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How to achieve perfect quilting in the hoop results, part 2

Sarah • January 25, 2017Misc

So you’re busy quilting in the hoop and you’ve been increasing the top tension so that the back looks good, but the top thread keeps breaking. What are you to do? In part 1, I suggested that you will need to back off the…

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How to achieve perfect quilting in the hoop results, part 1

Sarah • January 22, 2017Misc

When you’re quilting, are you usually as happy with the back of the quilt as you are with the front? How about when you’re doing embroidery? Most of the time, nobody’s going to see the back of an embroidery project – unless you’re using…

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Using the Happy Quilting Collection

Sarah • January 19, 2017Misc Happy Quilting Collection, Happy Table Runner, Quilting in the Hoop

The Happy Quilting Collection started out as a few designs that were created to quilt the Happy Table Runner. Here’s a photo journey through quilting the quilt The first step in any quilting project is to layer the back, the batting and the quilt top.…

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How to Make a Happy Zippered Purse

Sarah • December 19, 2016Misc

Pencil case, makeup bag, catch all for the bottom of your purse, zippered purses come in all kinds of sizes and have an infinite number of uses. It turns out that the Extra Large Panel from the Happy Popups Collection is an ideal size…

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Quilted in the Hoop: the Feather Fancy quilt

Sarah • December 5, 2016Misc

So your free motion quilting isn’t as great as you’d like it to be and you’re planning on making the Feather Fancy quilt. What are you going to do about it? Use the Transformation Quilting Collection to quilt it in the hoop of course!…

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DIY Christmas Ornament Wreath

Sarah • November 30, 2016Misc Christmas Ornament Wreath, DIY Christmas, Ornament Wreath
Christmas Ornament Wreath

Jasmine and I were out and about the other day and saw a Christmas wreath made out of ornaments. What could be more fun than making one for our new home? If you want to make one too, here’s how to do it! What…

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Tips for pucker free embroidery

Sarah • November 14, 2016Misc

Pucker free embroidery is very possible – and it’s easy to achieve. The key is to make the background that you are stitching on as stiff as possible – without making it as stiff as a board in your finished project. There are 4 things…

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Quick and easy Holiday gifts

Sarah • October 31, 2016Misc

As I’ve been unpacking everything into my new studio I came across some quick and easy projects from a few years ago that make excellent Holiday gifts. Below you will find some tricks of the trade to ensure success when stitching. Embroidered Gift Card…

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IKEA shelving is more than just shelves!

Sarah • October 26, 2016Misc

My new studio contains two built in closets that I elected to not have the standard shelving built in. Instead, I wanted to be able to build floor to ceiling shelves that would allow me to store a lot more stuff. It seems there…

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How do you choose the best thread colors for embroidery?

Sarah • August 26, 2016Misc best color for embroidery, Color theory
Infinit Collection

I posted this photo on Facebook the other day: Andree commented on it: “It’s beautiful! What I would love to know is: how to choose the best color for embroidery, when to use contrasting color with an appliqué, and when to choose a matching…

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