Tag: Machine Embroidery
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Lawn Fawn Interactive Card and Machine Embroidered Gifts
. Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer Card My sweet grandbaby recently turned two-years-old. These pictures show some of the things that I made to send to her. It was fun to make the Lawn Fawn Interactive Card. This is the first time I used this die and it was very easy to assemble. The machine…
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Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat Idea for a Toddler
For some of us, Halloween is all about candy. For others, it is about the costumes, parties, decorations, cooler weather, walking the neighborhood and seeing neighbors. The candy is kind of a bonus as you get a little exercise. When you are small, you do not have the chops to be able to even eat…
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Machine Embroidery Projects Make Great Gifts
My sweet little granddaughter is now back home in Arizona with her parents. Her extended stay with us was so much fun! It was hard getting used to the quiet after she left but I revved up my sewing machine and got to work making some gifts. The noise of the embroidery unit doesn’t bring…
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Playmat Quilt For Amelia's Car
Last summer, I bought an adorable handmade wood car for my newborn granddaughter at an art fair. I’ve had nearly a year to plan a quilted playmat for her. It is embarrassing to say that I didn’t actually start it until last week. In my defense, my sewing machine and most of my other crafty…
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Art Philosophy for Quilting Motifs and a Free Quilt Pattern
77 x 93 Quilt Designed in EQ7 Hello! I finally finished the quilt that my (now) 9 year old daughter wanted for her bed. She and I designed it last year, using EQ7 to lay it out. She loves the textural aspect of quilts and therefore wanted to have some large blocks for quilted butterflies…
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Embroidering on Waffle Weave Dish Towels
My dd is moving into a new apartment today. She will need some new things to make it feel like “home” so I quickly embroidered these store-bought microfiber towels. In case you are new to machine embroidery, you might wonder what type of stabilizer should be used for this type of towel? There are different…
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Art Journal Page – Image Transfer Over Embroidery
Denim Fabric Was Printed, Embroidered, Stamped and Collaged It is so much fun to incorporate fabric, paper, thread, ink and other tools and supplies together while exploring creative endeavors. The outside cover of this book was the subject of my post here. As I am working on the pages on the inside, I will attempt…
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Mixed Media Art Journal – Made From Scratch
* A Lot of Pictures Alert! Front of Book – Closed With Metal Clasp I have been wanting to work more with collage and mixed media using fabrics and papers. It occurred to me that one of the best ways for me to learn How to do this, was to Do this. So I decided…
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Copic Journal With Mixed Media Cover
6″ x 9″ Covers Bound with 1″ Cinch Wire This completely utilitarian journal is something I’ve been meaning to put together for a long time. However, I didn’t have a cover made that felt right for me. A couple of weeks ago, my sewing machine dealer had a virtual class using some techniques to decorate…
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Making Placemats With Machine Embroidered Designs
Ruffled Placemat My new sewing machine comes with quite a few built-in embroidery designs. When I saw this one, I thought it would make really pretty placemats. I still think that it would make really pretty placemats. For someone who knows what they are doing! lol The machine embroidering thing is something that I’m still…
