A center point – is the center of the embroidery design but NOT necessarily where the first stitch w
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Who gave stripes the boot? And, just for you, a design you will use often.
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Note: This is from a very old Blog that a reader commented upon. Very few people will see the post b
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I have been reading that the English alphabet, as we know it, is nearing obsolescence for many reaso
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I have a "Love" "Hate" relationship with some of my sweaters. I love my "creamy orange," light-weigh
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This time of year, we all do more metallic thread designs and here are some tips for you to have bet
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Color Converter and an Autumn Freebie (really?? Autumn?)
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I have discussed the computer industry before and I want to point out something that has been a thor
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Leafing through multiple magazines, including HGTV and Better Homes and Gardens (how long has it bee
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Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma
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There are so many places to learn about embroidery on the Internet. My blog and that of the ot
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I have always loved the 'boxed frames' where you can put small items into the frame for hanging.&nbs
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The dictionary definition of Chakra is - any of several points of physical or spiritual energy in th
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When I hear kids say
"just 2 more months of school" or "just one more year of
school" I laugh to mys
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I have been doing bridal work for almost 13 years. Sometimes it is frustrating, interestingly,
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Wow, the pool opens this Saturday and the kids can hardly
wait. We had a couple of rain
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In my last blog, I did a foam
and embossed design in Turquoise and mint green. The photo does
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April 4, 2014
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Has the first few months of 2014 been as busy for you as it
has for me? Time has flown
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November 30, 2013
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Do you have unfinished projects from past years? I do. I am always inspired at the beginning of the holidays and have lots of ideas. Then it seems the season always gets hectic and some of the things I start just do not get finished. So, this year I decided to finish those it...
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Today I just want to share another addition to the Halloween décor for my daughter's fireplace displ
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October 4, 2013
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It's here again. Already! Halloween, apple picking, pinecones and colored leaves. The season's fly by so quickly I can hardly keep up. We took a trip out to the Old Town main street the other day to pick up our fall and winter spices. It is an all cobblestone st...
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August 30, 2013
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Back to school. Everyone is saying it - it is posted in every store and website that we visit.
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July 26, 2013
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We are preparing for VBS this week. My daughter volunteered to co-ordinate the craft room and
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June 28, 2013
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Lucy's birthday party is coming up in a couple of days. She wants an apron, and those things you wear on your hands (oven mitts). My daughter said it should be bright and colorful and wanted to make it herself but there just isn't much time and I was busy getting ready for a rath...
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May 24, 2013
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My best friend's daughter is getting married. And I was going to give a shower at my home in April. The colors were ivory and pale gold with touches of red. It was the nearing the end of March and although there was still plenty of time I had been thinking about how to dec...
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April 26, 2013
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While out one day a few weeks ago my mother and I saw some really cute little door stop decorations
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March 22, 2013
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We had our first really nice day here today in what seems like forever. And tomorrow is suppos
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February 15, 2013
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Our third granddaughter is not a sit in the corner type. She is always in motion. On top
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