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Behind the Scenes

by eileenroche on February 10, 2016

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If you’ve ever prepared Thanksgiving Dinner… or any special meal… you can appreciate the amount of planning and work that is involved. The same is true with running a magazine. …

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Intertwining Letters

by eileenroche on February 6, 2016

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In the Volume 96 Jan/Feb 2016 issue, you’ll find detailed instructions on how to intertwine letters in a monogram. Let’s review the steps with two built-in fonts in Perfect Embroidery…

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Tame Those Tees

by eileenroche on February 3, 2016

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Yesterday, I was prepping t-shirts from the Simple to Chic T-shirt Remakes collection that Nancy Zieman and I recently created. I ruined one of them. I stepped away from the…

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Preparing Files to Send to Janome Machines

by eileenroche on January 30, 2016

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If you’re a Janome user, it seems simple enough to send a design you created in Inspirations’ software to your Janome machine. But there’s one more necessary step if you’re…

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Multi-Needle Monday: On the Set of Sewing with Nancy

by eileenroche on January 25, 2016

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What an honor it was for me to tape two episodes of Sewing with Nancy last month in Madison Wisconsin. Sometimes I have to take a moment and think of…

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An Expert’s Tip on Text on a Path

by eileenroche on January 16, 2016

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Leave it to Inspirations Education Consultant Ashley Jones to teach me another shortcut on digitizing text on a path. Previously, she taught me (and you) how to instantly place text…

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Simple to Chic T-Shirt Remakes

by eileenroche on January 13, 2016

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When you get the opportunity work with a friend, work doesn’t feel like work. My last big sewing adventure in 2015 was no exception. I had the pleasure of working…

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Perfect Embroidery Pro January Updates pt. 2

by eileenroche on January 9, 2016

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Last week, blog reader Vickie Deanglis wrote, “I only have PEP…other than snap to grid were there any other changes made to Perfect Embroidery Pro (PEP)?” Yes, Vickie, there are…

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Software Update – January 2016

by eileenroche on January 2, 2016

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The new year brings exciting new features in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. On Monday, January 4, 2016, update your version of Perfect Embroidery Pro to the latest version: 8.62. Once…

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Downton Abbey Season Premiere

by eileenroche on December 30, 2015

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Are you a Downton fan? If so, then you know Sunday night is the season premiere of season 6 – the final season of Downton Abbey. I’m a new Downton…

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