October 16, 2009
lraikin
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Fall is my favorite season. I love how the weather changes from brutally hot to just perfect! I love being cozy and taking out my current stitching project, curling up on a chair beside the fire and watching how my African Folklore Embroidery design takes on a life of its own. My parents are current...
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October 16, 2009
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.
When you think about the amount of money you are spending on your PC and related items, it might make you feel like you have spent more than the benefits warrant. With a PC, buying the initial equipment is just the start.&n...
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October 9, 2009
laruej
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It’s Chilly here in Alabama today. That is to say, rainy 70 degrees feels cold compared with 90+ degrees. This has been a frustrating day. I have a little project that I wanted to talk about this time. However, I’ve lost the special ruler I need for the project.&n...
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OK, I admit it. I despise making jack-O-lanterns. The carving is OK but in my mind cleaning out the pumpkin guts has never been fun. Yuck-O! And because it gets so cold here before Halloween these hollowed out orange decorations many times look like little old men by Trick or...
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October 9, 2009
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.
Speed Testing Your PC
If you are among the more progressive computer users, you may just be using ‘wireless' computing.
There are so many advantages to that networking, not the least of which is the fact that many peop...
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October 2, 2009
junemellinger
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Well since the last time I wrote I have celebrated my birthday in style and had a nice vacation to boot! My husband worked so hard to give a me a "Surprise Birthday" party and he really succeeded. It was a surprise party with a beach theme at a seashore restaurant. One of...
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October 2, 2009
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph
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October 2, 2009
jsdigitizing
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Hi again. Well it has been a great week! Thank you for all your questions and energetic comments regarding frames. The response has been so overwhelming that we have put together a Webinar regarding frames, their Uses and were to get them. Join me as I present "Hoo...
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September 25, 2009
The Avid Embroiderer
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I enjoy working with computers and the software that runs them. I will try to have my tips cover both XP and Vista when possible. I know that so many of you are really MAC fans, but I do not have MAC tips, sorry.
If there is something I love more than machine embroidery (and I r...
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September 25, 2009
db1921
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Being the "Meesy" to two beautiful granddaughters I am always on the lookout for cute things that I can make for them or with them. They are very girly girls and love fancy ribbons, barrettes and bows. Last weekend I went on a getaway with a friend and we browsed through shops ...
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September 18, 2009
jsdigitizing
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Hello,
My name is Scott Phillips and I am happy to have you here with us at Scott's Corner.
I have been in the embroidery industry for 20 years and my family has nearly 30 years experience in production embroidery and monogramming.
I believe that being an informed embroiderer on the latest te...
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September 18, 2009
laruej
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Hello there, everyone. First, I want to tell you the reason for the title of this BLOG.
Monday, I did exactly what I’ve been telling you all this time NOT TO DO. I cut MY finger with the rotary cutter. Yup! I did it. I am glad to say that it’s not very ba...
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September 18, 2009
rmacali
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So, in the last year, I was lucky enough to get engaged, survived the familiy phone calls asking me about her, made it through an engagement party, a bridal shower, meeting her family and more people than I could ever hope to remember .. and, tomorrow is the rehear...
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September 15, 2009
eroche
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By Eileen Roche, Editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery
I get tons of questions about embroidery -
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September 11, 2009
junemellinger
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Threads for Thought: Two New Lines for Your Next Project
Experienced decorators know that quality lies stitch deep. With so many thread options to choose from, embroiderers can customize the look and feel of every project they produce. Further expanding its line of quality threads, Brother Internat...
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September 11, 2009
db1921
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Halloween is closer than you think! I always get excited now that I have two granddaughters to watch. It makes the holiday so much more fun. I love listening to the older one tell me what she wants to be and deciding for her sister. Last year they were invited to a party. We had a great time c...
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September 4, 2009
junemellinger
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You just never know who is going to be on the other end of the phone line when you get a call these days! Just the other day my phone rang at 4 pm on a Friday and it was the "Rachael Ray" show calling. Honest! An associate producer of the show was wondering if I had ...
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August 28, 2009
db1921
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This was not the original project that I planned for this week but was inspired out of necessity. I am forever trying to do more than one thing at a time and this morning was no exception. I was going along answering emails, downloading some items that I needed and eating break...
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August 28, 2009
laruej
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Hi Everyone. It’s been a few weeks since I met you here at LaRueSews-Quilts. I’ve taken a little time off to re-group, rest and plan. Now as you asked, it’s time to announce the LaRueSews Block of the Month. I will go along with the government and provide an...
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August 21, 2009
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alphabets canbe found on my Stock Design Page. My designs are also available in packs, as described inthis blog. Those can be found here. For designs and packs available in multiple sizes,choose the size you wan...
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August 19, 2009
junemellinger
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Tomorrow nite, Thursday, August 20, Lifetime televison you will be able to resume the fun of w
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August 12, 2009
junemellinger
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It's HOT!!! Here in NJ it has finally passed the 90 degree mark...now it's summer for real.
It's HOT!!! Remember that I promised that there would be great new machines introduced at the annual Brother convention? When our dealers convened in Memphis last week the...
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August 7, 2009
rmacali
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"Hello, yeah, it's been a while / Not much, how 'bout youI'm not sure why I "blogged" / I guess I really just wanted to talk to you"
~ hmmm, that sounds familiar ..
OK OK .. I've taken some time off, but wedding plans are really eating up my free time ..I long f...
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Well, it's August and the "Dog Days of Summer" have finally arrived here. That means it is hot, hot, hot and when the temps get up around 100 degrees it is time to let the garden go and sew. I am done putting up corn, beans, berries and peaches. I do not wish to see a...
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July 31, 2009
db1921
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I would have to call myself a fabric junkie. I love solid colored fabric and prints and buy it even when I have no earthly idea of what I will do with it. I have so much fabric that my daughters always come by and "shop" in my sewing room before making a trip to the fabric store. And...
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July 31, 2009
laruej
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Yesterday was a day of fun and prizes for the members of the Memory Makers Quilt Guild. At the first meeting in 2009, I gave the members of my guild a Challenge. The Challenge was to make a quilt that fit all the requirement sets out in the rules of the challenge. The challenge was...
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July 24, 2009
junemellinger
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On a beautiful sunny afternoon last weekend I got to take a garden walk with my mom (red dress) .&nb
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If I have one recollection of my childhood that stands out, it has to be the sound of the wooden scr
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July 24, 2009
lraikin
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When I was a little girl growing up in South Africa, Fridays were always special baking days and cupcakes were my favorite thing to bake with my mother and sister. Even better than baking the cupcakes was the frosting and decorating of them afterwards. My mother would decorate each cupcake with twir...
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July 17, 2009
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alphabets canbe found on my Stock Design Page. My designs are also available in packs, as described inthis blog. Those can be found here. For designs and packs available in multiple size...
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