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Stitch Soup

by eileenroche on May 4, 2016

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Christina, the founder of Stitch Soup began embroidering over 12 years ago.  After she embellished almost all of her wardrobe, she saw her first in-the-hoop project, a tissue holder, and…

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Home Decor

Become a Social Butterfly! Part 2

by admin on April 6, 2016

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Last week I explored a special offer in an ad featured in the current issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery.  If you missed the blog, click here. When you spend…

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Home Decor

Opportunity Knocks!

by admin on March 2, 2016

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My friend Tore works in a corporate environment—picture a quiet, organized, office setting.  The exact opposite of my space where there’s an explosion of stitched samples, fabrics, trim, buttons… and…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Bucket List Checkup!

by admin on January 27, 2016

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This is a great year to make a conscious effort to sharpen your sewing and embroidery skills.  Focus on incremental improvement – don’t worry about perfection or trying to catch…

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Holiday Software

Software Saturday: Applique to Instant Gift Tag

by eileenroche on November 21, 2015

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Make an impression with flawless, personalized gift tags this holiday season!  Once the gift is unwrapped, the gift tag can be used as a Christmas ornament for years to come!…

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Digitizing Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping

Split Long Text Messages for Embroidering on Ribbon

by eileenroche on October 10, 2015

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If you have a message that’s longer than your largest hoop, you have two choices, shrink or split the text. Since you don’t always have the option of shrinking text…

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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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Embroidery Tips & Techniques

All for Me!

by admin on October 15, 2014

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Improvise! Create! Have fun! I wanted to create something fun and personalized for my friends. These luggage tags featured in Shelly Smola’s book, All for Me, fit my needs for…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping

My Go-To Gift

by eileenroche on May 28, 2014

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If you think you don’t have time to stitch a last minute gift, think again! Let me show you how to stitch six napkins in no time. Mark the location…

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