I am not much of a decorator. I love to see what others have done but for myself, I would buy 10 ite
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - How to finish that baby item
before they go to college
You
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In my last blog, I did a foam
and embossed design in Turquoise and mint green. The photo does
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These things are just a little
information for your project. I know
that, although I have been
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Now that I am a grandmother, I can look back and see what I did right, wrong and strange with my chi
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The origins of monograms were very regal. Monograms were generally
used as a signature and on
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July 27, 2012
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Our girls love to read. So much that our daughter is making a special reading nook out of a closet in her schoolroom area. The seven year old, who always wants to add her thoughts to a project brought me a picture. The pillow had these different, flapped edges and she asked i...
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With all there is to know about embroidery and with all the gadgets to help you, why do we still nee
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February 3, 2012
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I am in the mood for spring to get here. Really, it has been a mild winter so I shouldn't be s
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I kept thinking about my last project that failed. I am always excited about presenting projec
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Mom was right, the devil is in the details and he has had a devilishly good time with embroidery - -
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October 29, 2010
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Last week Emma and I were at the fabric store picking up some fabric for my aunt who is 94 and still sewing. While we were looking Emma saw this horse fabric and went nuts over it. "Meesy, we just have to make something with this!" she said. Now, why this little girl is s...
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Machine embroidery advances are being driven by the same things that drive the computer industry - H
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Over time, I have enjoyed doing my embroidery a great deal. Even when I was frustrated in the
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It is time for perfect brides to be walking down a perfect isle, in a perfect gown, with a perfect m
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Why is Egyptian cotton considered to be among the best cotton? It starts with the weather!&nbs
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August 29, 2008
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alphabets can be found on my Stock Design Page. My designs are also available in packs, as described in this blog. Those can be found here. For designs and packs available in multiple si...
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