If you’ve been around for a while you may already know that my favorite needles for embroidery are Superior Titanium Topstitch needles, size 80/12. I also use them for all my piecing and most of my free motion quilting – along with my favorite…
Back in March my 14 year old daughter, Heather, suffered a stroke as a result of a ruptured cerebral AVM (ArterioVenous Malformation). Today she met neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Nakaji for the first time since he did surgery to remove the resulting blood clot from her…
I’ve been having a ton of fun recently with quilting in the hoop – creating designs that have quilting built into them, and also using the Transformation Quilting Collection to quilt a background that is then used for a design from a different design collection.…
While I don’t own a Brother Scan N Cut (yet!) I know that a lot of my customers do. This tutorial will show you how to use the SVG files included with a lot of my design collections to cut your appliqué shapes. For…
The Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software is the key to using your Silhouette Cameo cutting machine to cut appliqué shapes using SVG files. The basic Silhouette Studio software is a free download from SilhouetteAmerica.com. Designer Edition is an upgrade which is well worth the…
In January 2016, my dream home found me! It’s brand new – being built from scratch – so we won’t be moving in until the end of September. Check out the progress by clicking here. I’m adding photos (newest first) every time we go…
What is PixScan? This is what the Silhouette America website has to say about PixScan™: “PixScan™ technology allows you to cut precisely around any printed image or position cut lines in a specific location on your material using a camera or scanner. PixScan™ is perfect for…
When you know how, making a simple tote bag can be really easy. This tutorial will show you how to make a basic tote bag – which you can decorate and embellish to your heart’s content. Once you have the basic outline shape, it’s…
What you will need: A quilted background (see this post to find out how to use the designs from the Transformation Quilting Collection to create a quilted background – and this post to find out how to apply Deco Foil to your fabric before…
Multiple hooping for quilting in the hoop is easy when you know how! This is what you will need: A piece of fabric (I’ll tell you how big later!) A piece of batting the same size as your piece of fabric A marking pen…
