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To Rip or Not to Rip?

by eileenroche on October 4, 2017

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Imperfect stitches happen, no matter how experienced you are. The more you stitch, the better you get. The more confidence you have, the more you trust your machine to produce…

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Digitizing Embroidery Tips & Techniques Software

Learn Today in Your PJs

by eileenroche on September 30, 2017

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Resident software wiz Katherine Artines just posted a new tutorial on the Inspired by Dime YouTube channel. This latest video, Give Thanks, concentrates on Inspirations Perfect Embroidery Pro digitizing software. …

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Your Opinion Matters

by eileenroche on September 27, 2017

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of teaching at Wisconsin Quilt Expo. My topic was Turn Your Embroidery Machine into a Longarm.  The one-hour lecture covered everything from…

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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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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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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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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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Tropical Stitching

by eileenroche on June 28, 2017

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It’s always been a dream of mine to have an ocean view out my studio window.  Since I live in Texas, this is definitely not what I see out my…

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Volume 104 Subtle Tees – Leaf Lesson Part 1 of 2 – Software

by eileenroche on May 20, 2017

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By Denise Holguin This is expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees project featured in Volume 104 May/June 2017. Lesson Highlights: Copy, paste and rotate designs in embroidery software to suit…

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