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Bernina announces the 2 winning designs for its faceplate contest

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BERNINA of America, the premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce the winners from its Faceplate Face-off contest that allowed Facebook fans to choose two faceplate designs for the 2015 BERNINA 350 Special Edition (B 350 SE).  Ricky Tims and Tula Pink’s designs were chosen from among 10 entries submitted by the sewing industry’s best designers.  The contest ran from Monday, March 17 through Tuesday, April 14.

Additionally, one lucky Facebook fan who voted was randomly selected to win a B 350 SE featuring the design receiving the most votes.  Brenda P. of Pensacola, Fla. will receive a B 350 SE with the faceplate designed by Ricky Tims.

“We congratulate Tula Pink and Ricky Tims on their winning designs and Brenda for winning the B 350 drawing,” said Paul Ashworth, President of BERNINA of America.  “We also thank all of the designers and BERNINA Facebook fans who participated in the contest.  BERNINA has a great relationship with the artisans in this industry and our customers, and the overwhelming response to the contest helped illustrate that.”

Tula Pink graduated from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. After graduating she worked as an exhibit designer for museums in Los Angeles and then got involved in the music industry.  She later moved east to focus on fabric design and sewing, where she designed her first collection in her living room.  Today, Tula works for Free Spirit Fabrics.

Ricky Tims has successfully blended two diverse passions into one very unique and interesting career with his love of music and quilting.  He is known in the international world of quilting as a best-selling author, enthusiastic and encouraging teacher, an award-winning quilter, fabric designer, and a talented and spellbinding speaker.  His innovative and entertaining presentations feature live music and humor combined with scholarly insights and wisdom.  Ricky’s quilts have been displayed worldwide and are highly regarded as excellent examples of contemporary quilts with traditional appeal.

FP_RickyTimsThe B 350 SE comes equipped with six full shank presser feet, a slide-on extension table to quickly increase the work area, and the BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS), which is a knee-operated lever that raises the presser foot, lowers the feed dogs and releases the thread tension at the same time.  Other accessories included with the B 350 SE are the BERNINA Walking Foot #50 and the BERNINA Free-motion Quilting Foot #29C.  MSRP for the B 350 SE is $1,899.
The machine also comes equipped with 115 stitches, a maximum sewing speed of 900 stitches per minute and a stitch width up to 5.5 mm.  It has a direct-selection function with a bright LCD screen that allows sewists to switch quickly between 20 utility stitches, 52 decorative stitches and 11 quilting stitches.  In addition, a high-precision buttonhole function with two programmed buttonhole styles will give users the ability to sew buttonholes of the exact same length every time.  The B 350 SE has memory space to permanently store up to 30 stitch-pattern combinations, and a bright LED sewing light.

BERNINA’s 3 Series line of machines is ideal for beginner and more experienced sewists.  The B 350 SE is an outstanding choice for everyday mending jobs and alterations, as well as creative sewing and quilting.  With simple, intuitive handling, first-class functioning and solid, Swiss-quality construction, the B 350 SE will provide continued enjoyment for the sewist making the transition from simple to more complicated projects.

About BERNINA
Founded in Switzerland more than 100 years ago, BERNINA is the world’s premier manufacturer with a proven reputation for offering state-of-the-art sewing and embroidery systems, sergers and embroidery software.  BERNINA’s leadership is marked by an impressive number of industry leaders, influencers and artisans who chose to partner with the company.  BERNINA products are sold in the United States through a network of approximately 450 fully trained independent dealerships.  In 2008, the company introduced the revolutionary BERNINA 830, a machine designed to change the home sewing industry. 

To learn more and to find a dealer, visit www.bernina.com or call (630)978-2500.

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