TIP Cut extra strips to use for testing | Bernina Baby Accessories

 Cut 1⅛”-wide bias strips from each of the four fat quarters until you have approximately 3 yards of bias strips from each fabric. Piece the short ends together with a 45° seam to form one long strip.

TIP: Cut extra strips to use for testing.

 Press seam allowances open. Spray the strips with Best Pressed Starch Alternative; press.

 Set up the sewing machine as follows. Test the settings on a practice circle before stitching the embroidered circles.

Install Bias Binder #88 and Foot #95 following the instructions included with the attachment.

Select a straight stitch and set the length at 2.75mm.

Set the needle position one step from far right. (Adjust as needed during testing.)

 Puddle the bias strip on the bed of the machine.

 Swing the front of the binder attachment toward you and to the right for easier access. With the wrong side of the bias strip facing you, insert the tip of the strip into the slot of the binder. Use a blunt instrument such as a ball point awl or a wooden stick to help feed the strip through the slot.

TIP: It’s easier to start the bias through the binder if the “point” of the strip is at the top.

 As the strip is pulled through the binder, the cut edges will begin to fold toward the center of the resulting fold. Pull a couple of inches of bias through the binder and swing the attachment back into position.

 Lower the presser foot so it rests on the folded bias strip.

 Position a test circle of fabric / Fuse & Fleece right side up in the binder attachment so the stitching will catch all layers. Stitch around the edge of the circle, adjusting the needle position if necessary. Note: The needle position for a circle may be one click to the right of the position used when binding a straight edge.

 AFTER adjusting the needle position on your test circle you are ready to start stitching the bias strips to your embroidered circles.

 Insert the bias strip into the binder attachment. Insert the edge of the circle into the binder and gently push the circle edge under the needle while pulling gently on the wrapped bias end of the strip.

TIP: Start stitching with the foot completely on the circle, with the needle in the correct position (very slightly to the right of the upper fold). The bias should wrap completely around the edge, but don’t worry too much about this — as you come back around, you can easily “un-stitch” a few stitches if needed.

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