Fabric. Is. Fun.

Take a look at these four darlings with their Happy Halloween Pillowcases. These four just happen to be the precious grandbabies of our precious Val. The story goes that the kids had been a little taken back by the uber scary versions that are often purchased, because there simply isn't a big choice. Val knew there were endless choices when you purchase some fun/spooky fabric (at Bernina Connection ... naturally) and make your own.

The best part of the story is that when she made pillowcases for the local grandkids ... and they heard that the distant ones were visiting ... the children helped sew their cousins some look alike pillowcases.

Are you underestimating what your young ones can create??

Ummmm .... Classy

Maybe you were one of those who just now made it back to the Valley of the Sun because you feared the AZ summer sun and therefore could not be here for a class. Or maybe you just chose to stay inside and couldn't make it to one of our many colorful offerings. Either way ... you probably won't make that mistake again.

The bag pictured above is the "Ripple Purse" taught by the infamous Bag Lady herself, Sandee S. She can take what you use to haul around far more than you should and make it tres chic and very of-the-moment.

This pillow above was taught as part of our Sew Fundamental series taught by Mary F. and Cecile. If you are a new-ish sewer then you are going to want to be a part of this series the next time it comes around ... and it will. Kate G. took the class and her lovely daughter, incidently, is modeling the "Knotty Basket" ... another class taught by our own Diane E.

Which, oddly enough, can also serve as an actual ... basket.

If you were not able to take part of one of our classes this summer ... well ... we missed you.

If you were able to take some ... we thank you from the bottom of our colorful hearts.

Perhaps you are underestimating yourself ...

C'mon people ... how can you be afraid of a simply wonderful machine like the 830 when this young miss (a student in of of our Sew Fundamentals classes) is clearly ... not.

Think about it.

Now in the store...

This new Cindy Taylor Oates pattern is fabulous...she designed these adorable items to be easy
and quick to sew so that you might actually make a little money selling them or you could quickly make a bunch of them for a party or church group or your friends. We just love it. And did you know she is one of our local honeybees? We really like to support local artisans, pattern makers, and fabric designers.

shop LOCAL!

You all tell us that you love that we are small, local, and woman-owned. You love our staff and always tell us how much you appreciate the warm atmosphere of the Bernina Connection. But did you know that for every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures? Amazing, isn’t it? If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home. Read more about this here. We are excited to be joining the local consortium of small businesses call Local First AZ. Thanks for buying local. Thanks for supporting us...you make it so worthwhile for us! We love our community.

And hey...don’t forget...this week is REG Party!!! January 22nd from 10 am to noon...aaannnnd the new FLIP BOOK is out. Go see issue 29 here. We have so many exciting new classes for you!

O Tannenbaum

It's not always what is under the tree you know ...

Sometimes it's what's on the tree that counts.

I'm just saying that there is more than one way to trim it, people.

(Ask about the special gift-card deals this season!)

~ stocking stuffers and stuffed stockings ~

Bring on the Fruitcake. We are ready for this Season to be Jolly!

~ A December to Remember ~

There is ...

NO denying it ...

Anymore.

The Holidays are happening, people.

Come on down and take a look at our Santa's Secret Shop wall to pick out all you need to stuff and wrap.

~ Black ... and White and Red ~

I'm not exactly sure when the day after Thanksgiving started being referred to as Black Friday, but around here, it's all about RED ... and making you feel in the PINK. This coming Friday (you may color it any way you choose) we will be having all of our Bernina Accessories on sale for a whopping 25% off ... plus ...

... there will be sales on machines that will delight the triptophan right out of you!

And if you are not looking forward to cooking ... there is more than one way to get some veggies into your life. I'm just sayin'.

See you Friday. And NOT at 4 a.m.. That's just mean.

Touchy ~ Feel-y ~ Look-ey

I'm not sure you can tell by the above picture, but these new fabrics by Shannon Fabrics just might bring a tear to your eye when you touch them. They are soft. They are plush. They are silky. They are pure luxury on a bolt.

They also just happen to be colorful and fun and project-inspiring.

And while we are talking color ... these buttons by Dill Buttons are just about as big as they look. They will make a statement on any project and that statement is this:

"The person who created me clearly has ... IT."