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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 – Chipping away at all that clutter. My Freebie will be my new BFF. March 29, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Not rated yet Several years ago, I decided to go through my clothes and single out items that were in poor conditi [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 - 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 - 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 – Implementing a new concept (and the horrors thereof.) Plus, a 3D flower freebie. September 28, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (0) I can recall when the first computers came on the market. The one piece of software I noticed was “C [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) Kintsugi [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - It's Summer and everything is light and airy. A great Freebie for a beach coverup. July 13, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) Not rated yet When summer hits Phoenix, it hits hard. . . We have been having an 'intense heat warning.' I don't k [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 – 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 - Embird comes to AnnTheGran and a Versatile Freebie for everyone, even the guys! April 20, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Embird has come to ATG and I am really excited about it. If you have never heard of Embird (where ha [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]