I use target rulers to quickly find the middle of a quilt block, pocket, placket or other embroiderable area. Once placed on the fabric, I slip a target sticker into the hole, aligning the crosshairs. Then I confidently remove the target ruler and hoop the fabric. [More]

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If you love to give gifts straight from the kitchen, like jams, jellies and canned goods, I found th [More]

Often placement is crucial to embroidery success and little bit of planning will make your embroider [More]

It is so easy to make a wrong cut when working with two-layered appliques. It happens to all of us. [More]

Just a little tip (I have never seen this one anywhere). Once in awhile, you will be stitching along [More]

Happy September everyone.  Today I have a quick project and set of free fall leaf designs to ki [More]

I don’t know about you, but my sewing room is pretty much a mess right now and, whether we like it o [More]

This summer we visited some very special friends.  At lunch one day, I [More]

The thread that binds and then shreds. I have been working at collecting ideas that work for others [More]

We are still (or maybe I should say again) working on the girl’s bedroom makeover from last spring.& [More]

After returning from a beautiful vacation and trying to get back into work mode, I received a call f [More]

Pat W. on the Molly Mine Facebook group posted this fabulous idea of how she keeps track of the thre [More]

The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Color Converter and an Autumn Freebie (really?? Autumn?)  [More]

Coloring books are really popular right now, even with adults. So why not color between the lines of [More]

embroidery gown by designs in machine embroidery [More]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--36YX_KRbI  woman doing showing the steps to a mirror. 13:11 [More]

Rayon embroidery thread is one of the most popular and readily-available threads on the market [More]

As we all wander around the Internet, we often see something that just stops us in our tracks. You k [More]

My granddaughters are tremendously excited about attending a week long camp program at our local zoo [More]

I’m sure you have seen many lovely totes, purses, and backpacks with embroidered monograms [More]

Last week I was reading a Comment in her blog on removing stabilizers. [More]

Isn’t it fun to capture a happy memory in needle and thread? It’s not always easy to achieve but whe [More]

I am not much of a decorator. I love to see what others have done but for myself, I would buy 10 ite [More]

Since wedding season is rapidly upon us, I thought a refresher would be in order as it’s been four y [More]

Everyone has their own wayIf you're like me, you've read several tips about removing water-soluble t [More]

Free-standing Lace – Fun or Frustrating [More]

Computers in your Clothes? A Wearable Electronics Milestone Photo Courtesy of Jo McCulty, Oh [More]

Split applique designs are very popular right now and they are so versatile that you can create ever [More]

n-the-hoop projects are very popular.  There is something satisfying [More]

Last week my laptop began making very strange noises.  It is a few years old so I decided to re [More]

Today’s embroidery machine are hi-tech honchos and we love them!  They run and run and barely e [More]

I have discussed the computer industry before and I want to point out something that has been a thor [More]

I love to embroider… and there’s nothing I like to embroider more than Embroider Buddies. I make lot [More]

Mother's Day is a week away but that is plenty of time to stitch up this quick gift, especially sinc [More]

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Our 5-year old granddaughter wanted to make something for a friend’s as a gift for her new little si [More]

This project looks hard but it is really easy, especially when you combine the design's instructions [More]

I was just looking at some of the responses to the Blogs here at AnnTheGran, and I noticed one perso [More]

These are great!  Especially if you have a bunch of little ones running around.  They real [More]

Where do you turn when you need a solution to an embroidery dilemma? It started innocently enough wi [More]

I recently created some in-the-hoop chenille burp cloths and the technique was so easy, you could do [More]

Pat shares a personal story about her grandson, and highlights awareness designs. [More]

Aside from Christmas, I’m not much of a holiday decorator; but as I watched all of the adorable deco [More]

I used to think that if you had to use two layers of stabilizer, you weren't using the right kind of [More]

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Yesterday, I was prepping t-shirts from the Simple to Chic T-shirt Remakes collection that [More]

You likely do not have this in your stabilizer stash, but it comes in quite handy for a variety of u [More]

Pat is sharing 10 of her unique tips with you and a freebie just for fun. [More]

If you stitch freestanding applique or reversible applique like I do, you have plenty of bobbins of [More]

As is our tradition, the girls all made gifts for each other and their mother.  Not all were do [More]

I do like to create something unexpected when I embroider.  Some times that includes using a te [More]

Stabilizers can be confusing but one thing's for sure. You will always need a cut-away stabilizer in [More]

Leafing through multiple magazines, including HGTV and Better Homes and Gardens (how long has it bee [More]

Were you fortunate enough to get an embroidery machine for Christmas? It’s exciting, and scary, and [More]

Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma [More]

As the year winds down, we often reflect on what we've done and what we would like to accomplish in [More]

No matter how I plan and get prepared for the holidays, especially Christmas (for me), there are alw [More]

I don't know about you, but my Christmas projects are sometimes two years in the making. I either ha [More]

Most people know that California, where live, San Diego, and even more specific, La Mesa.We have bee [More]