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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Embroidering for Small and Plus Size Figures

by eileenroche on April 22, 2015

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In my first attempts at embroidering a blank garment for a small child, I must admit I struggled. I often made the design too large for the small figure and…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques Multi-Needle

Multi-Needle Embroidery: Using Designs with 10+ Colors

by Diane Kron on April 20, 2015

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The Baby Lock Enterprise multi-needle machine has 10 needles. Many embroidery designs have more than 10 color changes. To utilize these designs on this machine it will require just a…

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Digitizing a Mylar Design

by eileenroche on April 18, 2015

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Want to add sparkle and sheen to simple images? Try Mylar applique. When using Mylar, let the Mylar shine through the stitches. Plan on using a motif fill that mimics fish…

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Quilting

Two different approaches…same results!

by eileenroche on April 15, 2015

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Preface: One of the most enjoyable aspects of surrounding yourself with other stitchers is the opportunity to see different uses for the same design collection. Designs Editor, Eileen Roche and…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Multi-Needle Uncategorized

Multi-Needle Monday: Text Tools at Your Fingertips

by Marie Zinno on April 13, 2015

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One of my favorite features about my multi-needle machine (Enterprise or Entrepreneur) is the touch screen text tools. As an embroidery business owner I wear a lot of hats;…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques Software Uncategorized

Software Saturday – My Quilt Embellisher Labels

by eileenroche on April 11, 2015

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When you stumble across a family heirloom, don’t you find yourself yearning for some background behind the object? Don’t you wish you knew the date it was created and by…

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Applique Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Glitter Princess!

by eileenroche on April 8, 2015

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You’re never too old or too young to celebrate a special birthday! Recently, Stephanie Sanders, my loyal employee of 14 years, approached me with a request to stitch a shirt…

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Applique Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping Multi-Needle Uncategorized

Multi-Needle Monday: Automatic Appliqué on the Brother Entrepreneur and Baby Lock Enterprise

by Marie Zinno on April 6, 2015

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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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Software

Numbered Patches in My Block Piecer

by eileenroche on April 4, 2015

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Welcome Software Saturday readers! Recently, I had a conversation with an avid My Block Piecer user. She loves this software and makes large blocks and mini blocks – really, really…

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Easter Egg Hunt!

by eileenroche on April 1, 2015

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You are invited to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt! We have hidden 5 Easter Egg graphics in Eileen’s blog posts. If you find all the Easter Eggs, you’ll receive…