Have you recently purchased your BERNINA sewing machine? Or would you like to learn more about your BERNINA sewing machine that you’ve had for a couple of years?

Join Sandy to learn all about your model BERNINA, learn techniques and develop skills while making an amazing project.

This project is specifically designed to learn about your BERNINA and is exclusive to BERNINA Northland and consists of 12 fortnightly sessions.

Colourways –

A – Blues       

B – Pinks       

C – Purples   

D – Greens

Class Time:

Begins:   4^th May   1:30pm – 3:30pm

Continues almost fortnightly until finishing 12^th October

Cost:       $40 per session + project requirements.

A deposit of $40 is required to secure your place in the class.

Would you like to make clothing but you need to develop your skills to feel confident doing so?

Join Sandy to learn the skills and techniques while making samples to create a reference guide for yourself.

We will cover all the basic skills for sewing a garment including

• drafting from a pattern
• drafting between sizes
• various seam types
• inserting pockets
• zippers, and more

This is a great introduction to sewing for yourself using your sewing machine over 8 sessions.

Class Time:

Begins: Thursday 9th May

Continues fortnightly until 15^th August

5.30pm – 7.30pm each day

Cost:

$30 + kit per session

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Sandy to make a computer carrier bag for yourself with internal and external pockets to carry the lead, mouse and your papers.

The computer bag includes a zipper top closure and two internal pockets.

• A walking foot or dual feed enabled sewing machine is required.

You will need to be confident using your sewing machine.

Class Time:

Saturday 25^th May – quilting and cutting

Saturday 15^th and Sunday 16^th June – construction & finishing

10am – 4pm each day

Cost:

$60 + project requirements

A deposit of $40 is required to secure your place in the class.

If you would like to learn ‘the magic loop’ to knit in the round, sleeves and garments and knit socks this one off class will demystify the process.

This is an excellent pre-cursor class to the socks with Nicola class beginning in June

Class Time:

Thursday 30th May

10am – midday

Cost:

$35 + project requirements

A deposit of $35 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Nicola to knit socks using a toe-up technique that is fitted to your foot.

You will learn casting on, foot length, heel gusset and turning, leg lengths and casting off on a sample small sock during class times.

Four weekly sessions allow time to knit your own size sock between sessions.

Class Time:

Begins: Thursday 6^th June

Continuing: Thursdays 13^th, 20^th, 27^th June

9:30am – 12:30pm each session

Cost:

$35 per session + project requirements

A deposit of $35 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Sandy to have fun making this quilt. It’s easier than you think and makes a stunning design.

Choose your jelly roll + 2 additional fabrics (1 to extend the jelly roll and 1 as the background).

This is open to any level sewist or crafter.

Held over two sessions 2 weeks apart so you can continue to sew at home before putting the quilt top together in the 2^nd session.

Class Time:

Begins: Friday 7^th June

Continues: Friday 21^st June

11am – 4pm each day

Cost:

$60 + project requirements

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.

This Table Runner is a fun embroidery design that can be made in a range of colourways.

Our sample is bright, inspired by a solar eclipse.

Choose your colourway to suit your house.   An embroidery enabled sewing machine with embroidery unit and the medium square clamp hoop is required.

Class Time:

Begins: Monday 10^th June

Continuing: Mondays 1st July and 29 July

11am – 4pm each session

Cost:

$60 + project requirements

A deposit of $20 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Sandy to learn about and practice quilting with rulers on your BERNINA. We’ve prepared a large block with different sections to practice a variety of ruler work patterns within so you can build confidence in ruler work quilting.

You will need the

• BERNINA adjustable ruler foot
• BERNINA Essential Ruler Set.

This is a great project for anyone – beginner to confident sewists. We will concentrate on the skills of using rulerwork while making a panel that can be used for a cushion, pouch or wall-hanging so come along and build your skills and confidence using rulers.

Class Time:

Tuesday 18^th June

10am – 4pm

Cost:

$30 + kit

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Sandy to learn more about your cover-stitcher and overlocker while making samples to create a reference guide for yourself. They may be separate machines or one of the combination machines.

We will cover all the basic skills and techniques like

• threading
• cleaning and oiling
• stretch stitching
• hemming
• inserting, piping
• rolling edges
• decorative stitching and more over 7 sessions.

Class Time:

Begins:   Tuesday 2^nd July

10am – midday each class

Continues fortnightly until 24^th September

Cost:

$30 + kit per session

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.

Join Sandy to learn about and practice free motion quilting using your BSR (BERNINA Stitch Regulator).

We’ve prepared a large block with different sections to practice a variety of free motion patterns towards quilting.

This is a great project for anyone with a BSR – beginner to confident sewists. We will concentrate on the skills of using the BSR while making a panel that can be used for a cushion, pouch or wall-hanging so come along and build your skills and confidence using the BSR.

Class Time:

Friday 5th July

11am – 4pm

Cost:

$30 + kit

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.

Use a range of fabrics to make a postcards quilt. We used Kiwiana fabrics in our sample, however you can choose the range you would like to use.

Open to all sewist levels, beginner – advanced. We will begin with cutting, the ¼” seaming, rotating blocks and matching seams.

We will also discuss quilting and binding options for finishing your new quilt top.

Class Time:

Saturday 13^th and Sunday 14^th July

10am – 4pm each day

Cost:

$60 + project requirements

A deposit of $30 is required to secure your place in the class.