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Thursday, February 11th, 2010I ran across this post via twitter last week and decided I would give these little fabric origami baskets a try for some Valentine’s goodies I needed to make. They are so cute and worked great! I can see making them for all kinds of things!
So I cut out 10″ squares of Snow White and [...]
If it works with paper, why won’t it work with fabric?!
Thursday, January 28th, 2010I’ve been playing with envelope templates and printing various sizes on paper and decided that I had to try a fabric envelope! If it works with fabric, why won’t it work with fabric?! Normally I stick to the same kind of projects, but every once in a while I have to try something different and [...]
Change your needle!
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Believe it or not, sewing machine needles are not intended to last forever. The little mechanism that holds the needle in place on your sewing machine has a screw that tightens and loosens. That means you are able to take out the old needle and put in a new one.
As I pulled my needle from [...]
Oh how I love embroidery software!
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Ok, I admit, it’s been a while since I’ve really sat down and played with my computer embroidery software. Yes, I use it several times a week, if not everyday to open designs, resize, send designs to the machine, etc. But those are just the basic, everyday uses that it is capable of doing. I [...]
Digging out that tear away stabilizer!
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Tear away stabilizer is one of my most widely used stabilizers when I’m stitching embroidery designs. As long as the fabric is appropriate for this stabilizer, I love using it! But sometime it can be a challenge to get out all the little pieces of stabilizer on the back on the design after the stitching [...]
Pink suede and minkee blanket
Friday, July 17th, 2009A customer wanted a blanket created with pink suede and zebra minkee fabric to which I thought, “No problem, I can do that!”. What we decided to do was do one side minkee and the other side suede with swirls quilted to hold the layers together and bind it with pink satin. Not too difficult, [...]
Minkee Fabric – It’s a love/hate relationship!
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Ah, yes – Minkee!!! It’s that luxurious fabric that you just love to rub your hand over and over again! It feels so good that you can’t resist purchasing it! But reality sets in when you start to cut the fabric and stitching with it! Suddenly your great love affair with this fabric is diminishing [...]
Pin Those Corners!
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Yes, it happens. You are embroidering a design and suddenly you discover that the extra fabric extending past the hoop is getting caught in the stitches. The larger the piece of fabric on which you are stitching the design, the easier it is for that fabric to get caught in the needle.
See how easy that [...]
Why would you ever purchase a lesser quality fabric?
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Quality fabric is a must in your quilting and embroidery projects! It will stitch better, be easier to handle and cut and wear much longer than cheap, inexpensive, quality-lacking fabrics. But is there ever a time or project to use cheap fabric that lacks the quality you desire in your quilts?
In my opinion, yes. It’s [...]
Fabric + ribbons + trims + thread = Trim It Tote!
Friday, May 8th, 2009Ah, yes! Who can’t resist stitching another tote bag?!?! I have many; way too many to count in several different sizes and styles. Some I have kept and others I have given away, but there’s nothing such as fun as a new and different kind of bag!
Check out the Trim It Tote by designer, [...]