The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Can you keep a secret? A Freebie just for fun. December 7, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) I have been noticing that multiple digitizers are noting that some of their designs do not have "jum [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Who gave stripes the boot? And, just for you, a design you will use often. May 18, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Who gave stripes the boot? And, just for you, a design you will use often. [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Patch it up with your favorite designs and a freebie for Mother's Day May 4, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (3) I consider my stash of designs collection in the same loving manner as a coin, stamp or even vintage [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Are you distressed, ripped, destroyed? This will help! The Freebie will help too. April 6, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Looking for a project for my blog, I saw so many torn jeans that I thought, I don’t wear them, but t [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Embroidery is an Art Form and a freebie to celebrate the season. March 21, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) You and I know that embroidery can be so many things, an heirloom (don’t forget to put your name and [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Ideas are Everywhere and a Freebie for your Special Summer Outfit. March 9, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (4) I remember, years ago, I was told something like – If you think of something, a red convertible, for [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Repeat Border Designs Without a Headache. Your Freebie will help you with this process. February 23, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3) While searching the Internet for interesting (?) subjects for my blog, I came upon one that seemed v [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Shadow Embroidery January 12, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (2) After seeing an article about Shadow Embroidery (SE), I did some research to bring that style to you [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - The Mother of Invention is really ourselves. And a New Year wish for, well, the new year. December 29, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (0) Frankly, 'they' (whoever they are) were correct when they said "Mother" because women do their share [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Oh Those Holidays and Metallic Threads. An Emoji for Christmas December 15, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) I know this is really off the subject of embroidery, but I just had to share it with my readers. As [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Holiday Ornaments and a Snowman and his cell phone December 1, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , The Memory Book Comments (0) snowman selfie The Avid Embroiderer.zip (209.6KB)snowman selfie outline The Avid Embroiderer.zip (59 [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – A Digitizer is a Strange Creature. And an early Christmas design just for laughs. November 17, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (3) The Species Digitasaurus, Embroiderius, is known to inhabit the earth and is growing in population d [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Do you really know your Stabilizers? Don't forget your Halloween Freebie❣ October 20, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) There are a lot of blogs, notes and information about Stabilizers, just Google that word and you wil [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - When is the Alphabet, not really the Alphabet? And a Freebie you will LOVE! September 8, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (6) I remember when I started to do machine embroidery, I did not understand "lettering" and the differe [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A waist is a terrible thing to waste. A freebie for rough and tumble kids. August 4, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (6) In my opinion, women who are no longer a size 8 tend to wear baggy clothing. https://www.swakdesigns [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – World's Second Oldest Profession and an Easter Freebie March 24, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) I have recently discovered the actual world's second oldest profession. The world needs many things [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A Relaxed Hobo and a St. Puptrick's Day Design March 10, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) Not rated yet Last week I got an ad from one of my favorite stores saying they had "Relaxed Hobos" on sale. My fir [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Decorations where you least expect them. A Freebie for saying "I Love You" February 24, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (5) I really believe that décor should be simple and unconventional, lovely and not ostentatious, classy [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Who needs all this tension, with tension tests? And an embellishment freebie February 10, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Machine Tips Comments (3) Tension is a word that has a very bad PR agency. The mere word gets blood pressure to rise and grow [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Four Cool Tips and a Hand-Picked Freebie January 27, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2) I have been embroidering for more than 15 years. I was generally self-taught and I started wit [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - My Favorite Sweaters need a little something and My Own First Freebie January 6, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) I have a "Love" "Hate" relationship with some of my sweaters. I love my "creamy orange," light-weigh [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Embroidery Tips that need correcting, and a Christmas Freebie December 9, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4) Can you spot the error in these tips?Jump stitches are important to cut. Leaving them in can have th [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Leather has its own personality - and a freebie for fun November 4, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , The Memory Book Comments (0) In my last blog, I made mention of the fact that it is a good idea to do the basting around designs [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Doing as the Professionals Do and An Autumn Freebie September 23, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) http://community.annthegran.com/Gallery/4?utm_source=EMAIL&utm_medium=ATG&utm_term=Gallery/4 [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Doing the Bobbin Hop and a 9/11/2001 Freebie September 2, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Machine Tips Comments (2) Just a little tip (I have never seen this one anywhere). Once in awhile, you will be stitching along [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Decorating with Flowery Pillows June 10, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) Not rated yet I am not much of a decorator. I love to see what others have done but for myself, I would buy 10 ite [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Computers Go Wearable May 27, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Computers in your Clothes? A Wearable Electronics Milestone Photo Courtesy of Jo McCulty, Oh [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Look Who is Aware Now❣ - And, a space saving tip! March 25, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Pat shares a personal story about her grandson, and highlights awareness designs. [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Curiosity Depends on What You Already Know and a freebie . . . March 11, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2) v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VM [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Tricky Fabric and Stabilizers (AND two freebies) February 4, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (4) I do like to create something unexpected when I embroider. Some times that includes using a te [More]