As 2011 has drawn to a close, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for their patronage and support during the past year. I also appreciate your patience and the encouragement you gave us during our expansion process.

I hope you will be able to take advantage of many of the classes we will be offering in our new classroom! 2011 was a great year, and we are looking forward to serving you in 2012. May you all have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Doris & the Bernina Staff

Claudia Dinnell of Claudia's Creations at Bernina Sewing Center!

Claudia lives in Phoenix, AZ and has been teaching quilting and applique classes for 25 years. Embroidery digitizing has become her love and passion. She now creates large, original designs using her own multi-hooping technique which she has taught throughout the US. Claudia's love of teaching continues as she motivates students to create their own works or art in redwork style and applique. She has won national and local awards for her design, quilting and digitizing work.

Claudia will be at Bernina Sewing Center April 4, 5, 6 & 7. Details will follow on what embroidery classes she will be teaching. Keep the dates open! She has wonderful projects!

Sherri Keil joins our Teaching Staff

We are excited that Sherri Keil will be teaching classes at our store. Some of you may know Sherri; she has lived in Billings since 1998. She began quilting in the 1980s and has experience in piecing, applique, paper piecing and machine quilting. Check out her French Braid, Trapunto, Enhanced Fusible Applique, Machine Quilting and Jelly Roll Sampler classes she is offering this quarter!

Special Orders

Connie is very accommodating about special ordering merchandise in for you if we do not carry it in the store or have run short. We usually give you a call as soon as your order has come in and set it aside for you. All special orders should be picked up within 30 days of notification (or sooner). If you cannot make it in, please notify us and maybe we can mail it to you. Thank you!

Staff Picks (things our staff loves!)

• Connie: Tutto Machine Carrier
• Myrt: Clover Fusible Bias
• Linda: Batik Rayon Scarves – comes with free instructions "how to tie one on"
• Cindy: HQ Fusion
• Vivien: Eco Lite for sewing machine – fits under neck of regular sized sewing machine, any brand, illuminates project so you are not "sewing in the dark"!
• Casey: Grouchy Ladybug Kits
• Rose: Bernina Cutwork Tool
• Doris: Bernina 830 Sewing & Embroidery Machine

New Products In Store and Online

We have new products for quilting, sewing and serging, machine embroidery, and embroidery software. We have tons of quilting fabric online for those of you that live out of town or just prefer shopping at home. Be sure to check all out our huge selection of beautiful quilting fabric lines.

Are You Receiving the Newsletter?

To make sure you don't miss any Bernina news, please let us know when you change your email address. If you haven't been getting our emails, check to make sure our address is in your address book or whitelist so your spam filter doesn't block us. You can update your email or mailing address on our subscription page. Your subscription will be updated, not duplicated.

In addition to the quarterly email newsletter, we send out news flashes when we have surprise sales or events. Since we don't mail out a printed newsletter anymore, you really should sign up so you don't miss out! Even the coupons can be printed online for your convenience.

Classes and Clubs

It's easy to sign up for classes online so don't miss out just because you forgot to call or stop by while we're open to register for a class. We appreciate you purchasing your class supplies from our Bernina Store so that we may continue offering exciting, new classes. Thank you!

If you've recently purchased a Bernina, our Mastering Your Bernina Sewing Machine classes, Mastering Your Bernina Serger classes, or our brand new Mastering Your 8 Series Bernina Sewing Machine are just what you need to get up to speed. In fact, many of us have had our Berninas for years and never learned to use them to their full potential—these classes are for you too! You don't have to worry about missing a session since these classes are offered on an ongoing basis so you can pick them up anytime.

Join us at any or all of our monthly club meetings to learn quick tips and techniques. All clubs are free!

Embroidery Club | Software Club
Bernina Virtual Club | Handi Quilter Club

Discount Coupons

Just a reminder that the link to our discount coupons on the website is on the right bar on this page as the first Hot Link. We know how much you like discounts and we're glad to offer them… especially the birthday coupon. It's our way of saying thanks and giving you a gift from us on your special day.

The Bernina Sewing Center Staff

P.S. If you want a printed version of this newsletter, you can print it as a PDF document. It doesn't have everything the website does but it is handy to have all the sales, classes and coupons in one place. You can also print just the coupons all one one page if you wish.