New Bern Fabric Center -- New Bern NC

Last Saturday, I taught a machine applique techniques class at New Bern Fabric Center, the last stop on my 16 day trip. New Bern was an approximately 2-1/2 hour drive from Wilmington on Friday night, I was staying at the local Hampton Inn for two nights and then driving about 2 hours Sunday morning to the Raleigh-Durham airport.

Love all things Halloween, so took this picture before I even got in the door....

The lady who made the quilt hanging over all that delicious fabric was in my class -- tried to get her to pose next to it for the picture, but she was very modest....

Cute little pink smocked dress in the window....

They have a big BERNINA section....












I had never seen an BERNINA 830 "skeleton" before. It shows all the inner workings -- fascinating! James and Carole told me that this machine has been sewed on by Ricky Tims!


Back outside to get this picture of the embroidery done to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many of the Bernina dealers are embracing this cause and I saw different variations on the theme as I traveled from store to store.


These were blocks hung high on the walls, alternating the embroidered blocks with the plain blocks. It made a very nice and colorful presentation above everything else going on in the store.

As I was leaving, James and Carole gave me a 2011 pocket calendar -- actually, it's more than a calendar. It has a nice thick pad of paper, a calendar, address book and a number of reference pages. I immediately turned the corner over on the page I'll use a lot -- the one that shows all of the time zones in the United States!

New Bern Fabric Center is located at 1218 S. Glenburnie Road, New Bern NC 28562 (ph: 252-633-4780). To go to their website, click here. They are very nice people who have been in the Bernina family for a long time.....