Applique as Cutwork? Yes, You Can! May 3, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest , EMB 101 , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet Last time, I showed you how to handle three layers of applique on a pre-purchased placemat. This tim [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, 3. My Freebie is just a fun design. April 12, 2019 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (2) If you have not had a chance to see my Unique Tips Feature, you may want to check them out. While yo [More]
Using Basting Boxes for Design Placement April 5, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) Not rated yet One of the most visual ways to ensure your designs are going to stitch exactly where you want them, [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 - 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 - 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]
Making Embroidery Pretty on the Back October 5, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (2) Can you tell which of these designs is the front of the piece and which is the back? By using the sa [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) Not rated yet 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 – Short Sheeting and a Freebie for Dieters July 27, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Once in a while, just when you have the most inspiring project, you find that you need to be working [More]
The Easiest Way to Assemble a Wall Hanging July 27, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) Embroidered pieces of fabric make ideal wall hangings. Just add some border fabrics, hanging tabs, b [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 – The Absence of Light is Black. A Freebie for Your Favorite DIY Person June 29, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet The Avid Embroiderer Presents – The Absence of Light is Black. A Freebie for Your Favorite DIY Person [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]
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 - Repeat Border Designs Without a Headache. Your Freebie will help you with this process. February 23, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3) While searching the Internet for interesting (?) subjects for my blog, I came upon one that seemed v [More]