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I Should Know Better!

by eileenroche on May 3, 2017

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Often, I have very large and complex projects to design, digitize, test, photograph and write the instructions.  These tasks are intense, highly-technical and deadline-oriented. Now don’t get me wrong, I…

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The Embroidery Rules Have Been Rewritten

by eileenroche on April 22, 2017

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For years, I’ve been making embroidered gifts for two special men in my life. I don’t want to ‘throw anyone under the bus’ so let’s just call them – the…

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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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Free Webinar!

by eileenroche on March 15, 2017

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I’m so excited to present a live webcast (my first!) with my good friends at Sulky.  They spotted my recent book, Quilt with an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons,…

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Why Did It Take So Long?

by eileenroche on March 8, 2017

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Why did it take 20 years to master the art of quilting with an embroidery machine? Well, 20 years ago, sewing fields were 4″ x 4″, machines had little or…

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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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Multi-Needle Monday: Automatic Appliqué on the Brother Entrepreneur and Baby Lock Enterprise

by Marie Zinno on October 31, 2016

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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 Saturday – The Backdrop Tool in My Quilt Embellisher

by eileenroche on October 15, 2016

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One of the helpful features of Inspiration’s My Quilt Embellisher is the backdrop tool. The backdrop tool allows you to bring an image on to the screen and audition embroidery…

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Design Your Own Fabric!

by eileenroche on October 1, 2016

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Have you always wanted to design your own fabric? Well now you can!  Let me show you how easy it is to create print-on-demand fabric.  My Fabric Design software is…

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