Napkin Ring in the Hoop
This week we welcome guest blogger Sue O’Very from Sealed With A Stitch. We hope you enjoy her Napkin Ring project and make good use of it, perhaps as a Valentine’s place setting! You can download the...
View ArticleServing Up Style
Today we are serving up a fun hemline project by Marie Zinno. Enjoy! Designs suggested a hemline theme, which sounded like a fun project. My lifestyle is very casual; sewing, embroidering for my...
View ArticleWe’re So Proud!
Toot, toot! Beep, beep! A special digital issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery is free for you – just click here to access. You’ll find projects, free embroidery designs, videos from our sponsors...
View ArticleIt’s Cold in Those Chemo Centers
When you have a family member or friend diagnosed with cancer, it leaves many of us feeling helpless – what can you do to support them? Nancy Zieman and I decided to each create a bag stuffed with...
View ArticleDesigns in Machine Embroidery Hoop Comparison
Last week, I wrote about fishing, I mean teaching, in Bend, OR and while I was there, I introduced my students to the new Snap-Hoop Monster. Almost all of my students asked the same questions about the...
View ArticleKeep It Simple Snowman
My Stitching Sister, Marie Zinno, is so busy right now. Every time we talk (and that’s every morning), she’s got all three of her machines cranking out holiday orders. Marie is a commercial...
View ArticleAn Early Christmas Present
Last week, I gave myself an early Christmas present – the gift of time to focus on one of Designs’ valued partners. I have to admit, it had been way too long since I had the opportunity to spend such...
View ArticleThe Value of Hooping Correctly
Our friends at Baby Lock have excellent advice for achieving beautiful embroidery on any machine. As guest bloggers this week, they point out the necessary steps to take get professional results on...
View ArticleMy Go-To Gift
If you think you don’t have time to stitch a last minute gift, think again! Let me show you how to stitch six napkins in no time. Mark the location of the corner monogram on each of the six napkins. I...
View ArticleAll for Me!
Improvise! Create! Have fun! I wanted to create something fun and personalized for my friends. These luggage tags featured in Shelly Smola’s book, All for Me, fit my needs for creativity. They can be...
View ArticleNumbered Patches in My Block Piecer
Welcome Software Saturday readers! Recently, I had a conversation with an avid My Block Piecer user. She loves this software and makes large blocks and mini blocks – really, really mini blocks! She...
View ArticleMulti-Needle Monday: Automatic Appliqué on the Brother Entrepreneur and Baby...
As owners of the Baby Lock Enterprise and Brother Entrepreneur, we are so fortunate to have the latest and greatest technology at their finger tips. We have the scanner and live camera along with...
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Split Long Text Messages for Embroidering on Ribbon
If you have a message that’s longer than your largest hoop, you have two choices, shrink or split the text. Since you don’t always have the option of shrinking text (you might have to fill a certain...
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Software Saturday: Applique to Instant Gift Tag
Make an impression with flawless, personalized gift tags this holiday season! Once the gift is unwrapped, the gift tag can be used as a Christmas ornament for years to come! In Inspirations’ Perfect...
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Bucket List Checkup!
This is a great year to make a conscious effort to sharpen your sewing and embroidery skills. Focus on incremental improvement – don’t worry about perfection or trying to catch up to someone else who...
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Opportunity Knocks!
My friend Tore works in a corporate environment—picture a quiet, organized, office setting. The exact opposite of my space where there’s an explosion of stitched samples, fabrics, trim, buttons… and...
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Become a Social Butterfly! Part 2
Last week I explored a special offer in an ad featured in the current issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery. If you missed the blog, click here. When you spend $49 or more at the Embroidery Online...
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Stitch Soup
Christina, the founder of Stitch Soup began embroidering over 12 years ago. After she embellished almost all of her wardrobe, she saw her first in-the-hoop project, a tissue holder, and had an ah-ha...
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If You’re Serious about Machine Embroidery…
If you’re serious about your machine embroidery hobby, it’s time for you to elevate your skills by using embroidery software and upgrading your embroidery tools. A good place to learn about both is in...
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Multi-Needle Monday: Automatic Appliqué on the Brother Entrepreneur and Baby...
As owners of the Baby Lock Enterprise and Brother Entrepreneur, we are so fortunate to have the latest and greatest technology at their finger tips. We have the scanner and live camera along with...
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