Most of us have collected tons of embroidery designs. For those of us who’ve been embroidering for 10+ years, it’s safe to say the number of designs we own is frightening and/or a bit overwhelming. I always want to find ways to re-fashion some of our embroideries, twisting them from their intended use. Here are [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
Organizing Dad’s Bar-b-q
The Kid’s Club sewers were here again this past Saturday, creating a great project to store Dad’s grilling “stuff”. This project was challenging, because of the size of the fabric pieces, the number of layers to keep straight (pockets!) and the topstitching required. Our girls are improving every month and the results are evident in [...]
May 8, 2009
Kid’s Summer Sew-In
Our monthly Kid’s Club has really taken off, as you can tell from the photos we’ve posted. Baby Lock has developed a summer sewing program, too, which we’re going to offer for 2 weeks this July! Session 1 will be Monday through Thursday, July 13th – 16th and Session 2 will be Monday through Thursday, [...]
May 5, 2009
Sashiko Embroidery
I’ve often admired the sashiko quilting and design, but had limited inspiration for the designs in my own sewing. The newest addition to the Designer’s Gallery Interactives, Sashiko Embroidery, has sparked some new interest for me. Of course, I used the lilies from our in-store fabrics as my focus piece and added some sashiko blocks [...]
May 4, 2009
Yes, You Can!
With the help of this month’s issue of Designs in Machine Embroidery Magazine, you can re-work a denim skirt that was a garage sale find or rendered too short by this winter’s growth spurt! On Baby Lock’s Ellisimo, with the large 8″ x 12″ embroidery field, it’s easy to do. I used the built-in design, [...]
May 1, 2009
Sewing Circles
We just got in the new circular sewing foot that will work on most of your Baby Lock machines, including Ellisimo! I envision lots of home dec projects using it for embellishing and see pockets and quilting ideas, as well. We’ll be showing this foot at embroidery club Sunday, so you won’t want to miss [...]
