilized correctly. With a few tip on stabilizer, needles and design placement, you’ll be successful at taming stretchy knits and embroidering those one-of-a-kind projects.

Dive into BERNINA Embroidery Software 8. The lessons will cover BERNINA Embroidery Software 8 features and basics. See why the software is a perfect companion to your embroidery machine.

September 2021   Creating Patterns for Quilting 

BERNINA Embroidery Software has a great creative toolbox called Artwork Canvas. Let’s learn how to use some of the tools in Artwork Canvas and in CorelDRAW to create interesting quilting designs.

August 2021   Color PhotoStitch 

Let’s go back to the basics with Color PhotoStitch. Learn about preparing to take the right photograph, editing the photograph, and creating with PhotoStitch.

July 2021   Blending 

Investigate different ways to blend threads in BERNINA Embroidery Software. Learn how to create different types of blends and how to change the spacing of your blends to create different effects.

June 2021   Creating Fringe

Embellish your embroidery by adding a fringe element. Learn how to create then adjust the fringe for density, starts and stops, and types of tack-down stitches to hold your fringe in place.

May 2021   Applique Primer

Compare and contrast the two applique tools in software. Learn quick applique methods as well as those that will take more time to create.

Quilter's Haven is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, about 1/2 mile north of County Road 42 (150th St.) on Highway 3 (South Robert Trail). County Road 42 (150th St.) traveling West is accessible from 52 and 55, and Hwy 35W or 77 (Cedar Ave) to the East.