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Make Sketch Fonts

by eileenroche on July 28, 2018

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Spotted on garments, chalkboards, wood signs and even glassware, open, airy fonts are the rage. It’s easy to get the same look if you have Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro.  Follow…

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What’s Your Favorite Flavor?

by eileenroche on July 14, 2018

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A few weeks ago, I shared some tips on digitizing circles in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro.  You can read how to digitize round circles, not oval by clicking here.  In…

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Not an Artist? Not a Problem!

by eileenroche on June 30, 2018

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You don’t have to be an artist to digitize embroidery designs, the tools are right at your fingertips in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. Familiarize yourself with the art tools and…

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6 Tips for Digitizing Continuous Line Designs

by eileenroche on June 23, 2018

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Have you tried your hand at digitizing quilting designs, continuous line designs? Follow these 6 tips to create your own quilting designs Continuous line designs present unique challenges to digitizers.…

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Water Soluble Stabilizer Substitute

by eileenroche on June 9, 2018

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Colleen Bell’s gorgeous quilt in the most recent of Designs in Machine Embroidery (Vol. 110, May/June 2018) was made with Shannon Fabrics’ Cuddle.  Wrapping yourself in a Cuddle quilt is…

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Circles Got You Going in Circles?

by eileenroche on April 28, 2018

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If your embroidered circles look more like ovals than you know what I mean by ‘circles have you going in circles?’  What you see on the computer screen is not…

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Hidden Treasure

by eileenroche on April 21, 2018

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Buried in the Properties Box in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro is Projection. A hidden and often forgotten treasure, Projection takes a simple shape and transforms it into a hoop full…

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April 2018 Update!

by eileenroche on March 31, 2018

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It’s update time!  On Monday, April 2, 2018, your Inspirations software programs will be updated.  When you open your software, you’ll find a prompt that says, Update available.  Would you…

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Digitizing Quilting

Texture, Texture, Texture

by eileenroche on March 17, 2018

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It’s National Quilting Day so I decided to revisit some quilting designs I digitized several years ago for a shower gift for my niece.  When I looked at the one…

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Design the Block, then the Quilt

by eileenroche on March 10, 2018

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Quilt blocks don’t stand alone so when designing the quilting for a block, remember the block is just part of a whole.  Use digital tools to duplicate the blocks so…

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