There are some really great patterns out there to create your child the perfect bathrobe or hooded towel to use at home or at the beach. This is an ideal project to introduce you to embroidering on towelling fabric. You can decorate the garment with some cute sea life embroidery designs or something that your child enjoys, such as the Disney embroidery designs which you will find on the Brother Disney Embroidery machines.
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Sewing for Young Chefs
If you have some creative little chefs at home then this is the perfect sewing project to get them baking. Choose from three adorable animal potholders which are so much fun and easy to make!
Pattern: Kwik Sew K0238 Quilted Pot Holders
Material: Cotton, wadding and Insulbrite heat proof thermal batting. All views have appliquéd back, quilted front, lining and hanging loop.
Skill Level: Beginner
Halloween ScanNCut & Embroidery Project
Halloween is a fantastic time to customise something unique for yourself, your kids or your loved ones. We have decorated a basic black witches hat, plain t-shirt and tote bag with a Trick or Treat embroidery and ScanNCut design that you can download for free! Plus, we have also used the Brother Persona PRS100 to add some extra embroidery designs from Urban Threads and John Deer’s Ultimate Stash.
Free Trick or Treat Embroidery & ScanNCut Design
Download the Halloween Project files to decorate your projects. This includes:
- ScanNCut File (.fcm)
- ScanNCut CanvasWorkspace file (.svg)
- 4 x 4″ Trick or Treat embroidery design
Customising with our free-arm embroidery machines
The free-arm embroidery machines, including the PRS100, PR670e and the PR1050X are ideal for projects like this where you need to embroider hard to reach or small areas.
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Create your own Pencil Case
Pencil cases are one of the best beginner projects because they’re fast, fun and can be easily customised. This tutorial shows you ideas on fabric types, embroidery designs, quilting styles and how to apply your own ScanNCut design.
What you need
- Fabric
- Scissors
- 7″ matching zipper
- Optional to embroider/decorate – 4″ x 4″ embroidery machine or larger
Fabric Required
Recommended fabrics such as cotton, linen, denim, canvas or drill.
- Front & Back: Cut two 24cm x 14cm in both fabric and lining
- Zipper Tabs: Cut two 4cm x 4cm in fabric
Pencil Case Tutorial
- Download the pencil case sewing tutorial
Fabric Pencil Case
Create a simple pencil case with fun, bright fabric.
Create simple applique using Embrilliance software
In this project you’ll learn how to create a simple star applique design using Embrilliance StitchArtist software then apply it onto a garment. This project is perfect for 4″ x 4″ (100mm x 100mm) embroidery hoops, using machines like the Brother NV180 sewing & embroidery machine.
We’ve used BurdaStyle Vintage Nina Jacket sewing pattern to create a jacket using sweatshirt material
Creating the applique design
- Open Embrilliance and select the hoop size for your machine. This design will only be small, therefore you can select the 4″ x 4″ (100mm x 100mm) hoop.
- Hit the Program Preference icon and select your hoop size from the preferences.
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ScanNCut Project – Personalise a Mug!
Project by Michelle
One of the things I really love about my Brother ScanNCut is the ability to create something unique for family and friends for birthdays and celebrations. So when my best friend’s birthday came up last month, I decided to make something special just for her.
This is a very affordable and easy gift, which you can personalise to suit your special occasion. Plus, because it’s created from sticker stock, you can stick it to a number of household items including coffee mugs, water bottles, glassware, homeware, electronics and much more!
Follow these simple instruction to create your personalised gift today!
Standard Tote or Wine Tote Bag Tutorial
Tote Bag Pattern
The Standard Tote and Wine Cooler Tote is an easy, versatile pattern that is great for beginner sewers. Combined with the Floral Jacobean embroidery design you can get creative, mixing up the colours and styles of both the bag and the embroidery design.
We have created two bags with two different patterns for you to use.
Learn to Sew – iPad Case with Ruffles
by Erin W
Create this cute iPad case with front ruffle and snap button. Plus, you can also embroider this free 130 mm x 150 mm (5″ x 7″) Koi Fish design thanks to John Deer and his Ultimate Stash Collection.
What you will Need
Print out the free downloadable iPad Case pattern (pdf, 538kb) Make sure to press “print to scale” when printing.
- 0.7m x .35m outer fabric – thicker fabrics such as denim, linen or cotton blends would be ideal.
- 0.7 x 0.5m lining & ruffle fabric – cotton or cotton blends would be ideal.
- 0.7 m x 0.35m thin wadding material or iron-on pellon.
- 1 x button – to match your lining/ruffle material.
- Scissors
- Matching thread
Beginner Sewing – Get Your Apron On!
Part 1 – Why am I sewing an apron?
This apron is made from an ungathered square of fabric with contrasting ties, trim and pocket.
- It’s easy. All you need is fabric, a ruler, a pencil, fabric scissors and a sewing machine.
- It’s practical. Forget about the damp kitchen towel lost behind the pots. Save your clothes from stains and strange dark blobs.
- It’s individual. Choose your fabrics with abandon. Make it yours.
What will I learn?
A simple apron requires overcasting, seaming, hemming and topstitching. All the pieces have square corners so it’s just straight sewing.