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Embroider Nostalgia with Farmhouse Sentiments by dime

February 22, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  Not rated yet
It’ s National Embroidery Month! Have you seen the new Farmhouse Sentiments  collection by Desi [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)  
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The Top 5 Sewing Machine Oils

February 8, 2019 atgadmin Comments (0)  Not rated yet
 For all the sewing machine enthusiasts out there, getting your hands on the best machine oil i [More]

Angelina Applique Valentines

February 8, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Looking for an easy Valentine project that will be anything but ordinary? Angelina hot fix fibers ma [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]

Organizing Embroidery Tools: Needle Book and Scissors Cases

January 25, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Following the Christmas season of making, January is typically when we try to get our sewing rooms b [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]

Stabilizer Hack By Eileen Roche

January 11, 2019 atgadmin Comments (1)  Not rated yet
We are excited to have Eileen Roche, Editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery share this content with [More]

Backing Up Your Embroidery Files

January 11, 2019 sewblest Debbie SewBlest , EMB 101 Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Typically, the first of the year means getting everything organized and one of the most important jo [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]

What is EFP Font Software? It is FREE!

December 21, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Who doesn't like free software? Embroidery Fonts Plus (EFP) is a font manipulation program that take [More]

The DIME Santa Mat: Making Cookies for Santa

December 7, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  Not rated yet
Did you love the Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine Cookies for Santa Mat project that I sh [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]

Make the Cookies for Santa Mat Featured in DIME

November 27, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (1)  Not rated yet
I have been extremely blessed to be a routine contributor to Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine. [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]

In the Hoop Notepad Covers Make Great Christmas Gifts!

November 9, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (3)  
AS makers, we naturally like to create gifts for loved ones. Want to make them something they will r [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]

Testing Ann's New Electric Stitch Eraser

October 23, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (1)  
I always thought it would be nice to have a stitch eraser but never felt that I needed one. Now, aft [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]

How I Embroider on a Dish Towel By Bonnie Abbott

October 5, 2018 annthegran Comments (3)  
1: Select the design you want to use from your files on the computer and copy it onto a USB stick.&n [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)  
I can recall when the first computers came on the market. The one piece of software I noticed was “C [More]

Stitching Pumpkins By Denise Holguin

September 28, 2018 atgadmin Comments (1)  
The Dallas Arboretum has transitioned from their summer floral display to an eye-catching display of [More]

10 Things New Machine Embroiderers Need

September 21, 2018 sewblest Comments (1)  Not rated yet
When you are starting out in machine embroidery, it’s hard to know what to buy. Here is a list of 10 [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]

Fabric Frames: New and Improved!

September 7, 2018 carol Comments (0)  Not rated yet
     Four of my previous blog projects include a back fabric that wraps around t [More]

Machine Embroidery for Sunflower Season

September 7, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (1)  
As days get shorter, fall draws near. But not before one of the most fun times of year - sunflower s [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents – If it ain't broke, break it! And, a freebie to Decorate those Flameless Candles

August 31, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Machine Tips Comments (0)  
I have been thinking about doing this blog for about 3 years - but, what is the hurry??These are tru [More]

Splicing Embroidery Stabilizers

August 24, 2018 sewblest Debbie SewBlest Comments (0)  
Today's large hoops are wonderful, and sometimes challenging when it comes to having stabilizer that [More]
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