September 26, 2008
laruej
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Sometimes we quilters and ME's want to do what we want to do. We buy books with patterns made by somebody whose tastes are similar to ours, but we want to do it our way. How can I arrange my favorite quilt blocks in a new and different way without taking hours with graph paper, a ruler and color...
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Embroidery has always been evolving and creating so many beautiful stitches and it is hard to keep u
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September 19, 2008
lraikin
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Do you have your binoculars ready, camera and hat? Remember, keep your hands inside the jeep. While on this visual African Safari remember the animals are not in cages, do not pat or feed them and most importantly remember you are a guest in thier environment!
You can expect to ...
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September 19, 2008
beamishboy
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Everyone is an expert at something.
This is something I have always believed, and continue to believe. Sometimes that expertise extends to a broad subject, like embroidery or cars or lawn bowling, and sometimes it's very specific, like telling "Knock-knock" jokes, or knowing how ...
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September 18, 2008
junemellinger
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Not sure where someone got the idea that we are already making an upgrade for the new Quattro....not true! Trust me, I would know.....I still reeling from what it took to get this one done. Nite all!
September 18, 2008
junemellinger
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Well ladies, there certainiy has been lots of discussion about what to pay for a machine. I have to say once Brother sells the product to the dealer, it is up to the dealer to set a reasonable price. They do that based on many things. The most important thing for all of you to remember w...
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September 11, 2008
annthegran
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It seems like I’ve been away for a long time, even though it’s only been a couple of weeks since I’ve written. So, so much has happened. First of all, July-August is our family’s big birthday season. We have a couple of stragglers, the twins in October and t...
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September 10, 2008
jalcumbrack
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You had all better put on a pot of coffee and grab a couple of danish for this folks!It is going to be a long one this time, I have so much to share with you! First I would like to start with a brief history lesson.
Did you know that the first commercially successful sewing machine was bui...
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September 9, 2008
junemellinger
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Hello! I am new to blogging, but there is no better time than now to jump online to tell you about the new machine that we at Brother have just introduced! If you haven’t already heard, our new top-of-the-line 'dream machine' was released a few weeks ago and it is truly a machi...
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September 9, 2008
laruej
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Before I start to tell you about tools, I want you to know that I have been working on quilt projects that have been stacking up on me for years. The one I have done the most on is a quilt that goes back at least ten years. It is a scrap quilt that was a Guild project. It left me with ten blocks tha...
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Embroidery has been a time honored craft for many centuries. When cloth was first available, t
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September 5, 2008
travelbug1237
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WHERE in the WORLD are you ME’ers ( Machine Embroiderers(???!!!)
FINALLY……….Here’s your opportunity to share WHERE YOU LIVE with AnntheGran’s Community!!!!
It will be SO MUCH FUN to see where you ARE!!!! I hope you will SHARE!!!!!
Those of you who have ...
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September 5, 2008
db1921
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For some time at our house we have been somewhat involved in recycling stuff. A while back I a
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September 1, 2008
lraikin
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Hi, my name is Leora Raikin, and my company is African Folklore Embroidery. I am so excited to be a new blogger on the ATG website. I have just returned from four weeks in South Africa,(incredible!). In this blog I will be sharing with you a little about my experieince there, my connection to S...
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August 29, 2008
jalcumbrack
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Hello Everyone!
Now that you have some of the basic things down pat (right?), we can move along to some other things, like the fun stuff with ME and sewing! This selection will include a simple project I think everyone will not only enjoy doing, but giving as a gift as well.
Fir...
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August 29, 2008
laruej
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Well Quilters and ME’s, it’s time again for me to give you a few words of wisdom on the subject of quilting. Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my last blog. That gave me ideas of things to talk to you about this time. Pat asked me in one of her comments to talk more about free...
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August 29, 2008
carol
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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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7/17/2013 - Still my VERY favorite stabilizer. It is my 'go to' when everything else is crashi
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August 22, 2008
annthegran
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and take your wind and rain with you! Although we havent had any flooding as some of our Central Florida Embroiderers have suffered, or gale force winds, the constant rain and wind for 5 days has my brain jumbled and I'm ready to tear my hair out. But, as far as I know, all of us embroiderers he...
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August 22, 2008
laruej
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Test Blog
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Well, Quilters and ME’s, it’s time again for me to give you a few words of wisdom on the subject of quilting. Thanks to everyone who read and c...
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August 22, 2008
beamishboy
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Maybe it's because I'm a man, but when something is new, I just want to dive right into it and try it out. Forget the instructions, just let me rip open the package and figure out how to make it work.
I guess old habits die hard, as it never occurred to me when we were preparing to lau...
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August 22, 2008
donnagiampa
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Why Cross Stitch? With the Olympics going on in China, it seems that some of the members of the Chinese teams share our love of this wonderful craft. Please go to the following webpage to see a fascinating article about how internationally loved, Cross Stitch can be! See Article…
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August 15, 2008
annthegran
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Let me preface this by saying that I absolutely LOVE my Brother machines, especially my Innov-is 4000D. I purchased the 4000D several years ago with the intent that this was to be my last and greatest machine. I have been happily sewing and embroidering with it ever since...
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August 15, 2008
travelbug1237
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Directions start @ paragraph 9 - Just a hint to save you some time if you want to go to the project directly. (Chatty Cathy is going strong 1-8)
HH (Hello Hello) Fellow M’Eers,
I hope all is going well for you and that your MEing is going great! I h...
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I just returned from a short trip. By the time I got to Phoenix, it was 112° and it was 115° w
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August 7, 2008
annthegran
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8/08/08 is a date that comes up only once in every century and it’s upon us as I write. This time the date is even more special because it’s the date on which the Summer Olympics begins. I LOVE the Olympics, both Winter and Summer, and I’m so glad they they’ve s...
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August 7, 2008
laruej
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Right from the beginning, I need to let all of you know that I am not a quilt/quilting expert. This blog developed because I spoke with the folks at AnnTheGran about something else and out came the idea of my writing a blog. I ask you all to take or leave what I have to say about quilting and then f...
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August 1, 2008
travelbug1237
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HH all my fellow ME’ers….I’ve been SHOPPING up a storm!!!!!….
Actually it started right there in Orlando at Ann’s Community Circle the day BEFORE I won the machine last April… and it sort of hasn’t stopped….but I THINK, finally, I am getting reall...
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July 31, 2008
jalcumbrack
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Hopefully some of you already know who I am from popping in and out of the forums and blogs. For those of you that don't, this will introduce us to each other. Many of you have asked me how I first got started, not only with ME, but sewing in general. So, here it is! You can blame my Grandmother...
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