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Split Long Text Messages for Embroidering on Ribbon

by eileenroche on October 10, 2015

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If you have a message that’s longer than your largest hoop, you have two choices, shrink or split the text. Since you don’t always have the option of shrinking text…

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The Final Touch on the Wedding Dress: Embroidered Ribbon

by eileenroche on October 7, 2015

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If you have an embroidery machine and you’re making a wedding dress, you have to – I would say it’s mandatory – embroider a ribbon and sew it into the…

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Organizing Fabrics

by eileenroche on October 3, 2015

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Although, I spent a good part of my summer working on the wedding dress, I also have been working on a My Block Piecer quilt. I’ll share the quilt with…

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A Hidden Treasure

by eileenroche on September 30, 2015

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My daughter Janelle’s paternal grandmother, Ron Roche (known as Mom Mom in our family), gave her a very special family heirloom at Janelle’s bridal shower. It was the wedding ring…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Month by Month Baby Onsies (Part 3 of 3)

by Marie Zinno on September 28, 2015

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The final step in our Month by Month onesie gift set is to attach the circle appliqué embroidery to each onesie. Although my instructions are for the multi-needle embroidery machine,…

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A Reader Suggested…

by eileenroche on September 26, 2015

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Yes, I’m still talking about the wedding! I’ve had so many people ask for details about the, well, the wedding details, I thought I’d keep you in the loop. Although…

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Puffy Foam!

by admin on September 23, 2015

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This post is a continuation from the September 2015 Designs Plus Newsletter. If you missed it, stop by for a visit by clicking here. In today’s lesson you’ll learn how to:…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Month by Month Onsie Gift Set (Part 2 of 3)

by Marie Zinno on September 21, 2015

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Last Monday I shared the first portion of planning the process for the “Month by Month Onsie” gift set and now we continue with the embroidery steps. Position the…

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A Timely Reminder

by eileenroche on September 19, 2015

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A week before we left for Janelle’s (my daughter) wedding in Hawaii, I realized she didn’t have a purse for her special day. So I quickly made one from leftover…

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Needle, Needle, What Size Needle?

by eileenroche on September 16, 2015

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I’m the first to admit, I sometime (ok, too often!) skim over the recommendations for proper sewing and embroidery. You know, like changing the stitch length when sewing specific fabrics.…