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I Heart Puffy!

by eileenroche on September 10, 2016

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Meet Inspirations Education Consultant Melisa Nisius, this week’s guest blogger. She’s just as passionate about embroidery as you are so I thought it was a good idea for Melisa to…

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Stabilizer Experiment

by eileenroche on July 30, 2016

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Normally, I use fuse polymesh stabilizer to the wrong side of the design area to stabilize knit fabrics. But recently, I was working on a couple of knit skirts. The…

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Be a Part of Common Threads

by eileenroche on June 23, 2016

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Last week I promised to share more about Baby Lock’s Common Threads event with you. During our behind-the-scenes tour of Tacony (Baby Lock’s parent company), we stopped in the Baby…

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At the International Quilt Market – Be Back Next Week!

by eileenroche on May 20, 2016

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Get Quilting with My Quilt Planner

by eileenroche on April 23, 2016

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My Quilt Planner is Inspirations popular quilt layout software. It’s easy to use and loaded with 99 continuous line designs. You’ll find two short videos to give you an overview…

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Room for Improvement

by eileenroche on March 26, 2016

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Last week, I showed you how to how to draw a simple flower design in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro and turn it into a large applique quilt block. I ended…

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Software Update – January 2016

by eileenroche on January 2, 2016

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The new year brings exciting new features in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. On Monday, January 4, 2016, update your version of Perfect Embroidery Pro to the latest version: 8.62. Once…

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month Sampler

by eileenroche on December 5, 2015

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Toot, toot!  Beep, beep!  We’re happy to announce our My Block Piecer Block of the Month Sampler. I learned so much when I made this quilt designed by Nancy Stansbury.…

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Keep Your Hand Out of the Hoop

by eileenroche on November 18, 2015

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Well it’s taken me 20+ years but I finally did it. I stitched on my finger. If you’ve been to any of my classes, I always caution students to keep…

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Text on a Path

by eileenroche on November 14, 2015

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One of my favorite things about using digitizing software is learning new shortcuts. For years, I’ve been creating text on a path in a rather laborious method. But now, thanks…

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