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Bucket List Checkup!

by admin on January 27, 2016

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This is a great year to make a conscious effort to sharpen your sewing and embroidery skills.  Focus on incremental improvement – don’t worry about perfection or trying to catch…

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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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Splitting Designs in Perfect Embroidery Pro

by eileenroche on December 26, 2015

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If you love jumbo designs but don’t have a jumbo hoop, you can easily split a design in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. Follow along with me to learn how. Open…

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Fabric Too Short for the Hoop?

by eileenroche on December 23, 2015

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Don’t you hate it when the fabric doesn’t fit in the hoop? Recently, I was stitching a faced scallop border on my embroidery machine and the fabric was about 3”…

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Multi-Needle Monday- Personalized Christmas Stocking

by Marie Zinno on November 30, 2015

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It’s that time of the year again….time to handle the tricky task of stitching a Christmas stocking. Every year I am approached by customers who need their family Christmas stockings…

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Keep Your Hand Out of the Hoop

by eileenroche on November 18, 2015

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Well it’s taken me 20+ years but I finally did it. I stitched on my finger. If you’ve been to any of my classes, I always caution students to keep…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Extension Table for Babylock Enterprise and Brother Entrepreneur

by Marie Zinno on November 2, 2015

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I’ll admit I have owned my 10 needle embroidery machine for 4 years and have recently started to use the extension table and I am wondering WHY I waited so…

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Embroidering on Velvet

by eileenroche on October 28, 2015

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A few weeks ago, many of you responded to my request for future blog topics. I’ve found your suggestions helpful and sometimes I’m at a loss for what to blog…

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