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The Mermaid Soap Company: PhotoChick's How-To: Embroider A …

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 10:13 pm -

Next, you start stitching . My best friends in embroidery have been my copies of Reader’s Digest book of Complete Needlework and Reader’s Digest Book of Complete Embroidery. The photos with a book in view show one or the other of these … More: The Mermaid Soap Company: PhotoChick's How-To: Embroider A …  Read More →


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machinequilter: Good Friday

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 2:34 pm -

I take a folk art approach to quilting and help ordinary people achieve extrordinary results. I’ve used table top machine quilting frames for the past 6 years, developing, demonstrating and teaching free-motion techniques Originally posted here: machinequilter: Good Friday  Read More →


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DCR Virginia - 12th Annual "A Stitch In Time" Quilt Show at …

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 2:05 pm -

But what makes an individual quilt a work of art ? Is it the harmonious blending of different fabrics to create a color palette similar to paint on a canvas? Is it the choice of the pattern – whether a well-known traditional design or a .. View original post here: DCR Virginia - 12th Annual "A Stitch In Time" Quilt Show at …  Read More →


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Guest Blogs - 12th Annual "A Stitch In Time" Quilt Show at …

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 2:05 pm -

But what makes an individual quilt a work of art ? Is it the harmonious blending of different fabrics to create a color palette similar to paint on a canvas? Is it the choice of the pattern – whether a well-known traditional design or a .. View original post here:  Guest Blogs - 12th Annual "A Stitch In Time" Quilt Show at …  Read More →


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Jill Inspired: Denim Collars

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 10:43 am -

At this point (dry stabilizer and solidly placed collar), my sewing machine doesn’t know it is stitching through a 3-D piece. And my Bernina doesn’t care that she is stitching through several layers of denim See the original post: Jill Inspired: Denim Collars  Read More →


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Basic embroidery digitizing - Macali-ism's by Rick Macali

Written by admin on April 10, 2009 – 10:00 am -

The knowledge of the above stitch types is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to creating an embroidery design from art . The end design should not only look good, but, also embroider well. No one wants to babysit an embroidery … Continued here:  Basic embroidery digitizing - Macali-ism's by Rick Macali  Read More →


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