Customize Your Sewing and Crafts with Brother ScanNCut DX SDX85

If you’re wondering what Santa should bring you this year, how about a new cutting machine?

Brother International Corporation announces the newest addition to their ScanNCut line – the DX SDX85. What makes the ScanNCut unique is that it’s the only cutting machine with a built-in scanner, allowing you to scan in your own drawings and then easily have the machine cut them from fabric, paper, or other materials up to 3mm thick.

Use the ScanNCut to customize your sewing and craft projects! For example, this applique sweatshirt is super cute and perfect to wear on the cool winter days. The leopoard print applique is made from a printed leather for added dimension and interest.

Or this winter scarf is super cute! The scarf is easy to sew, and then you can personalize it with a heat transfer vinyl design.

And for paper crafting, this Christmas wreath is absolutely gorgeous! There is no way I’d be able to cut all those shapes by hand, but the ScanNCut can do that part for you.

Key features include:

Blade Sensor Technology – true Auto Blade detects the thickness of material with no blade adjustment or material selection required
Cuts materials (like foam and felt) up to 0.1″ (3mm) thick[1]
Whisper-quiet cutting
47″ LCD touchscreen display to preview and edit designs
Advanced editing with CanvasWorkspace allows the user to create, edit, and send cut data to and from the machine
Wireless network-ready
Up to 600 DPI on the Scan to USB function will turn scanned images into unique one-of-a-kind cut designs and patterns
251 built-in designs patterns are ready to craft right out-of-the-box, and includes quilt patterns and lettering fonts
Allows user to connect to machine wirelessly with a phone, device, or computer via Wi-Fi network
Accommodates 12” x 12” and 12” x 24” cutting mats and 12” x 12” scanning mats
Reads SVG files
Available in vibrant lime green color

Learn more about the Scan N Cut here.

Next Pattern:

Welcome spring into your home with a fresh new tea towel for your kitchen! We’ve rounded up 12 pretty tea towels you can sew for spring. Tea towels (or dishtowels or kitchen towels) are easy to sew and can give an instant spring update for your kitchen. All you have to do is hang a bright tea towel on your oven door handle and you’ve brought a bit of spring into your home. Tea towels are always appreciated so they make great gifts, too!

Some of the projects in our roundup have you sew the towel from scratch, while others are as simple as embellishing a store bought towel. They’re all are made in happy, bright colors perfect for spring!