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Cruise 2017

by eileenroche on November 16, 2016

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My stitching Sister and I are heading back to sea and hoping you’ll consider joining us for a relaxing – and educational – cruise on the Harmony of the Seas…

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Mulit-Needle Monday: Your First Little Black Dress

by eileenroche on November 14, 2016

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I want to share an adorable and simple to make baby onesie that I created this week. It is a purchased black cotton baby onesie in the 6-12months size embroidered…

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What are Your Favorite Shortcuts?

by eileenroche on November 12, 2016

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As user-friendly as the Inspirations line of software is with all its intuitive icons, it’s still handy to use keyboard shortcuts for repetitive tasks. I’m sure you’re familiar with Select…

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November Updates Pt. 2

by eileenroche on November 5, 2016

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Here’s a peek at more of the features in the November 2016 updates for Perfect Embroidery Pro (and all other Inspirations’ software programs). The updates will go live on November…

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Tame Those Tees

by eileenroche on November 2, 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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Multi-Needle Monday: Automatic Appliqué on the Brother Entrepreneur and Baby Lock Enterprise

by Marie Zinno on October 31, 2016

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As owners of the Baby Lock Enterprise and Brother Entrepreneur, we are so fortunate to have the latest and greatest technology at their finger tips. We have the scanner and…

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Updates Coming Your Way

by eileenroche on October 29, 2016

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The November 2016 updates for Perfect Embroidery Pro (and all other Inspirations’ software programs) will go live on November 7, 2016. There are many exciting updates to make your digitizing…

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Hacked Fan Wear for the World Series

by Marie Zinno on October 26, 2016

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Yeah! It’s October which means World Series time. As you might recall I live in Ohio. If you follow baseball, you should know which two teams are in the…

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Ribbed Knits

by eileenroche on October 19, 2016

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The stretch and texture of ribbed knit t-shirts present interesting challenges for the embroiderer. The fabric should be stretched during the embroidery process so it doesn’t ripple or tear when…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Changing the Background Display

by Marie Zinno on October 17, 2016

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If you are a lucky multi-needle embroidery machine owner, you probably took your time reading the manual about how to change the needles and setting the thread color display among…