The BERNINA 8 Series - Projects
Get inspired with BERNINA 8 Series Projects and Lessons. The advanced technology and features of the 8 Series allow your creativity to soar.
BERNINA 830 - Bold & Beautiful Quilt
Pair the ultimate embroidery features of the BERNINA 830 and the BERNINA Exclusive Embroidery Collection - Bold & Beautiful to create a quilt that can only be described as bold and beautiful. This fun, easy quilt includes appliqué in the hoop as well as quilting in the hoop.
BERNINA 830 - Textured Clutch
Create a show-stopping textured clutch with the BERNINA 830 and a few specialty accessories - the Rotary Needle Punch Tool, BERNINA Stitch Regulator and the Free Motion Couching Foot. Add a dash of randomly placed embroidery motifs to complete your art-to-wear accessory - a guaranteed WOW factor when carried!
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BERNINA 830 - Tuscan Gardens Pillow
Bring a symphony of sun-kissed flowers and leaves into your home with the Old World elegance of OESD's Tuscan Gardens, Crafter's Collection #1105, a BERNINA Exclusive. See how BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 makes it easy to design this project and set is up for multiple hoopings of embroidery. With the BERNINA 830 and the BERNINA Jumbo Hoop, stitch-out is a breeze!
BERNINA 830 - Needle and Thread Shadow Box
Show your love for all things stitching! Create an embroidered collage featuring the letters, S-E-W from the beautiful Etched Alphabet Embroidery Collection available exclusively with the BERNINA 830 Limited Edition machine. Add vintage notions and trims to dress it up and give it personality.
BERNINA 830 - Tuscan Tile Work
Create a beautiful table runner featuring embroidery designs from OESD's Tuscan Gardens Embroidery Collection, a BERNINA Exclusive collection. With the BERNINA 830 and the BERNINA Jumbo Hoop as your design partners, making stunning projects is easy!
BERNINA 8 Series - Dual Feed Portfolio
The innovative, built-in Dual Feed System available on both the BERNINA 820 and BERNINA 830 makes working with multiple layers of fabrics and ribbons so easy. Experience the BERNINA Dual Feed as you create this clever zippered portfolio - perfect for stashing all your BERNINA project instructions!
BERNINA 830 - Circles & Squares Swing Jacket
Customize the My Label Boxy Jacket or your favorite jacket pattern with embroidery and embellishment. The BERNINA 830 features allow your creativity to soar.
BERNINA 830 - Easy Breezy Jacket
Enjoy this Easy Breezy Jacket variation of the Squares & Circles Swing Jacket. Both jackets feature many of our favorite 8 Series techniques. Download the instructions for both jackets and make your own unique version!
BERNINA 8 Series - Stylish Placemat & Napkin
The BERNINA 830 & 820 offer a bounty of beautiful decorative stitches along with exclusive sewing features such as Tapering and BERNINA Dual Feed - providing you with the ultimate resources for creative stitch play. Add the Circular Embroidery Attachment to your 8 Series accessory box and create a stylish set of placemats and napkins.
BERNINA 8 Series - Stylish Breadbasket Liner
Combine elegant decorative stitches with the Circular Embroidery Attachment #83 and the 8 Series' Exclusive BERNINA Dual Feed feature for a stylish way embellish table linens. Create an easy-to-make breadbasket liner with circular decorations and a bias bound edge using the BERNINA Binder Attachment #88 for a quick professional finish!
BERNINA 8 Series - Floralicious Table Runner
Brighten up your décor with this cheery table runner embellished with ribbon accents. Using the Dual Feed feature on the BERNINA 8 Series Sewing Machines, see how easy it is to turn plain grosgrain ribbon into decorative home décor trim.
BERNINA 830 - Spring Table Runner
Use some of the best-loved features available on the BERNINA 830 while making this simple table runner. Incorporate multi-directional stitches in a combination, imported stitches and combinations into embroidery, appliqué, BERNINA Dual Feed and more!
BERNINA 830 LE - LE Tote on the Go
Make a great new tote featuring the Elegant Etched Alphabet Collection of the BERNINA 830 Limited Edition and the new 830 LE Signature Motif. Plus experience all the other standout creative features built-into the BERNINA 830!
Machine & Module Cover - BERNINA 830LE Showcase
Make a sleek, tailored cover for any BERNINA 830 machine and module. The cover is designed to protect both the machine and the module when the module is parked for embroidery and features BERNINA 830LE embroidery designs.
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BERNINA 830LE Signature Motif
Enjoy this free design as featured on cover of the BERNINA 830 Limited Edition Sewing and Embroidery Machine.
Jewelry Pouch - BERNINA 830 Embroidery WOW
Create an elegant pouch to store your jewels or BERNINA presser feet. Delight in how the intuitive features of the BERNINA 830 make embroidery projects so easy to accomplish!
Wedding Invitation - Embroidery Keepsake
Pair the BERNINA 830 with the BERNINA DesignerPlus Software to create extra special keepsakes! Using DesignerPlus Software, turn wedding invitations, birth announcements and other special occasion announcements into embroidered designs with ease. These extra large embroidery projects are a breeze to stitch with the BERNINA 830!
Winter Holiday Towels
Turn plain towels into holiday favorites by adding a decorative fabric band. The 8 Series' Dual Feed feature makes this project quick and easy! Create a set for each holiday!
BERNINA 830 - Welcome Banner
Create a seasonal banner highlighting the BERNINA 830's special sewing and embroidery features. Learn to combine designs, lettering, stitches and buttonholes to embroidery in a jumbo hoop, plus dual feed sewing and more!
BERNINA 830 - Book Wrap
Enjoy this book cover design created using numerous special features of the BERNINA 830 in both sewing and embroidery. Learn to Import Decorative Stitches and Buttonholes into Embroidery, Endless Embroidery, Lettering, Bobbin Play and more!
Crazy Patch Pillow Sampler
This pretty patchwork pillow sampler makes your 8 Series sewing machine shine! Learn a variety of embellishment techniques including couching, double needle stitching, bobbin play, free motion stitching and more.
Floral Visions Pillow
Expand your embroidery capabilities by combining two State-of-the-Art BERNINA Products - the BERNINA 830 and BERNINA Embroidery Software 6. Experience these powerful features as you create an elegant pillow top featuring the Floral Visions Embroidery Collection.
Ruler Valise
Create a carrying case to keep your rulers organized by style and purpose. The Dual Feed features of the 8 Series machines allow you to work through multiple layers with ease. Plus, the BERNINA 830 gives you the option to add a dash of embroidery using the jumbo hoop!
City Blooms Quilt
Pieced and quilted on the BERNINA 820, this is a great project for novice quilters or experienced quilters looking for a quick-to-stitch project. The Dual Feed features of the 8 Series machines along with an addition of the BERNINA Quilt Frame ensure success!
Zippered Pouch - Stitch Combinations
With the BERNINA 830, experiment with stitches designed as sewing combinations, but imported into embroidery and embroidered! Add Endless Embroidery and bobbin work to create a zippered pouch that can also serve a little clutch.
A Modern Heirloom Blouse
A simple blouse becomes a designer blouse with the clever additional of heirloom sewing details. The BERNINA 8 Series Sewing Machines make adding heirloom touches to your projects quick, easy and fun.
Modern Mix Embroidered Quilt
The combination of traditional blocks, contemporary fabrics and modern-day sewing/embroidery techniques utilizing the BERNINA 830 and BERNINA DesignerPlus Embroidery Software makes Modern Mix the perfect name for this quilt, the design collection and fabric as well!
Download the two zipped files below to make this showpiece quilt.
830 Tote Bag
Hours to Complete: 4+ Hours
The 830 Tote Bag is the companion project to the Instructional DVD for the 8-Series machines. Before constructing the bag on your new 830 machine, be sure to watch the DVD and read the entire instructions first. Enjoy creating!
8 Series Scrappy Table Runner
Showcasing the wonderful Dual Feed features of the BERNINA 820 and 830, this table runner is a stash-buster as it uses no more than 2" of any one fabric for each of the blocks. The subtle, soft colors give this runner the look and feel of traditional Japanese Quilting.
Garden Urn Appliqué in the Hoop
Create a Garden Urn Wall Hanging having fun with techniques such as raw edge appliqué in the hoop and out, thread painting, free motion quilting and accurate embroidery placement. Plus, learn a fast and fun method of binding the project for a grand finish.
Papillion Pillow
This elegant Papillion Pillow uses built in designs on the BERNINA 830 from the Louisa Meyer Embroidery Collection. A gorgeous butterfly stitched in the Jumbo Hoop fills the center of the pillow, and Endless Embroidery techniques are used to create the all-over design on the side panels.
It's in the Bag!
The right handbag can add the finishing touch to any outfit. Whether you purchase a ready-made bag as a blank canvas or stitch your own from scratch, the personal touches you can add with the BERNINA 830 will make yours a one-of-a-kind creation!
Endless Embroidery Fan Pillow
This beautiful Fan Pillow uses built in designs on the BERNINA 830 from the Louisa Meyer Embroidery Collection. A magnificent jumbo hoop design serves as the focal point and Endless Embroidery techniques allow for clever placement of tassel embroidery accents.
Embroidered Hardanger Table Runner
This Embroidered Hardanger Table Runner looks like an antique heirloom, but you can make one of your own using a BERNINA 830 and a piece of plain linen! Plus, BERNINA Embroidery Software makes quick work of the layout.
Embroidered Argyle Book Cover
Create an argyle pattern with imported tapered and decorative stitches. Use Endless Embroidery to create a linear pattern accent or embroider as an all-over fabric book cover. The argyle pattern has wide appeal and can be used to create a gift for someone special!
Lovely Lingerie Bag - Part 2
This lovely lingerie bag is the perfect place to store all those "pretty little things." Part 1 of this lesson, found in BERNINA's Through the Needle magazine, Issue #32, provides instructions for creating the Jumbo Hoop design used for the body of the lingerie bag.
Endless Embroidered Pillowcase
Transform a simple motif into a decorative pillowcase band with the BERNINA 830's Endless Embroidery feature. Learn step-by-step how to design and stitch an endless embroidery design as you create a lovely pillowcase. This project will bring you endless compliments!
BERNINA 820 - Stitch Embellished Clutch
Create a whimsical Clutch Purse as you experiment with the versatile BERNINA 820. Dabble in creating unique Stitch Recipes and experiment with the BERNINA Dual Feed and the BERNINA Stitch Regulator. Plus, experience the flexibility of Total Stitch Control. This little clutch is as much fun to make as it is to carry!
Reeds and Grasses Table Set
Long embroidered bands of undulating reeds and grasses border a simple linen table runner. The Endless Embroidery and Fit to Hoop features of the BERNINA 830 make short work of sewing multiple designs, perfectly spaced in time-saving Mega Hoop Embroidery. Complete this decorating set with brightly edged cocktail napkins, adorned with a single sprig of embroidered fauna.
Stitch Embellished Pillows
These decorative pillows were created using the BERNINA 830 Sewing Machine along with a bit of ingenuity. Directions are included for the Square Tassel Pillow. Try these techniques on almost any type of project including jackets, table linens and quilts. The results are elegant yet fun to make!
Wedding Invitation - Embroidery Keepsake
Pair the BERNINA 830 with the BERNINA DesignerPlus Software to create extra special keepsakes! Using DesignerPlus Software, turn wedding invitations, birth announcements and other special occasion announcements into embroidered designs with ease. These extra large embroidery projects are a breeze to stitch with the BERNINA 830!
Swiss Celebr-8-tions Pillow
Celebrate the many unique features of the BERNINA 830 as you create an elegant "sampler" pillow. Learn a variety of techniques including Connecting Stitches, Balance Bonus, Quilting in the Hoop, Automatic Tapering, Free Motion Stitching, Buttonholes and more!
Butterfly Garden Quilt
Pair the BERNINA 830 with BERNINA DesignerPlus Software and watch your creativity soar! Engage the many capabilities of DesignerPlus Software to not only create the Butterfly Garden's embroidery designs, but also design the quilt in the Quilter program! Create this lovely Butterfly Garden Quilt on a BERNINA 830 incorporating machine embroidery, free-motion stitching with the BSR, channel quilting and more!
830 Endless Embroidery Design - Ode to Ireland Table Runner
The BERNINA 830's Endless Embroidery Functions allow for endless design possibilities! Enjoy this Ode to Ireland design set up for Endless Embroidery. This zipped folder contains the design files as well as an example of a beautiful table runner. This zipped folder contains the design files as well as an instructional file for creating a beautiful scalloped-edge table runner.
Embroidered Silk Quilt - A Bernina 830 Sensation
Sensational quilts start with the sensational BERNINA 830! Create a luxurious silk windowpane quilt using built-in Diane Gaudynski embroidery designs and quilt-as-you-go sewing techniques. The Embroidered Silk Quilt features 49 embroidered seven-inch silk squares accented with one-inch ribbon windowpanes.
830 Floral Wreath Wall Hanging
Engage the creative features of the BERNINA 830! Make this sensational quilted wall hanging with textural dimension. Click on this link for project details.
It's All About Tassels - 830 Stitch Recipe (video clip)
Delight in how easy it is to create gorgeous stitch recipes on the BERNINA 830! Learn how to create this delightful tassel combination using the Combi Mode and Connecting decorative stitches. For complete instructions, watch this video clip and download the instructions provided below. (The video has been zipped and will require an unzipping utility to open. Please right click and download before attempting to view.)
It's All About Tassels - 830 Stitch Recipe (instructions)
Delight in how easy it is to create gorgeous stitch recipes on the BERNINA 830! Learn how to create this delightful tassel combination using the Combi Mode and Connecting decorative stitches. For complete instructions, watch the video clip above and download these instructions.