The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Gifts that you were dreaming about. And, a design for Valentine’s Day. January 17, 2020 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3) Now that the holidays are over, (thank goodness for small blessings) I am seeing a lot of people joi [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Free Standing Lace (FSL) and a Freebie* - with variations** January 3, 2020 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (4) I started machine embroidery in December, 2001. I had just moved from Arizona to California, and aft [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Holidays are for family. October 25, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , The Memory Book Comments (3) It is mid October, 2019 and I feel like time is flying by, faster and faster. You know the drill, pl [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Pumpkins and kids - INTRODUCING - FRANKENBIRD! (Freebie) October 3, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) It has finally cooled down here in Arizona, it is 94 degrees today. . .I found some information on k [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Go BIG and make it vibrant. And, a 6" by 10" hoop Freebie - yes, that is a large design. September 13, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3) I had written another blog which pointed out some things that are best done with the professional st [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Tips and Tricks for ITH Projects August 30, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (2) I did a "embroidery words/terms" blog recently and I remember that I had been embroidering for a lon [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Back-to-School Already? Already! August 16, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet Moms and dads are jumping up and down. Neighbors are throwing parties. Kids are getting new supplies [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - What's in a Word, like ITH? Part 2. August 2, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - What's in a Word?, Part 1. A Freebie for a Circus July 19, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet A center point – is the center of the embroidery design but NOT necessarily where the first stitch w [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Information you may not know about lingerie. A freebie that celebrates the 4th of July. June 21, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet Looking through my previous blogs, I checked`my Lingerie Blog and remembered that there are some int [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Unique & Simple Tips, & A Design for Your Design Stash June 7, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet Since I began doing these Unique & Simple Tricks, I have had a lot of new ideas and creative tip [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - My Favorite/Best (IMHO) blogs. My Freebie is a design created to add to your favorite designs. May 24, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady Debbie SewBlest , EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet I do love doing my blog. Some of them were wonderful hits and some - not so much. I am listing three [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Unique Tips, Part 4. And a Freebie for two crafts May 10, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (2) Not rated yet Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Its all in the Blog and, a freebie that will make a great Mother's Day Gift! April 26, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet I started doing this blog in May, 2008. Can you believe that? Well I can't so I went back on M [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Unique Tips, Part 2. This time, my Freebie is a Coffee Lover's Delight! March 15, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Getting all those time and money saving from the Net is a full time job. I enjoy seeing them, even [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - ZZ Top or ZZ Bottom. My Freebie is in tune with that. March 1, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet I had a tip in a previous Blog about getting those bed skirts to stay put and here is my next bed ma [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Cool Tips surface post Polar Vortex! And, a Freebie that will help in the cold (well a little). February 15, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , The Memory Book Comments (0) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Rediscovering Embroidery. This Freebie "paints" a picture. February 1, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) I have been thinking about some of the ways that embroidery can have a "Renaissance" that YOU can be [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Three unusual and great tips and you better believe in Santa - - - freebie. December 21, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (2) With the hustle and bustle of the holidays comes a time for family, friends and even strangers. To s [More]
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 - Snow is (again) on the way, and a Freebie that all moms have heard November 9, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet I think that snow is just about a few days away, except here in Surprise Arizona (just NW of Phoenix [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A bag full of Halloween - and a Freebie that makes me giggle. October 26, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet If you are new to my blog, here are some of my previous Halloween Freebies. Check out the hints in t [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - The Bean Stitch (Does not have a Stalk) and Halloween Design October 12, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet I really love the Bean Stitch, it is mostly ignored in favor of using a Satin Stitch. Well, it is ti [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – If it ain't broke, break it! And, a freebie to Decorate those Flameless Candles August 31, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Machine Tips Comments (0) I have been thinking about doing this blog for about 3 years - but, what is the hurry??These are tru [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Wall Flowers that are Beautiful and Two Freebies, check it out. June 1, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) I am in a decorating mood and saw a 3D picture on a wall in a magazine. The photo was of a plain pie [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 - 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 - Another thing to do with Paint Chips January 8, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Those Perfect Designs in the Showroom August 21, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) If you need to go out this afternoon for some stabilizer or thread, this is a caution just for you.& [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - The Number One Thing EVERY Embroiderer Needs to Know August 22, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4) I was thinking the other day about what one thing will make a difference for a Newbie. Even fo [More]