Layer paper, and use your machine stitches instead of glue to attach your layers. A great way to use your decorative stitches!

If your machine has the capability to create lettering, you can stitch a decorative message.

Get out some decorative paper and give it a try!

Use your BERNINA Embroidery Software to create a unique Valentine's Day card with printed three-dimensional embroidery and drop shadow text.

File > Open > C: My Designs > Embroidery Software 6 > Seasons > Hd215.ART60.

Select the Art Canvas tab and Zoom Out (F3)

Drag a guideline from the ruler on the top of the screen out to the page center. Look for the "0" on the left ruler indicating the center of the page; click. Now drag a guideline out from the ruler to the left, to the page center. Look for the "0" on the top ruler; click.

Select the Text icon, click an empty area of the workspace, and type "Be My Valentine." Drag your cursor over the text to select it, and choose a text that appeals to you from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. (I used Cooper Black.)

Click on the Select icon. Select and then move the text into the bottom right panel.

I added a drop shadow to the text. Click on the drop shadow icon and follow the directions in the Hints Docker Panel to click and drag a shadow.

To correctly position the embroidery, select the Embroidery Canvas tab. Select the design and move into position beneath the text. Select the Art Canvas tab to preview the card.

Select File > Print. The 3D embroidery and drop shadow print beautifully!

Fold the card in half and in half again. Fits a standard No. 5 1/2 envelope.

BERNINA's new version 6 Embroidery Software automatically creates echo quilting that fills your block perfectly.

1. Open your v6 software. Select File > Open > and browse to the Animals folder in your Embroidery Software 6 folder, and select the dragonfly design #FM608.

2. Select a hoop to fit your quilt design, and use the Rectangle Tool to create a satin stitch border to replicate the outer edge of your quilt block (use the Control key for a perfect square).

3. Select All, and use the Align Center Tool to center the design, and then select the Outline Too. I used the Jumbo Hoop for Foot #26.

4. Offset = 10mm, Outline Count = 6, select/check Outline Holes, and select Triple Stitch. Play with what works for your block and design. Switch to Design View by pressing the letter T on your keyboard, and select the outer lines by holding the Shift key, and Delete.

5. The outer satin border can be deleted - or converted to a Triple Stitch. Your design is ready to sew!