embroidery Archives

How to Personalize a Quick Gift with PaintWork!

July 21, 2014 Alice Voss-Kantor

Last year’s holiday gifts for my co-workers and friends were linen sachets personalized with Paintwork monograms. I love linen sachets! This time I worked from an already assembled version and PaintWork seemed to be the perfect solution to add the special touch to them. … More

How to Use Paper Templates for Embroidery Templates

Embroidery Basics: How to Use Paper Templates for Marking Designs

July 2, 2014 Kay Hickman

Paper templates are invaluable for determining and marking fabric for embroidery designs. Here are several tips on printing and using them for successful embroidery plaement. … More

Introduction to BERNINA Embroidery Software 7: FREE Video Tutorial

June 21, 2014 WeAllSew

You’ve probably modified sewing and craft projects to suit yourself, tweaking the proportions or adding embellishments to make it your own. You can do the same thing with embroidery designs using your computer. … More

embroidery, father frost, winter, Christmas, holiday decor, stockings

Jackie Robinson’s Crash Course in Embroidery

June 18, 2014 WeAllSew

Jackie Robinson is a quilt-maker, not an embroiderer . . . until one of her Benartex fabrics was digitized! Jackie shares some of her adventures with embroidering samples for her Father Frost collection for Every Stitch Counts. … More

DIY Wedding Inspiration

June 4, 2014 WeAllSew

June is traditionally associated with weddings, and today we have some DIY wedding inspiration from Rhea Lucovsky. … More

Embroidery Basics: 7 Essential Supplies

June 3, 2014 Kay Hickman

If you are just getting started in machine embroidery, check out this “must have” list. You will of course also need an embroidery machine and the hoop(s) that came with it! … More

How to Combine and Modify Designs Without Software: FREE Video Tutorial

May 30, 2014 WeAllSew

Use the built-in embroidery tools on your machine to create your own customized designs and monograms. … More

Chicago Skyline Shadowbox – by Embroidery Machine!

May 20, 2014 WeAllSew

Would you believe Pam Varner created the artwork for this shadow box on her embroidery machine? She did! … More

BERNINA Echo-Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C

3 Ways to Use Echo-Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C

May 16, 2014 Jo Leichte

What’s your favorite free-motion quilting foot? We all have our preferences – small, large, metal, clear, open, closed – but my new go-to favorite is Echo-Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C. … More

Tips for Successful Embroidery on Towels: Free Video Tutorial

April 26, 2014 Kay Hickman

In this “Hooping for the Best” video, Kay Hickman demonstrates best practices for perfect embroidery on towels. The same tips apply to applique, too! … More

How to Put a Little Quilt to Practical Use

April 22, 2014 WeAllSew

This lovely small quilt isn’t a wall-hanging; it has a more practical purpose. … More

Embroidery Basics: Two Techniques for Aligning Centers in Hoopless Embroidery

April 14, 2014 Kay Hickman

It can be tricky to align fabric to stabilizer when using “hoopless” embroidery techniques. Here are two simple techniques for achieving perfect placement. … More

Technique: embroidery