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Just a Couple of Bag Ladies

by eileenroche on November 2, 2011

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I’m afraid to count. I feel like Imelda Marcos but instead of shoes, it’s bags. Handbags. In the past five months, I’ve made over 20 handbags. Wow – it would…

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The Bubble Quilt – Complete!

by eileenroche on October 26, 2011

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I finished! Yippee! Not only finished but I flew it across the country, wrapped it up in pretty paper and hand delivered it to my precious niece, Christin Morrow. I…

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Applique Home Decor

Bubble Quilt Part 2

by eileenroche on October 19, 2011

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If you missed Part 1 of the Bubble Quilt, click here. I’m getting there! Here’s a peek at my progress on the Bubble Quilt. Last week, I finished all of…

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Applique Home Decor Quilting

The Bubble Quilt

by eileenroche on October 12, 2011

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Doesn’t time just fly? I mean zoom by? It seems just like yesterday that my niece called to tell me she was expecting her first child. I hung up the…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Embossing…with an Embroidery Machine

by eileenroche on October 5, 2011

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There’s a hot technique you might want to try, it’s embossing with an embroidery machine. It takes tone-on-tone embroidery to a whole new level. In fact, 90% of the thread…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Home Decor Wearables

Machine Embroidered Buttonholes

by eileenroche on September 28, 2011

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Click here to download this article as a PDF for future reference. Many of you wrote that buttonholes are a struggle when it comes to sewing. I agree! One of…

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Home Decor Quilting

Thank goodness! There’s always more than one right way to create!

by eileenroche on September 21, 2011

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Don’t you just love how diverse our world is? We see diversity everywhere we look – even in our embroidery studios. There is always more than one way to accomplish…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

How to insert zippers!

by eileenroche on September 14, 2011

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A few weeks ago, over 60% of you told me that inserting zippers is your biggest challenge. I understand how you could struggle with that task so I thought I…

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Everybody Smiles with Designs in Machine Embroidery Contest

by eileenroche on September 8, 2011

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Want a chance to win some very cool – and pricey prizes? All it takes are four simple steps to enter the Everybody Smiles with Designs contest. All you have…

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Look! Nancy Zieman is doing her best John Hancock imitation!

by eileenroche on August 31, 2011

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Nancy and I were in St. Louis teaching Baby Lock dealers embroidery and sewing techniques. Baby Lock has introduced some wonderful products that are going to make our stitching so…