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6 Helpful Tips for Digitizing Continuous Line Designs

by eileenroche on February 19, 2016

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Recently, I’ve been digitizing quilting designs – continuous line designs in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. Continuous line designs present unique challenges to digitizers. Since the designs are just one line…

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Instagram made me do it.

by DIME by OESD on February 17, 2016

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I started a new hobby this year: Instagram. You’re probably thinking, it doesn’t count as a hobby. But let me explain. It’s eye-opening to see how many talented people there…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Hooping Multiple Name Tags – Part 1

by Marie Zinno on February 15, 2016

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As I write this blog I am preparing for our Stitching Sister cruise that will embark next Sunday from Florida. We have prepared a challenging yet fun list of projects…

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The Cart Before the Horse

by eileenroche on February 13, 2016

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Last Saturday, I provided step-by-step instructions on intertwining letters in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. I think I should have taught you how to overlap letters first, and then advance to…

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Behind the Scenes

by eileenroche on February 10, 2016

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If you’ve ever prepared Thanksgiving Dinner… or any special meal… you can appreciate the amount of planning and work that is involved. The same is true with running a magazine. …

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Multi-Needle Monday: Quick and Easy Set Up for Multiples

by Marie Zinno on February 8, 2016

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Get back to basics with stitching on multiple items. Take time to plan your order or project before you start to stitch. Test the embroidery design on a fabric similar…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Intertwining Letters

by eileenroche on February 6, 2016

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In the Volume 96 Jan/Feb 2016 issue, you’ll find detailed instructions on how to intertwine letters in a monogram. Let’s review the steps with two built-in fonts in Perfect Embroidery…

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Tame Those Tees

by eileenroche on February 3, 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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Embroidery Tips & Techniques Multi-Needle

Multi-Needle Monday: Embroidered Sheer Ribbon

by Marie Zinno on February 1, 2016

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Happy Multi-needle Monday! I have to be honest but some weeks I struggle to find a new interesting technique to share with you for my blog. I really want the…

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Preparing Files to Send to Janome Machines

by eileenroche on January 30, 2016

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If you’re a Janome user, it seems simple enough to send a design you created in Inspirations’ software to your Janome machine. But there’s one more necessary step if you’re…