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A visit with THE Dream Machine

by admin on February 4, 2015

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I was telling my friend about my work day. “I watched online videos of THE Dream Machine Innov-is XV8500D from Brother. My conclusion: The machine is a dream!” We both…

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February Update

by eileenroche on January 31, 2015

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February’s update is will be available on Monday, February 3, 2015! You’ll find three terrific updates to Perfect Embroidery Pro and My Quilt Embellisher. I’m sharing two of the updates…

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The Tonight Show at Sew Expo? Uh? What?

by eileenroche on January 28, 2015

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If you’ve been a Johnny Carson, Jay Leno or Jimmy Fallon fan – then you’ll definitely want to catch the Stitching Sisters at Friday Night Live. Sew Expo, our industry’s…

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Webinars – Watch Anytime, Anywhere and Learn

by eileenroche on January 24, 2015

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Did you watch Tuesday’s webinar with our new presenter, Katherine Artines? If you did, I’ll bet you learned a few tricks to make your embroidery stitch flawlessly. Katherine has been…

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Monogram of the Month – January 2015

by admin on January 21, 2015

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Create a monogram for Nancy Zieman? The stress mounted as I thought about the assignment. I opened EmbroideryWorks™ software and started experimenting. There’s a unique quality about Nancy Zieman’s initials…

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Looking for Inspiration?

by eileenroche on January 17, 2015

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Every embroiderer has the best intentions. We all want to create something beautiful to enjoy or to share with someone else. Maybe we want to make a gift to pass…

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Behind the Scenes – Volume 90 Jan/Feb 2015

by admin on January 14, 2015

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Until you’ve been to a photo shoot you might not realize much of it is make-believe! That’s one of my favorite parts of our photo shoots—having the chance to watch…

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Software Saturday – True Type Fonts

by eileenroche on January 10, 2015

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Want more embroidery fonts? All you have to do in Perfect Embroidery Pro is click on File, Import TT Text and you’ll find every font that’s installed on your computer. …

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Today’s Crazy Quilting with Your Embroidery Machine

by eileenroche on January 7, 2015

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I never thought I’d write a book on crazy quilting but last spring I was inspired to explore the combination of piecing in the hoop and decorative stitches. It didn’t…

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January Update – Buttonholes!

by eileenroche on January 3, 2015

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I love machine embroidered buttonholes! Why? Control. Machine embroidered buttonholes give me total control over the length of the buttonhole and the placement. Starting with a digital file guarantees perfect…