After making all of those stitch samples and doing a bit of other stitching on my new Bernina 790Pro, I figured I probably ought to test out the machine embroidery, too. I selected one of the designs included on the machine and got to work/play. The machine did a lovely […]
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It’s done! I have to say that putting the pieces together is pretty hard on thumbs that have some arthritis in them, but the alligator clamps that helped to grab the little “nubbins” and the button clips that held them in place afterwards made a difficult/fiddly task somewhat easier. I […]
In fifteen pieces, to be exact! One of the pictured pieces is actually two identical ones, so that’s why it doesn’t look like fifteen. I counted up how many stitches went into making these pieces, and the total was almost 378,000! I used up an entire roll of water-soluble stabilizer, […]
I’ve started another project, but this one is proving to be a bit more time-consuming than I’d anticipated. I’ve done a few little free-standing embroidered appliqué projects, but this one is much more involved. To give a bit of background information, one of our grandsons is a firefighter, so when […]
I’ve been working on a Dresden Plate design for the past few months, and it’s now finished! 🙂 I’d made one several years ago from a pattern by Susan Cleveland, and she has now written a book full of inspiration: Dynamic Dresdens. Her method avoids having to appliqué a circle […]
I use Embrilliance embroidery software, which works beautifully on my Mac; unfortunately, the Bernina software isn’t Mac-friendly — and it’s lots more expensive. A few days ago, Lisa Shaw, who is an expert at digitizing (something I’m definitely not) shared a project and instructions on how to personalize it for […]