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June 2017 Update – Video!

by eileenroche on June 10, 2017

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Take a video tour of June 2017’s Update, Version 9.55 with Katherine Artines.  Katherine – our resident digitizing whiz – posted a 48-minute tutorial focused on the June update for…

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Free Updates – June 2017!

by eileenroche on June 3, 2017

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If you own Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro, you enjoy free updates forever. Really.  Forever.  Many updates work in the background to keep your software compliant with the latest Windows updates.…

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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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Volume 104 Subtle Tees – Leaf Lesson Part 2 of 2 – Spray Paint

by admin on May 17, 2017

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Leaves! by Denise Holguin If you’re a Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine reader, then you’ll enjoy this expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees project featured in Volume 104 May/June 2017.…

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Frame or Fill? Have It Your Way

by eileenroche on May 6, 2017

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A simple way to transform a shape into a satin frame in Inspirations Perfect Embroidery Pro is to use the Create Outline tool. Select the Star from the Artwork tool…

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Fun with Symbols!

by eileenroche on April 8, 2017

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The built-in Symbol designs in Inspirations Perfect Embroidery Pro are tiny and intended to be used as border accents.  But you can do so much more with symbols.  Their small…

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Volume 103 Overspray Turned in to Opportunity

by admin on March 29, 2017

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This blog is expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees article featured in Volume 103 March/April 2017.  This post covers “overspray”.   For spray paint tips, visit “spray paint” [line] I…

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Volume 103 It Started with a Quilt Block – Signpost Lesson

by admin on March 11, 2017

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It Started with a Quilt Block was featured in the March/April 2017 issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine. Since space is limited on the printed page, you’ll find the details for creating the quilt’s…

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Double or Triple Your Library of Embroidery Designs

by eileenroche on March 4, 2017

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Don’t you hate it when you feel frustrated with a design? It’s not tall enough, or curved enough or skinny enough to fit in a certain shape?  (Yikes, sounds like…

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Design Bigger than Your Hoop? Split it!

by eileenroche on February 25, 2017

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Serious machine embroiderers never let hoop size hold them back. When they think big, they stitch big. But that doesn’t mean they have to have a big hoop. No, they…

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