embroidery

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Bottom of trinket tray, done in bright multicolored houndstooth.

Tidying …

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I’ve been seeing lots of trinket trays (usually in leather or imitation leather) lately, and I really wanted to make one to help keep clutter organized in my sewing area. The problem is that I didn’t like the idea of the wrong side of the embroidery used to embellish them […]

Machine embroidered block of a house on a green lawn. House is blue with dark blue roof and red door. There is a giant red/blue teacup on the roof with flowers growing inside.

More BOM progress

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I’m making more progress on the various blocks-of-the-month (BOMs) that I’m suddenly involved in. How did I get wrapped up in three all at once? The most recent one is the birds from Wonderfil’s BOM last year. We had another sewing day sponsored by the local guild, and I worked […]

Machine embroidered and appliquées block showing a pink house with red roof sitting on a lawn and with a topiary tree on each side.

Block #2

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This is the second block in the year-long BOM I’m doing through my local quilt shop. It’s by Riley Blake and is all done in the hoop with machine embroidery and machine embroidered appliqué. I must say that, though this isn’t a style that usually appeals to me, I do […]

Another one?!?

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After not having done a BOM in years, I’m suddenly doing two! I saw an adorable quilt at my LQS, made with small blocks in machine embroidered appliqué. It’s not a style I’d usually choose, but somehow I couldn’t pass this one up. We’ll be purchasing the supplies for one […]