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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 - Candlewicking for dimension in your project. A Freebie for use all year long.

December 20, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Candlewicking is as old as the 'old west' and as fresh as any of today's trendy designs. Created in [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - It's Tip Time and a Christmas Freebie that will have you singing . . .

December 6, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (0)  
I hope you had a chance to see my '3D' blog, I am really excited about it. I am planning to incorpor [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Being Thankful is a Life Long Joy; and a Freebie for gifting your family, friends, & especially, yourself.

November 22, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1)  
Of course, at the holiday season people are in a warmer and happier mood. This outlook is one that g [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Holiday Decorating.

November 8, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0)  Not rated yet
If you are a fan of YouTube (I am a fanatic - hopelessly beyond a fan), there are thousands times th [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 - More Unique Tips and A Circus Ringleader

July 5, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (2)  
I hope you are learning and enjoying my Unique Tips Series. Most of these tips are ones I thought up [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 - 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 – 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)  
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Thinking inside that Amazon box. The Freebie will help with organization.

January 18, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0)  
Here Are 10 Creative Ways To Re-Use Your Old Amazon BoxesIf you follow me on social media, you may [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 - Frenzied? Hysterical? Overwhelmed? RELAX!! And a Thanksgiving Design that you need to keep secret.

November 22, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0)  Not rated yet
This time of year, many of us are just a tab short of hours in a day and sometimes, a dollar short. [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 - If it ain't broke, break it!! Part 2, and freebies for those breaks.

September 14, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3)  
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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 - 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 - Obsolete Alphabet? and Freebie for the future.

April 7, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , The Memory Book Comments (0)  Not rated yet
I have been reading that the English alphabet, as we know it, is nearing obsolescence for many reaso [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]
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