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• Crazy Patch Heart

  A couple of blogs ago, I wrote about crazy quilt stitches . Now, we'll put them to use making a basic, stand-alone applique heart. The same technique can be used with any applique design. I used the Large Heart Applique from Dakota Collectibles. Another... Posted May 18 2012, 04:00 PM by sewblest with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: applique, Christmas gift, gift ideas, last-minute gift ideas, gifts, quick gifts, valentine, Sew Easy, feather stitch, crazy patch stitches, herringbone, decorative stitches, crazy quilt, heart applique, crazy quilt heart, heirloom, heart, gift, freestanding applique, Debbie SewBlest, in the hoop projects, easy projects, projects, quick projects

• Decorative Crazy Patch Embroidery Stitches

  Embroidery machines revolutionized hand stitching. What once took days or weeks to prepare now varies from minutes to hours. Embroidery designs aren't the only things you can stitch out. Some of the easiest embellishments are made with decorative... Posted Apr 06 2012, 01:30 PM by sewblest with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: quilt embroidery, Sew Easy, feather stitch, crazy patch stitches, herringbone, thread, decorative stitches, crazy quilt, crazy quilt heart, heirloom, linen embroidery, Debbie SewBlest

• Thinking Out of the Block: Embroidering on Pieced Fabrics

  Perhaps one of the greatest attributes of machine embroidery is its versatility. Embroidery can easily stand alone or, when combined with pieced blocks, become a personalized second-dimension embellishment. The Blocks I fussy-cut four 6.25-inch blocks... Posted Dec 23 2011, 12:00 PM by sewblest with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Monogram, embroidery gifts, gift ideas, quilting gifts, gifts, quick gifts, quilt embroidery, quilt block, fussy cut, embroidery on pieced blocks, Sew Easy, decorative stitches, gift, Debbie SewBlest, easy projects, projects, quick projects