• Blogs
  • Forums
  • Galleries
  • Archive
  • STORE
  • Log In or Register
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Plus
  • Subscribe

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - How to finish that baby item before they go to college

July 3, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - How to finish that baby item before they go to college   You [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Suzani from Uzbekistan

June 5, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
Sometimes in the world, we hear that an area, group or faction is creating havoc, if not war. Whe [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Monograms Today

May 22, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
monograms blog by pat snyder [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Cary Grant without a tie??? On Mother's Day???

May 8, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
One has a very difficult time imagining Cary Grant without a tie.  Off hand, I cannot think of [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A little 3D for an interesting touch.

April 24, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
I have always loved the 'boxed frames' where you can put small items into the frame for hanging.&nbs [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Bobbin Tip, Bibbide, Bobbide, Boo

April 10, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  
When people have 'tips and tricks for organizing' on the Internet, I am all on it.  Some are s [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Intro to Bunka Embroidery - It is an art form of great beauty.

March 27, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (6)  
Introduction to bunka embroidery [More]

The Avid Embroiderer - What a tangled web we weave - - -

February 27, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
When first we practice to adjust an embroidery design.I have a very complex design that is extremely [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents: Nailed It!!!

February 13, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  
The Avid Embroiderer Presents: Nailed It!!! [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Chakra - It is not really a sneeze sound.

January 30, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
The dictionary definition of Chakra is - any of several points of physical or spiritual energy in th [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - It is almost Valentine's Day❣❣

January 16, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  
Romance is in the Air!! [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Pick your own pocket❣

January 2, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  
I have wanted to do this blog for about 5 months, but I figured that it would be too time consuming [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - It is fabulous faux fur time❣

December 19, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  
This time of year many of us are creating gifts and other fun items like stockings to hang by the ch [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Creating an Heirloom

December 5, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
My Mother did many crafts over her lifetime.  I think her favorite was crochet and eventually w [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Bed Sheets with a helping hand

November 21, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (3)  
Tip:  I thought I had heard  everything but this one is a newbie for me❣  I had the n [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Giving with your heart and make it is easy on your purse.

November 7, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
chocolate recipes designs bundle [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Checking out new supplies

October 24, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
I remember Ann Cobb (THE AnnTheGran) laughingly discussing the new items that were coming out when s [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Did you ask "What is Pull Compensation?"

October 10, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  
There are so many words that are specific to embroidery [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - AppliCut - A Bonding of two ideas.

September 2, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
I just made up that word but if you found it elsewhere, well, I still made it up for embroidery.As a [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - The Number One Thing EVERY Embroiderer Needs to Know. And a Freebie to enjoy.

August 22, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (4)  
I was thinking the other day about what one thing will make a difference for a Newbie.  Even fo [More]

Learning as a lifelong adventure-Summer Time Tip

August 8, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (5)  
When I hear kids say "just 2 more months of school" or "just one more year of school" I laugh to mys [More]

Creating a personal design without digitizing. . .

July 25, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  
I was thinking the other day about all the great designs that are available BUT, when I need somethi [More]

OFF SIDES - 10 stitch Penalty

July 11, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  Not rated yet
I got a little Soccer fever and if you did not, I am here to tell you that the USA lost but can hold [More]

Messing With Tension!

June 27, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4)  
I have been doing bridal work for almost 13 years.  Sometimes it is frustrating, interestingly, [More]

No Sew Pillowcase and a freebie

June 6, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  Not rated yet
In my last blog, I did a foam and embossed design in Turquoise and mint green.  The photo does [More]

Joan Rivers Made Me Do It! AND Two More Tips!

May 23, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1)  Not rated yet
I am a big fan of Joan Rivers - NOT for her use of foul language - but for her sense of taste and st [More]

Hardanger Revisited

May 9, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Hardanger is a type of stitching that uses the canvas itself as part of the design. The open weave a [More]

A Newbie's Perfect project.

April 25, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2)  
These things are just a little information for your project.  I know that, although I have been [More]

Machine tips and one-half tip

April 7, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Since I seem to spend a lot of time at the repair shop with my machines, I thought I would talk abo [More]

What is wrong with this picture? And, tips for Trouble Shooting registration and puckering.

March 28, 2014 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3)  
As I noted in my blog "Where is an Expert When You Need One?" sometimes we need an expert opinion an [More]
<< Older posts Newer posts >>
  • Newer posts
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • Older posts
Current Specials
  • Embelishment Designs - 65% Off
  • FSL Designs - 50% Off
  • DIME - Stitch Ripper - $74.99 + Free Shi...
  • DIME EVENT Email 2 - Virtual Holiday Gif...
  • Hopscotch Designs - 50% Off
  • Outline Designs - 50% Off
  • Cancer awareness Designs - 50% Off
  • Easy Embroidery - $1.99 designs
  • Mira Designs – 50% OFF
  • Moxie embroidery - 50% Off
  • Fall designs - 60% Off
  • Sitewide coupon for ATG contest - 10% Of...
  • Applique Designs - 99¢ each
  • Monthly Clearance Sale- $1.99
  • Crafting With Machine Embroidery - 99¢ ...
  • Alphabet Clearance - $2.99 ea.
  • Summer Pack Sale – 40% OFF
  • Pat Williams Packs – 30% OFF
  • Home Formats Font and Font Packs – 50% O...
  • Embrilliance Fonts and Font Packs – 50% ...
  • Hand Embroidery Patterns – 50% OFF
  • PERM - Exquisite Thread spools - B10G1 F...
Tag cloud
  • adhesive
  • african art
  • alphabet xpress
  • alphabets
  • ann cobb
  • ann the gran
  • anns club
  • ann's club
  • annthegran stabilizer
  • applique
  • apron
  • babies
  • baby gifts
  • badgemaster
  • bags
  • baste
  • beginner easy projects
  • beginner easy quick projects
  • beginner projects
  • bff friends family
  • bff gift
  • blankets
  • block of the month
  • blog
  • blog tips and tricks
  • blogging
  • bobbins
  • borders
  • bows
  • brother pe700
  • brother quattro 6000d
  • carol brown
  • catalog xpress
  • chain stitch
  • children
  • Christmas
  • color changes
  • colors
  • computer
  • costs
  • cotton
  • crafting
  • crafts
  • cutaway
  • decor decoration
  • decoration
  • decoration decor
  • delicate
  • denim
  • density
  • designs
  • designs in machine embroidery
  • digitizing
  • discovery sew
  • easy projects
  • eileen roche
  • EMB 101
  • embellishment
  • embroidery
  • embroidery blanks
  • embroidery blog
  • embroidery business
  • embroidery designs
  • embroidery projects
  • Embroidery Tips
  • fabric
  • fabric bags
  • fabric preparation
  • fall
  • fancy jumbles
  • fancy jumbles alphabets
  • felt
  • fonts
  • forum
  • free designs
  • free freebies designs
  • free standing lace
  • freebie design
  • freebies
  • freeware
  • fsl
  • gift bags
  • gift ideas
  • gifts
  • gifts under $10
  • girls
  • going green
  • halloween
  • hand embroidery
  • handmade
  • hankie
  • heart
  • heirloom
  • holiday gifts
  • holidays
  • home decor
  • hoop
  • hooping
  • humor
  • in the hoop
  • in the hoop projects
  • infants
  • keep it simple
  • keepsake
  • kids
  • lace
  • laruesews
  • last minute gift ideas
  • leora raikin
  • lettering
  • lettering software
  • machine embroidery
  • machine embroidery projects
  • madeira
  • magic bookshelf
  • metallic thread
  • microsoft
  • monograms
  • mother's day
  • my embroidery mentor
  • needle art
  • needles
  • newbies
  • nursery
  • organizing
  • organza
  • ornaments
  • peggy's stitch eraser
  • personal computer
  • photos
  • pillowcase
  • pillows
  • placement
  • polyester
  • projects
  • puckering
  • quattro
  • quick decor humor
  • quick easy projects
  • quick gifts
  • quick projects
  • quilt
  • quilting
  • rayon
  • realize the dream
  • resize
  • rotary cutter
  • satin stitch
  • save money
  • save time
  • scissors
  • sew easy
  • sewblest
  • sewing
  • sewout
  • snowflakes
  • software
  • south africa
  • stabilizer tips
  • stabilizers
  • summer
  • techniques
  • test sews
  • the avid embroiderer
  • The Avid Embroiderer blog
  • the memory book
  • thread
  • thread break
  • thread tension
  • tips
  • tips and tricks
  • tips for new embroiderers
  • tote bags
  • towels
  • tricks
  • tricks and tips forum
  • t-shirt
  • valentine
  • vista
  • wall hanging
  • washable bags
  • water soluble stabilizer
  • wedding
  • windows
  • winter
  • wss
Recent Posts
  • No Tricks, Just BOO-tiful Embroidery by DIMEComments: 0Not rated yet
  • Hooping 101: In Snap Hoop Monster by Designs in Machine EmbroideryComments: 0Not rated yet
  • Two Uses for Leftover Colored Bobbin ThreadComments: 0Not rated yet
  • Embroidering for School SafetyComments: 0Not rated yet
  • One Tip for Perfect AppliqueComments: 0Not rated yet
RecentComments
  • Some sad news.......by AnnTheGran Admin Team (2)
    mad14kt wrote: My condolences to all family and friends. She wil... [More]
  • Some sad news.......by AnnTheGran Admin Team (2)
    sewblest wrote: I am so very sorry to hear this. Pat was so genero... [More]
  • Keeping It Simple - Sewing for Sunday (7)
    pat71896 wrote: Norne: This blog is nearly 12 years old. The AnnTh... [More]
Comment RSS

Copyright © 2023 AnnTheGran.comWrite For UsDesign by Liventus