Ever wonder how Nancy Zieman and I get our embroidery designs to land exactly where we want them? We use a simple – I mean, really simple – software program that outlines the garment so we know exactly where to place the embroidery.
Perfect Placement Software includes 30 outlines or garment sections plus over 70 beautiful embroidery designs. Since I work in this program all the time, I’ve printed templates of all the outlines and I keep them stored in a folder.
I go to the folder first whenever I’m embarking on a wearable project. I flip through the templates and find the one that is closest in shape and size to my garment. Then I audition the garment section on the template.
If it doesn’t fit perfectly, I move to the computer and open the program. In the program, I select the outline then tweak its shape and size to mimic my garment. Once that’s done, the fun begins.
I select a design, drop it in the outline and play with proportion, size, rotation, etc. I can add as many designs as I want and actually ‘see’ the layout before I take a stitch.
Nancy Zieman uses the same technique and wrote a terrific tute on how she embellished a collar. Click here to see how she did it.
But before you head over to Nancy’s blog, tell me what design you like best. A, B or C. We’ll pick a random comment and the lucky winner will receive a copy of Perfect Placement Software – Nancy and my secret to perfect placement!
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240 COMMENTS
Vicki L
12 years agoThank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful software!
I like all three designs, but I think I like Design C the best. Although it really would depend on what project it was being used on!
Karen Kaping
12 years agoI like Design A as it reminds me of piping and crystals.
Jacey
12 years agoI like design B. it has a variety of textures and appears whimsical to me.
Beverly Gibson
12 years agoI love all the designs, but I like Design C best because if has
flowers and design elements that face all the directions so it would be more versatile for uses. I could use it on napkins, placemats, quilts, clothing, and as borders. Thanks for all you
work and ideas.
Madelon Claterbos
11 years agoI hope website is correct, anyway I like Design C best
as the placement of the flowers and the way the colors lined up just caught my eye. Flowers of any kind are my passion!!! I can’t plant enough. Right now there are 6 vases in my house with all my different colored flowers and I take each grouping and imagine how I would embroider my jeans,or a blouse or anything with these colors. I just love watching the two of you on T.V. You both show your love for designs and your creativity shines through.
Vicki Heim
12 years agoI think all three are wonderful in their own way. Each has characteristics that would fit different types of projects. I would probably use A & B for clothing and C is a wonderful border design for about anything. Love to see more of these.
Mary
12 years agoI like B as it has interesting detail without being too heavy in design.
Cande Gordon
11 years agoI love design B. One of my favorite designs is the Peacock and I love their beautiful colors! Design B reminds me of a Peacocks extravagant tail. They are known for their beautiful feathers and what better way to display our beautiful embroidery.
Allie L
12 years agoI love design B. Perfect placement would be a great addition to my embroidery “toolkit”! I feel that placement is the hardest part to get right!
Peggy Schroeder
12 years agoHi Eileen,
I would love to win the placement kit. I don’t hold out much hope though, I never win anything!!
I think my most stressful placement was (still) the embossed horse design I have told you about before—I measured, measured, placed, moved placement, and thought I finally had it right. Stitched it out, it came out great, then when I took it off the machine, it was tilted just enough to make it unwearable! Still haven’t figured out how it happened. But you are right, I will have to dig it out of its hiding place in the back of the closet and use it for practice runs. I was afraid someone would see it, so did not even put it in the ragbag!
Patsy T
12 years agoI like B, for some reason makes me think of wheat and I was raised between 2 fields of wheat.
Peggy Schroeder
12 years agoHi,
Forgot to tell you I think I like “B” design the best; they are all nice, and I can th ink of places for all of them.
Bonnie G.
12 years agoMy favorite design is Design A. I can see it used on a pillow, linens, shirts, skirts, and dresses. The Perfect Placement software would be a welcome addition to my sewing studio library.
Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
Jean Lowenberger
12 years agoI think I like view A the best, it is open and am thinking what I might embroider it on would allow the fabric to show through more than the other two designs.
Terrie
12 years agoI love all three designs! It is hard to choose just one. I would love to have all three. Guess I would have to pick A.
Kathy Elkins
12 years agoDesign B.
Linda DeRyder
12 years agoI am just getting started in embroidery and I love all the articles on your site!! There is always something new!
I love Design C, but it was hart to chose between the three!!!
Sandy Smith
12 years agoI just love watching you and Nancy on Sewing with Nancy. You two make machine embroidery look like a breeze, and I’m amazed at the tricks Nancy demonstrates to make sewing easier! While I’ve embroidered many types of items, I have been reluctant to try it on apparel because of placement issues. I’ve looked into the Perfect Placement software and longed to buy it, but retirement forces me to prioritize my spending. Although all 3 designs are beautiful, I like design B best because of the variety of stitching and how it seems to make your eyes keep moving across the design.
Sofie
12 years agoMy eyes were instinctively drawn to B out of the three designs, so that is my choice. A is a very close second.
Alicia Stovern
12 years agoI also like them all, but Design A is definitely my favorite. Its simple, but elegant.
Pamela Black
12 years agoI really was hoping to win the time you were going to give away class time on Embroidery. I know I would have learn a lot.
I love all three designs. And i really don’t want to choose. As I can see each one perfectly placed on an apparel. So I would definitely enjoy using it on some of my “Plain Jane” apparel.
Sherry Peterson
12 years agoI actually line all 3 designs, but if I have to pick only one, I guess it would be “C”
Jean
12 years agoMy favorite is C. I am intrigued by the software. I have not done much garment embroidery, yet! Thanks for the chance to win.
Linda Genzen
12 years agoLove “B”. Thank you for the chance to win your software.
Paula Somers
12 years agoLove “b” it offers some detail that will allow for additional embellishments with bling.
Ann Mitcham
12 years agoI really like A becouse it would make a good boder for quilt,I just finished atable topper that had machine embriodery on it and for me that was had to get the placement lind up for the blockes and border but I stayed with and glad becouse it looks good.
Susan J
12 years agoI like “A” because it delicate.
Pam
12 years agoAll are great. If I had to choose one, it would be A.
Laura Aldridge
12 years agoSure could have used this software when I recently made a bible cover. The design I embroidered was a little off from where I wanted it to be. The software would have helped. I like design A because it looks simple but elegant. Would be pretty on a blouse.
Katie Hartsell
12 years agoBoy do I need this software! I love all the choices, but I think A is my favorite. Thanks for the work you do!
judy
12 years agolove C!!!
nancyBe!
12 years agoI like c the best but agree that it would depend on the garment.
this looks like a great tool to add to the repertoire..
thanks,
Mary Mohr
12 years agoI love the medieval feel of Design C. Can visualize it on the edge of a beautiful vest of some type.
Mj chava
12 years agoI like B. C is also very cool.
Paule-Marie
12 years agoI like design B. It flows beautifully, looks elegant, and has just the right figure-ground relationship.
Shannon Bainbridge
12 years agoI like design the best. I think it would beautiful on the hem of a pillowcase dress!
I’d love to have this software. I’m still learning and rather OCD about placement.
Shannon Bainbridge
12 years agoBut, apparently, I’m not as OCD about typos this evening. I meant to say that I like design B the best. Geez! Sorry, been dealing with a willful “terrible two” yr old today. lol
Nancy
12 years agoI like Design A the best because it isn’t as heavy as the other two. Very pretty.
Cynthia Slomovitz
12 years agoI like B.
Mary
12 years agoDesign A looks light and airy and would make a terrific table runner.
Donna Schell
12 years agoI really love Design B.
Molly O
12 years agoI love C. I have a jacket with some unfortunate moth holes in the back shoulder area. I have been looking for a design to sew out to cover these holes. The Perfect Placement tool will help me with getting the holes covered just right. Thanks for a great blog and all the tools you have designed.
Molly O
Jacque
12 years agoI like A – it has a light and airy feel about it!
Marilyn Turkington
12 years agoI love design B can think of so many places I could use it —thanx
Ellen Jordan
12 years agoI like design “A” best. It is not as heavy and has more open space but all three are wonderful.
Glenda
12 years agoI like them all, but I am drawn towards Design A the most. I believe I would use it more often than the others.
BevM
12 years agoI think C is my favourite but it would depend on what I’m embroidering on.
Lori
12 years agoI like A for the simplity!!! I hope I win this I really could use it!!
Bonnie
12 years agoHaving a hard time deciding but I’d have to say B.
Johanne Moore
12 years agoI love “a” the most because of the great symmetry between dense and light stitching.
Sue Korman
12 years agoI’d really love to win the Perfect Placement software. It would be so helpful to me in the small business I started to supplement my retirement income.
As for which design I like best, I would have to say A. I like the simple lines and uncluttered feel of that particular design.
Brenda Howard
12 years agoAlthough A is simple and would go with lots of things I am an over the top type and have to choose C. C is fantastic.
Kathleen Kaminski
12 years agoI really like C The lines look so clean and exciting
Jennifer P
12 years agoI’m loving all of them but I think C is my favorite. Thanks
Lynda Ward
12 years agoI prefer B. I like the way the blue flowers provide a focal point.
Liz
12 years agoI really love Design A the most. All three are lovely, but Design A almost has a scallop design to it, which I just love. And it is light and airy. So nice! 🙂
Sue R
12 years agoI love design B as my favorite but they are all pretty. I would definitely use it on one of my favorite bag patterns.
Thanks you 🙂
Myra Williams
12 years agoDesign a. Less complex.
Joaniez
12 years agoI love all three designs but, if I must choose one it would have to be design A. I love your work and I enjoy watching Sewing with Nancy and I always wondered how you two made it look so easy!!
Cindy Broome
12 years agoI like B because it reminds me of needlework that both my grandmother and mother did by hand. I’d love to do it by machine!
Belle Plummer
12 years agoAs Oscar Wilde said, “I can stand a great deal of gilt” and I agree. I think that design C would lend itself to a lot of extra embellishment, such as crystals. All are very inspirational in that regard, though!
Michelle H
12 years agoThey are all pretty but I think C is my favorite. I would love to win this software as I think it would make embroidery so much easier
Carlyn Prince
12 years agoI love the delicacy of pattern A and the detail of pattern C. So since I have to choose, my choice is pattern C.
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12 years agoI like design A the best,it’s more open and airy. Hard choice because I like all the designs.
Juanita Whitfield
12 years agoHi, I’ve only been doing embroidery for a little over a year. So every thing I see looks beautiful. I love all three, but if I have to choose it would be A. It looks a little more open and airy.
Pam M
12 years agoI like C the best because it is filled out all round. I can just see it joined in a square border arrangement to make a frame on a cushion. They are all very nice though and each would be the ideal embroidery for a particular item.
Carol
12 years agoI like design A, it looks more delicate than the other two designs.
Madeline Lester
12 years agoMy favorite is design c. Would be beautiful along the bottom if a skirt or down the front of a blouse.
My most difficult garment I tried to embroidery was a button down shirt. I had a design that went across
The front across the placket. My solution came down to time and patients ( which wore very thin) I used a full templet and lots of marking. I used a lot of measuring and marking. Even though was VERY challenging it came out pretty good, but I sure wish I would of had this software it would have gone SOOOOO much smother and a lot less time. I will use this software on sooo many projects
Thank you, once again, Eileen and Nancy for making my life so much easier and with less stress involved!
Madeline L.
Shirley
12 years agoI like Design B because of its graceful and quiet flow upward, complimented by the leaves.
Judy
12 years agoDesign A- fewer points of interest; more open space to allow a “resting place” for the eye to see more aspects of the design; clean open design; less problematic for the machine to stitch.
Ellen
12 years ago‘Love all things Jacobean. Design “B” takes me there.
Rosalyn Schultze
12 years agoI like design “C” best because it has a more free-flowing aspect to it than the first two designs. It is somewhat art nouveau in feeling which is a favorite design style of mine.
Darla
12 years agoI love them all, but Design A is my favorite. I like it’s delicate design.
Marlene Church
12 years agoI like them all but I think A is my favorite. The software sounds really cool and I would love to win it.:-)
Ann
12 years agoAll three designs are wonderful. I like design A best, just because it has a lighter feel.
Ann
Karen
12 years agoI like A the best, very elegant
Wanda Leffingwell
12 years agoI like them al lbut I like C the best!
Wanda Leffingwell
12 years agoI like C
Linda Epting
12 years agoI like B the best
Sheryl Jones
12 years agoThey’re all beautiful, but I’d have to say my favorite is Design C.
Patty C.
12 years agoI like design A. It is not as heavy.
Placement is a bear for me. I recently sent my 2 year old grandson a train that was running “downhill”. Even he noticed it was not straight. Good thing it was just on a jammie shirt.
Cathy
12 years agoI like A as it is a little more open and “airy”. Thank you for your wonderful and informative blog just for embroiderers.
Diana Darie
12 years agoI like the B design more.look like the spring coming soon.
Terri
12 years agoI really like Design A. It reminds me of the design I am planning to use on the collar and sleeve cuff of my wedding dress.
FashionedByRose
12 years agoOf the three, I like A best but my preference would be the vines of A with the flower of C. The vines of B and C are too busy for me and I like the flower of C best.
Selena
12 years agoI like design C, it reminds me of Spring with flowers getting ready to bloom!
Sharon
12 years agoI like Design A because it is less busy and more open and airy than the two other designs.
Pascale
12 years agoI really like A; it would look great as a border on a pillowcase.
Donna G.
12 years agoMy favorite is B, although all of them are gorgeous. What a great software program!
Mary Haggenmaker
12 years agoI like A best. I can think of more things to put it on and it has a light and airy look. I wish I could watch “Sewing with Nancy”. Our PBS station no longer carries it. I do look forward to meeting you in April when you come to Maryland.
eileenroche
12 years ago AUTHORHi Mary – I’m looking forward to our event in Maryland on April 12-13. Gosh it’s right around the corner now! By the way, you can watch Sewing with Nancy online – just go to http://www.wpt.org/sewingwithnancy/ to watch. Enjoy!
Anne
12 years agoI like Design C the best. It seems adaptable to many placements.
Lorel Maple
12 years agoI’m partial to the thistle motif featured in C.
Sheila
12 years agoC is my favorit
susan shaw
12 years agoThey’re all beautiful, but I like design B the best.
Laura Sexton
12 years agoI love B with the lighter sections connecting the larger portions of the design.
Barbara Jones
12 years agoThey’re all lovely, but B is my favorite. It’s inspiring enough to get me to ignore my work and go to the sewing room!
Patti H
12 years agoI love all three but would say A would be my favorite.
Sharlene
12 years agoI like B the best; the blue just seems to stand out more.
Nancy B
12 years agoI like design A. Would love to win the software!
Patty Sack
12 years agoI like A because it’s a little more open.
Susan Smith
12 years agoLove the Design A. The simplicity of it is refreshing!!
This software would be awesome, but I don’t expect to win as I never do!! Have a great day! Oh, its my birthday so it would make a great present!!! Hint Hint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Laura G
12 years agoIt was hard to choose a favorite. I love the delicate look of A but I liked the swirly vines, buds and flowers in design C the best. I would like to have an elegant bed sheet with either of the designs along the top.
Thanks for the giveaway contest! I would like to try the Perfect Placement tools when adding embellishments to plain jackets and children’s clothes. I added a pretty design to the top back of a plain brown jacket and could have used the help when I tried to place it!
Jean Maumenee
12 years agoI like design A the best. All the designs are beautiful, but I prefer A.
Judy
12 years agoWow, I like all 3 of them, but after looking more closely, I think I like #1 the best.
Anne Marie Reilly
12 years agoI like them all but I really love design3.
Karen Frank
12 years agoI like Design B the best – it has fantasy-like detail. All your designs are beautiful, but I like this one the best!!
judy williamson
12 years agoThey are all great, but I think I can see myself using “A” more than the others. I like simplier designs.
Martine
12 years agoThat’s a hard question, I like them all. But if I had to choose just one for a garment for myself it would be A.
Linda
12 years agoThey are all pretty. But, my favorite is C.
Agnes B. Bullock
12 years agoI love design C!
Fonda Baus
12 years agoI love them all. But I think my favorite is A..I love all of your ideas and designs. Thanks for all of your hard work. It makes our love of sewing and crafting easier.
Fran
12 years agoI love the flowing design of C. I am fairly new to machine embroidery and I am enjoying your Blog! Thanks for the opportunity to win such an amazing tool, I can see how much easier it would make so many projects!
Veronica Harper
12 years agoI really like a because it has a lighter feel then the other ones.I would really love to win this softwear,because I know it would help me a great deal when I embroider on clothing, which I like to do, but it is difficult to put the design in the exact place.
Patty Schrock
12 years agoI like c best although all of them would be great in their own project. thanks for the chance to win this great tool.
Judy M.
12 years agoI love design A because it is intricate enough to show off many different aspects of the embroidery yet it is airy to allow you to appreciate each of the diffent sections of the embroidery as well. I also think the little diamond shapes within the embroidery are a nice contrast to the easy curling design of the floral aspects. It would show up nicely on any garment.
CJG333
12 years agoPerfect placement software – how do you do it? You seem to know what I would wish for. I’ve been machine embroidering for years but really struggle with PERFECT placement. I like all the designs but prefer design B. The symmetry and accents would be beautiful on a tablecloth. With perfect placement I can get those corners right.
Thanks!
Cindy Amend
12 years agoI love all three designs, but chose design B as my favorite.
Tricia Kemp
12 years agoAll three are lovely designs, but I like B the best. It is bold and yet uncluttered. It would lend itself to many projects.
NancyS
12 years agoI like design “B” the best. It looks the richest to me. I would love to try that out in a tone-on-tone on bed linens. Luxurious!
Wendy Espie
12 years agoWhile I really like all three, there is something about “A” which caught my attention — I think it is the lightness of the design.
I am fairly new to embroidery and trying to learn all I can about the many facets involved but have avoided garments because of placement problems. I appreciate the opportunity to win “Perfect Placement”.
Vicki B.
12 years agoI like design A because it’s more simple and less busy.
Rosalyn
12 years agoAll of the designs are eye catching. I prefer “A” for it’s simplicity. I can see being able to use this design on many different items.
Placement is such a huge part of getting the embroidery right, that I would love the software. The prep is more work than the actual embroidery stitching time.
Robyn Morris
12 years agoBecause of the open and airy feeling I choose design A. I would love to embroider it on my jeans!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win this much needed “tool chest” program.
Cindy Swol
12 years agoGood Morning!
I am in love with C. I can see it on a gown I want to make for the Commodore’s Ball at our Yatch Club. Everyone looks forward each year as to what gown I will make.
I will be awaiting your wonderful Perfect Placement Software.
Claudia Wade
12 years agoI like Design C best of all, but all 3 are beautiful.
Donna F
12 years agoI like C. I can see it on a jacket or use it on a pillow.
annette Rady
12 years agoHi Everyone
My favorite is design C. It looks to me as if it is the most versatile of the three. They are all very beautiful. Thanks for the contest opportunity.
Jean B
12 years agoI pick A. I try to find designs that I can glitz. this is perfect for my crystals to be put in place. Just enough room add my own touch.
Pat Baker
12 years agoI love Design B! (but the other two are pretty also!) Thanks for the chance to win! BTW, just received my Hobo purse templates – so inspired by your Blog sample!
Rosalee
12 years agoI like “B” the best but all beautiful! Thanks!
Patty Fiske
12 years agoI love the swirly A.
Barb
12 years agoBoy you don’t make it easy. I like them all. I will pick C because I like the little buds.
Sheila Edmondson
12 years agoMy favorite is design “B ” although I love them all. B to me has the most possibilities for use—border if turned a little, Corner on sheets ,etc. I think it is the prettiest ,too. I can see all kinds of images in it in my mind,a caterpillar??? a flower–the eye sees endless shapes!!! Thanks for all you do -you are such an inspiration.
Sheila
Kandy
12 years agoI love Design A. It reminds me of needed some bling with crystals to go along with it. But all a wonderful. Interesting reading how you make each design fit exactly where you want.
Kathy Anderson
12 years agoI like Design A.
Is this program like Place & Stitch Embroidery which came out in 2007? I know that the embroidery designs are different, but it seems the object of the programs are the same. I’ve used P&SE for a Christmas blouse for my mother.
eileenroche
12 years ago AUTHORHi Kathy, Perfect Placement Software uses the same concept as Place & Stitch Embroidery but since Perfect Placement is a software program, you have the ability to manipulate the designs and outlines. You can size (which the software recalculates the stitches), mirror, rotate, delete color segments and much more.
Place & Stitch Embroidery was a collection of embroidery designs that included outlines but you were not able to edit the designs. Just merge at the machine. Hope you understand!
Kathy Anderson
12 years agoThank you for the reply. I will have to put this program on my wishlist.
Linda
12 years agoMy favorite is Design A. I like the simplicity and open feeling of the design, I think it stands out better from the fabric that way. I enjoyed Nancy’s tute on placement and I think the design placement software would be helpful to anyone but since I am pretty much a newbie at machine embroidery I really think it is something that would benefit my new craft!
Jen
12 years agoI like B, although they are all great looking. Anything that makes ourhobby easier and more enjoyable as well as beautiful is greatly appreciated!
Martha
12 years agoI too like all three and can see uses for each. However, design A is my favorite. Thanks for all you share with us.
donna delvecchio
12 years agoI,too,like all three,but my favorite is “A”.So much could be done with it from linens to clothing .Thank you for the blog.I enjoy reading it and often getting ideas as well.
Kris Jacobson
12 years agoI like all three but I think B is my favorite
Connie W
12 years agoMaking any decision is a difficult task for me, but I pick “B”. It seems to catch my eye for some reason. Of course they are all very lovely and that color combination is a favorite!
Vicky Isliefson
12 years agoI love them all, but if I had to choose, it would be C. The pineapple flowers and that extra blue under leaf caught my eye.
-Vicky
Betsy
12 years agoThat was an easy choice for me….C
Susie W
12 years agoAll 3 are great, but I favor A
Glenda
12 years agoHey,
“BEE’s the one for me.
Rosemary Campbell
12 years agoI like design B. They are all lovely, but B is the one I think I’d use best.
Dell
12 years agoI like the detail in Design B.
Sandra Sanders
12 years agoI love design A with the shape of the flowers and the diamond swirling accents.
Sherrie Lilly
12 years agoDesign B immediately caught my I and I thought this would be a great design to run down a placket on the front of a shirt.
Donna Krahmer
12 years agoChoosing one of the three is really difficult, they are all great, but if I had to choose, I guess it would be ‘A’. I like the openess and way it flows.
Thanks for the opportunity to choose and for all you do for the home embroiderer.
Karen
12 years agoI like A best, they are all great. The software sounds amazing.
Jocelyn crosby
12 years agoI love the curves and the openness of A
Doris
12 years agoI like design C. I see it on the button band on the front of a blouse interweaving buttonholes and buttons.
Jane Scott
12 years agoI like B the best. Thanks for the chance to win this software.
Cy
12 years agoI like design “A” the best. I can see areas which I could manipulate to make it truely my own.
Tara
12 years agoI like A best. I like the way the diamonds add a little bit of visual contrast to the flowing stems, leaves, and petals in the rest of the design.
Judy G
12 years agoI like “A”. Being petite, I am drawn to less “heavy” patterns. Design “A” seems more light and airy than the other two designs.
wendy Buchanan
12 years agoTough decisions but I like A the best. Thanks for the chance to win this.
Irene Clark
12 years agoI love B. I think it makes a bold statement. I am 80 yrs young and am still learning. I love machine embroidery!!!
Linda Burwick
12 years agoAll three are nice, but A is my favorite.
Gail Beam
12 years agoAll three designs are just awesome, but I think my favorite is A. Would love to win this software, because placement is one of my most difficult challenges when trying to place designs on the item that I am going to embroider.
Gail
Rachel D
12 years agoI love B the most like them all, could see any of them on skirt hem, pillow case, handbag, collar, plackert, lots of great things!
Karen Kress Nelson
12 years agoWhat beautiful designs to choose from. For me, I have chosen B. It is light and delicate and fits my style perfectly.
Sharon Hazlewood
12 years agoI like design A best. I can see that being used in a number of ways with color combinations. It would look good on a sleeve, or around the base of a jacket or shirt jacket as a continuous design.
thank you for this offer. It is nice of all of you to do this.
Bobbi
12 years agoI love the combination of blues and greens. Design B is my favorite.
Shelly C
12 years agoI like design C the best, it reminds me of all the sprouts of plants that are just starting to push out of the ground. This is my first spring in Boise, Idaho and I am so excited to see these green sprouts emerging so early, I have hope that spring is here and I am so ready!!!
Cathy Plomos
12 years agoI like C it is very pretty!
Pam J.
12 years agoI love all of the designs, but I think B would be my favorite! So very pretty!
Leanda Mayer
12 years agoThey are all nice but design A really stands out for me. I just love the clear lines. If I won this I would be ecstatic!
Wendy
12 years agoI would pick A. It is so elegant
Sue J of Easton
12 years agoDesign A is my favorite. It’s not too heavy and perfect to add to a garment.
Pam P
12 years agoMy favorite is A – I like the airiness of it. But they are all lovely!
debbie
12 years agoVery hard choice, but I think I like A the best. Thanks for the opportunity to win the placement software. Would be a great help for my embroidery projects.
Juanita Whitfield
12 years agoAll are great.
Debbie S
12 years agoI love B. I can see it in a quilt border, or as a border on the bottom of a pair of capris
Juanita
12 years agoThis is difficult. Standing alone, I like A best. It has a simple flow to it that allows each design element to stand out and be noticed but yet all the element blend to form a very pretty design. The more elements that are introduced to each design, as in B and C, the less the individual elements stand out and the design appears as one element rather than a perfect blend of elements. When I think of each design on a garment, I get a visual of C down the front of a blouse or around the bottom as a border. With A and B, I see more of accept elements on a sleeve, pants leg, or purse.
They are all very pretty and any embroiderer would love all three.
Thank you for your give-aways and for introducing and explaining different products for your readers.
Enis
12 years agoOh, they are all so beautiful, but if I had to choose just one, I think it would be “B”. I love the scrolling and tiny leaves. Just so delicate.
Donna Jones
12 years agoI like “C” the best because it doesn’t appear to be a one-way design. If I ever won it I would be in shock for at least a week.
Terri Beck
12 years agoI would love love love to win this please. A is my favorite because I think sometimes less is more.
Blessings
Terri
Brenda McNeil
12 years agoYou know, I am feeling lucky! I became a “Nana” for the first time yesterday! A is my favorite because it is less “cluttered” and more open spaces. You can appreciate the design more. It would be nice to win this so I can make Maya SO many beautiful things!
Barbara Riegsecker
12 years agoWhat a wonderful softwear product to help make us look like we know what we are doing. I like design B the most. It is more open.
Lorita
12 years agoI like all 3 of the designs! Design “A” would be the one I would use as the “go to design”. It would look nice as a border on linens as well as collar or neckline treatment.
doree shandera
12 years agoi choose design A. I like the lightness and flow of the design.
doree shandera
12 years agoi choose design A. I like the lightness and flow of the design.
doree shandera
12 years agoi choose design A. I like the lightness and flow of the design.
doree sandera
12 years agoi choose design A. I like the lightness and flow of the design.
Audrey
12 years agoAll designs are nice, but my favorite is #A.
Julie
12 years agoI love all three designs, but B is my favorite. I like the mix of flowers, leaves, and vines.
Berenice
12 years agoi like C because of the shape of the flowers.
Pat Graham
12 years agoMy favorite is B. It makes me happy. I like all of them though. Hope I win. Happy sewing everyone.
Susan Olexa
12 years agoMy vote goes to design C, very nice design.
Kim Fisher
12 years agoI like Design A the best as it is “less busy”.
Barb Vine
12 years agoI like A because it is simple and airy- all are beautiful – but again- “A” speaks to me.
🙂 Barb
Elina Rodriguez
12 years agoI like B because it is airy and so…beautiful. I have done your designs before and are easy to work with and looks great.
LeAnne L
12 years agoThat’s a tough one, but I’d have to choose A as my favorite.
LaVonne Springer
12 years agoEileen:
I really like them all, but I think that A would be the easiest to use in a continued row for match up. I have the hardest time of all with the positioning. It always takes me the longest. I love embroidering I just wish I could have the confidence and ability that you have. I could see why this computer system would be the
greatest.
Vonnie
Jebbie Austin
12 years agoI’m always drawn to the Jacobean shapes and especially the colors. These are very pretty in the blue and green but my favorite is B.
Linda Dawson
12 years agoI love design B. I would use it on both garments and handbags.
Sheila Hawkins
12 years agoI think they are all beautiful but I like A the best. It looks a little simplier and I am very new at machine embriodery. A placement guide would be a very welcome addition to my sewing room.
Iole Blaine-McGill
12 years agoThey are all beautiful, however A is preferable. The elements are more visible and more useful to me. I certainly thank you for the opportunity you are offering. B and C are also wonderful and can be used in their own manner.
Evelyn Gonzalez
12 years agoI love Design “B.” The complexity of the swirled vine, lovely flowers and leaves, as well as my two favorite colors in the world, green and blue, already have my mind racing to imagine what garments or home design patterns I’ll use this lovely design on.
Thank you so much for your wonderful blog! I never knew anything about embroidery and my brand new embroidery sewing machine sat on the table for more than (unbelievably) 2 years – until I discovered this blog.
L Freeman
12 years agoAll the designs are great, but I like B the best.
Pam Littlefield
12 years agoI love design A…
Elegant without being over crowded.
Eileen
12 years agoI like design C. Its very reminiscent of William Morris’s work.
gayle ward
12 years agoI like them all, but the A (first) one is so light and airy that crystals could be added for extra bling!
Debbie Weiss
12 years agoThey are all beautiful, but I especially love Design A. I’m re-doing my bedroom and these are my new colors and the design would look perfect on my duvet cover. Thank you for a chance to win.
Heather
12 years agoI love design A it has a light airy spring feel to it. I’m sure the others on the right project would look wonderful though.
LenaW
12 years agoHi I like the B designs the most
Mouse
12 years agoHi, I love them all, but I like design A the best. it is light and airy.
Ilene
12 years agoI really like design C the best – I think it is the happiest design and seems to be a very cohesive pattern. The design reminds me of the profusion of Spring flowers ready to explode in gardens! Gosh, I’m ready for Spring and it can’t come soon enough here in CT!
Dionne E Pray
12 years agoI like B the best although all are pretty. B reminds me of fanning myself on a hot day. I live in Texas, always hot here! Think fans on a collar…. love it!
Linda Crane
12 years agoI like B design the best, although they are all beautiful! I tend to prefer flowery designs.
Molaacrobby
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Cande Gordon
12 years agoI love all 3 but my favorite is A. I have a Silhouette and could add some crystals using my Artistic software to the design since it is more open.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Bea Pinson
12 years agoA would be the one I’d choose first. All 3 offer great machine embroidery products. The placement tutorial is great!
Monica
12 years agoGive me an A. This would be a perfect border, done in metalics on a black lounge length tunic. Can I copy it>
Diana Ingle
12 years agoLove them all, but B jumped off the page at me. Of course, just when I thought the decision was made, A suddenly pulled me in that direction. It was a really tough choice, but B, having more of a focal point, finally won out.
Delores
12 years agoB because it balances heavy and light
Joy
12 years agoIB is my favorite. Actually they are all very nice
Melissa Mouser
12 years agoMy favorite design is C! I love the fullness of the design and the way it comes together.
Cyndi Scrivner
11 years agoWell, I really love them all for different reasons, but I have to choose Design B because my son, who works at a Plant Nursery, just brought home a plant last week that has similar long skinny leaves on it, that close up when touched, so it reminded me of it. Very delicate design, yet the large blue flowers show strength to me, I love it!
Eliset
11 years agoHi Eileen, these are just beautiful, but I think I like the swirls of number1. I’m a newbie to embroidery and could sure use help with placement. Thank you and love all the tips you and Nancy share with us
Eliset
11 years agoHi Eileen, these are just beautiful, but I think I like the swirls of design A. I’m a newbie to embroidery and could sure use help with placement. Thank you and love all the tips you and Nancy share with us
Fammie Peter
11 years agoDesign A is my choice. Placement is my biggest challenge when embroidering garments so sure could use some help
Doris Logan
11 years agoI like design C the best. I tend to like more solid patterns as they really draw your eye to them.
Patty Drake
11 years agoI like Design C the best. For some reason my eye is more drawn to that one. Thank you for the chance to enter to win the Perfect Placement Software!!
Fammie Peter
11 years agoI like design A the best although C is a close second.
Stefani Pollock
11 years agoI would hands down select option C. It is a more current to the times design than the other two options and more versatile in my opinion.
Cindy Leazer
11 years agoAll three designs are beautiful, but I believe I will have to vote for design C. It just seems to have that extra little pizzas that makes it just so special to put along the edge of a placemat, table scarf etc….
Claret
11 years agoI like Design B the best. There are a minimum of kinds of stitches and it does not have a lot of satin stitches. Satin stitches are pretty but depending on what type of fabric you are using, it is not conducive to all types of fabrics. Would really love the program.
Lou Bush
11 years agoI think I like C the best, but all three are really pretty and on any given day my “mood” determines what tickles my fancy!
Carolyn Dillinger
11 years agoAll of the designs are so pretty but if I have to chose one, I would chose Design B.
Carolyn
Judy
11 years agoI love design A. I know I’m late entering but hope I still have chance to win. I really need this placement software as I usually miss my center. Thanks for the opportunity to win .
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Julie Daugherty
10 years agoI like Design A as it is a little lighter in design.
tilton
9 years agoIt was very interesting to read, thank you.