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2019 Stitch Along Tour – Participants List

by eileenroche on January 30, 2019

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Join dime, Baby Lock, and the following talented individuals as we celebrate National Embroidery Month in February with a Stitch Along Blog Tour!  There will be prizes given away on…

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Digital Cutters and My Block Piecer

by eileenroche on January 26, 2019

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Use your digital cutter to cut quilt block patches with Inspirations’ My Block Piecer (MBP) . Let me show you how. GO to the Block Library and select a block. …

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February Stitch-Along

by eileenroche on January 23, 2019

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We must thank Joanna Gaines of HGTV’s Fixer Upper fame for the trending farm house décor embraced by America.  Restaurants, hotels, furniture stores, department stores, home stores, craft stores and…

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Custom Quilting

by eileenroche on January 19, 2019

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Last week, blog reader Kay asked for some help in Inspirations’ My Quilt Embellisher. It’s a popular software program and easy to use. You can design custom quilting for an…

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Software Questions? Read on…

by eileenroche on January 12, 2019

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It’s been a fun journey hosting Software Saturday for the past five years. I’ve covered many of Inspirations’ software programs with primary focus on Perfect Embroidery Pro. In order to…

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Ramping Up

by eileenroche on January 10, 2019

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I have been spending the last few weeks ramping up for a great 2019 and it has totally consumed my time.  In February, we are celebrating National Embroidery Month by…

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Set the Stage

by eileenroche on December 15, 2018

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Many embroiderers are stitching last minute gifts and that can mean trying to tame long fibers like faux fur and lofty knits. You need to ‘set the stage’ for the…

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Check Your Bobbin Case

by eileenroche on December 6, 2018

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I’m sure you know the drill – you’re stitching away trying to finish a project during this busy holiday season.   And the thread breaks.  You notice it is actually shredding.…

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Stabilizer Hack

by eileenroche on November 28, 2018

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Recently, I’ve been stitching a ton of free-standing embroidery designs on water soluble stabilizer (WSS).  The results are stunning but I’m going through a ton of stabilizer!  The designs are…

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Crazy Quilting

by eileenroche on November 24, 2018

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My Quilt Embellisher features 50 crazy quilt stitches that can be combined, sized, rotated and morphed to create hundreds of gorgeous stitches. My Quilt Embellisher is the software I used…

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