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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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Using Stitched Snapshots Plus: Part 2

by admin on May 19, 2018

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This is the second in a series of three Software Saturdays that will highlight the features of Stitched Snapshots Plus.  If you missed Part 1, click here to read Dalene…

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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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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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Block of the Month: Block 3 – Four Triangles – Software Instruction

by eileenroche on March 3, 2018

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month : Block 3 Four Triangles Software Instructions By Nancy Stansbury [line] We hope you are enjoying this Block of the Month series.  As…

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Filling Negative Space with Background Fills

by eileenroche on February 24, 2018

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Inspirations’ My Quilt Embellisher offers many ways to fill negative space on a quilt block. I enjoy trying different background fills because virtual quilting is fast and easy.  Auditioning a…

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Easy Scalloped Borders

by eileenroche on February 10, 2018

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Katherine Artines is at it again with her recent Welding Wizardry video on YouTube.  She explores the difference between the Weld, Intersect and Trim shape tools in Inspirations Perfect Embroidery…

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Block of the Month: Block 2 – Nested Triangles – Software Instruction

by eileenroche on February 4, 2018

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month: Block 2 Nested Triangles Software Instructions By Nancy Stansbury We hope you are enjoying this Block of the Month series.  As a reminder,…

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