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More Denim Inspiration

by eileenroche on September 23, 2017

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Last week, we started with this flower in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro (with Vintage Embroidery Software installed on the computer): and ended up with this flower: You can follow those…

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Denim Inspiration

by eileenroche on September 16, 2017

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A few weeks ago, I posted several photos of embroidered denim that I spotted in a department store.  You can read that post here.  I mentioned my favorite technique of the…

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What Have You Learned from Nancy Zieman?

by eileenroche on September 2, 2017

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  In 1988, I took a beginner’s sewing class from Mary Hayes of Hayes Sewing Machines (now in Wilmington, Delaware).  Shortly after that introduction to sewing, I found Sewing with…

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Turn Your Embroidery Machine Into a Longarm

by eileenroche on August 19, 2017

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If you want to successfully quilt with your machine, you have to learn the secrets to controlling the process.  In my class, Turn Your Embroidery Machine Into a Longarm at…

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Wisconsin Quilt Expo 2017

by eileenroche on August 16, 2017

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  In just a few short weeks, I’m heading to my favorite quilt show – Wisconsin Quilt Expo, in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept 7-9, 2017.  Why is WQE my favorite quilt…

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Embroidery is Not Just for Hemlines

by eileenroche on August 12, 2017

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I was browsing in a department store this weekend and like normal, I was drawn to anything embroidered. Much to my delight, I saw so many embroidered t-shirts, sweaters and…

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Take These 5 Time-saving steps Before You Embroider

by eileenroche on August 9, 2017

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Embrace these five tips to save as much time as possible in your embroidery studio. These tips have saved me countless hours, I hope you find them helpful. Stock up…

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70 Free Training Lessons!

by eileenroche on July 29, 2017

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Really? 70 free training lessons on software?  Yep – it’s all on the Inspired by DIME YouTube channel.  You can learn about Inspirations software programs in the comfort of your…

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Text Editing Tips

by eileenroche on July 22, 2017

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Often, new users in Inspirations Perfect Embroidery Pro struggle with making simple changes in text files.  It’s really quite easy so follow along in your software to get a better…

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Tropical Summer Stitching

by eileenroche on July 8, 2017

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The May/June issue of Designs in machine Embroidery featured one of my favorite new projects: Hints of Havana. This project could have easily been called Hints of Hawaii summer Splash,…

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