February 2, 2018
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Beehive Applique design makes such a cute valentine. I used Embrilliance
Essentials to mak
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As I have noted in the past, I subscribe to several embroidery magazines. They are so full of great
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There are a bunch of .99 designs now available.
While looking through them, I found a couple of fabu
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January 12, 2018
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We are excited to have Eileen Roche, Editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery share this content with
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After seeing an article about Shadow Embroidery (SE), I did some research to bring that style to you
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This time of year is often spent cleaning up and organizing and that includes both our sewing room a
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Frankly, 'they' (whoever they are) were correct when they said "Mother" because women do their share
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December 22, 2017
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Did you know you can use your fonts as templates for hand embroidery?I recently had a request to add
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I know this is really off the subject of embroidery, but I just had to share it with my readers. As
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December 8, 2017
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Looking for a quick, last-minute gift? Christmas napkins are perfect! Not only do they dress up your
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snowman selfie The Avid Embroiderer.zip (209.6KB)snowman selfie outline The Avid Embroiderer.zip (59
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This cute gingerbread man design would be a nice addition to sweat shirts and kitchen towels but I l
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The Species Digitasaurus, Embroiderius, is known to inhabit the earth and is growing in population d
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When I was very young, my favorite "lovey" toy was the sock monkey my aunt
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November 10, 2017
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Mug mats are very popular and you can easily
make one using an applique rectangle like this
one.
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November 3, 2017
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Imperfect stitches happen, no matter how experienced you are. The more you stitch, the better you ge
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How To Remember 90% Of Everything You LearnThe development of the Learning Pyramid in the 1960’
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October 27, 2017
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With names like Madeira, Robison Anton, Isacord, Exquisite, and Sulky, AnntheGran.com is a one-stop
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There are a lot of blogs, notes and information about Stabilizers, just Google that word and you wil
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It's pumpkin time!
This adorable towel has an applique pumpkin on both sides. It's a lot easier to
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I do subscribe to HGTV's Magazine. I really love the whole magazine, especially the "High/Low List"
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Get ready for the upcoming holidays with this fantastic 90%
off sale. Check them out now, they are o
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I was reading just the other day about Baby's Firsts. It was noted that Baby Books will have to be a
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September 15, 2017
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Back to school often means spending hours at practices and sporting events. This cushion cover is ve
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September 8, 2017
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September 8, 2017
Can you tell which of these designs is the front of the piece and which is the back? By using the same color thread in your bobbin, even the back of the embroidery is pretty.
This was one of my projects published in Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine. The base was an antique linen napkin and the designs were very light in stitch counts; more than Redwork but less than traditional fill designs.
By using the same thread color in the bobbin, the back looked almost as nice as the front. This technique works well for items where you will see both the front and back sides. Napkins, towels, table linens, bed sheets and the like will look professionally made when you stitch them this way.
With delicate surfaces like antique linens, adding an embroidery topper helps keep stitches refined and keeps the surface from getting snagged or pilled.
Finally, this technique works best with light, open designs like these:
Give it a try and make something pretty!
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