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Block of the Month: Block 3 – Four Triangles – Sewing Instruction

by eileenroche on March 7, 2018

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month : Block 3 Four Triangles Sewing Instructions Block 3 is our first two-unit block in the My Block Piecer Sampler Block of the…

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Block of the Month: Block 3 – Four Triangles – Software Instruction

by eileenroche on March 3, 2018

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My Block Piecer Block of the Month : Block 3 Four Triangles Software Instructions By Nancy Stansbury [line] We hope you are enjoying this Block of the Month series.  As…

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Filling Negative Space with Background Fills

by eileenroche on February 24, 2018

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Inspirations’ My Quilt Embellisher offers many ways to fill negative space on a quilt block. I enjoy trying different background fills because virtual quilting is fast and easy.  Auditioning a…

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Totally Stitching – Embroidery Edition

by eileenroche on February 14, 2018

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My good friends at Baby Lock just launched their digital Totally Stitching magazine, the Winter/Spring 2018 Embroidery Edition. And yes, it’s all about machine embroidery, my favorite subject!  The Baby…

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Easy Scalloped Borders

by eileenroche on February 10, 2018

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Katherine Artines is at it again with her recent Welding Wizardry video on YouTube.  She explores the difference between the Weld, Intersect and Trim shape tools in Inspirations Perfect Embroidery…

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Block of the Month: Block 2 – Nested Triangles – Sewing Instruction

by eileenroche on February 7, 2018

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Block of the Month : Block 2 Nested Triangles Sewing Instructions If you missed the software lesson for Block 2, click here. [line]   Hoop lightweight tear-away stabilizer or polymesh…

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Embroidered Eyelets

by eileenroche on January 27, 2018

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When I log into this blog to add a new post, I can see what information people are searching for online. I often use that info to help me write…

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My Favorite Tip for Piecing in the Hoop

by eileenroche on January 24, 2018

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Piecing blocks in the hoop is fun, easy and accurate. The first color of a piece in the hoop quilt block is a numbered outline. The outline tells you where…

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Where Oh Where Did My Design Go?

by eileenroche on January 20, 2018

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Maybe you’re like me and you’ve fallen in love with a design, any design like a luscious rose, pretty lace or a furry kitten. You stitch it once and then…

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Stitching Split Designs

by eileenroche on January 3, 2018

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It’s easy to split designs in software but the challenge for many embroiderers is in the stitching.  I use a combination of templates, Perfect Alignment Laser and the advance stitch…

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