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Become a Social Butterfly!

by admin on March 30, 2016

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While my team and I were putting the latest issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery together, an advertisement from Embroidery Online caught my attention. Did you see it? Here’s a…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Add Embroidery to Almost Anything!

by eileenroche on March 28, 2016

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If you are a Designs in Machine Embroidery subscriber you might have seen my current project in volume 97. However, many readers who follow the DIME blogs might not subscribe…

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Room for Improvement

by eileenroche on March 26, 2016

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Last week, I showed you how to how to draw a simple flower design in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro and turn it into a large applique quilt block. I ended…

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Need an Embroidery Miracle? Then You Need Friends in High Places!

by eileenroche on March 23, 2016

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Where do you turn when you need a solution to an embroidery dilemma? It started innocently enough with “Honey, can you embroider my name and phone number on this strap?”…

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Quilt Block: Easy Steps to Big Blocks

by eileenroche on March 19, 2016

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Oversized applique quilts make a big impact and you don’t need a giant sewing field to get the look. Create one quarter of the block and then duplicate it to…

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Versatility

by eileenroche on March 16, 2016

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It’s not often you find a designer who offers unique designs in multiple categories. Many design companies specialize and excel in specific categories like home décor, quilting and fashion. But…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Saving an Embroidery Design as a JPG

by eileenroche on March 14, 2016

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Technically this subject could be viewed as embroidery software but I think if you are using a multi-needle embroidery machine for a business you could use this information. As a…

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A Visit to the Dallas Quilt Show

by eileenroche on March 12, 2016

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Today, I treated myself to a few hours at the Dallas Quilt Show. Since machine embroidery is so close to my heart, I’m always on the lookout for machine embroidered…

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Volume 97

by eileenroche on March 9, 2016

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For the first time in American retail history, 2015 saw more dollars spent on athleisure than denim classics. Athleisure is defined as a fashion trend in which clothing designed for…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Automatic Basting File

by eileenroche on March 7, 2016

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My multi-needle embroidery machine has an automatic basting file option which I use in a variety of ways. I know I have shared this feature in a past blog but…