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What Did You Make Today?

by eileenroche on March 14, 2018

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When someone asks me, “What did you make today?”, I always want to reply, “something beautiful”. Some days I can confidently say that. And other days, all I can say…

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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 – Sewing Instruction

by eileenroche on March 7, 2018

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month : Block 3 Four Triangles Sewing Instructions Block 3 is our first two-unit block in the My Block Piecer Sampler Block of the…

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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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Totally Stitching – Embroidery Edition

by eileenroche on February 14, 2018

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My good friends at Baby Lock just launched their digital Totally Stitching magazine, the Winter/Spring 2018 Embroidery Edition. And yes, it’s all about machine embroidery, my favorite subject! The Baby…

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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 – Sewing Instruction

by eileenroche on February 7, 2018

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Block of the Month : Block 2 Nested Triangles Sewing Instructions If you missed the software lesson for Block 2, click here. [line] Hoop lightweight tear-away stabilizer or polymesh…

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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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Alignment and Placement Digitizing Software Uncategorized

Embroidered Eyelets

by eileenroche on January 27, 2018

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When I log into this blog to add a new post, I can see what information people are searching for online. I often use that info to help me write…