HELP! Perhaps someone out there in Embroidery Land can give me a suggestion. I've been going crazy with all of the stress at home, so I got a sitter for my husband (he has Alzheimer's), put my mother-in-law's estate work aside, paid all of my bills
Can someone tell me what the gold standard of thread would be? Are most designs digitized with the Madeira colors? I stitched out the Mother's Day rooster with Brother colors. He isn't as pretty
Does anyone have a good suggestion on how best to hem thick terrycloth? I was given a full bolt of the heavy weight terry, that has the loops on one side and the velvety texture on the other. It would make very plush towels if I could figure out a way t
Dear Cuties, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the suggestions you gave me in getting my house ready to sell. I had cancelled internet, so I wasn't able to respond, but was able to read your responses on my phone. The house
Here are the patches I made for my son's road trip team. They are embarking upon a 2 month long, 10,000 mile (16,000K) journey around the United States. They will be "couch surfing" (spending the nights with various people from the couch surfing websi
Uganda Project quilt #4. I have been slow because both my mother and mother in law were hospitalized on the same day in critical condition with very different issues. Both are still in the hospital, but I took tonight to finish an idea and take a break
Not embroidery; food for thought. Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rule
Has anyone ever tried to do machine embroidery applique using a loftier fabric, such as repurposed sweaters, sherpa, fleece, etc? I'm wondering if I dare try these without a planned visit to the repair place. And if you did get it to work, please share
What would YOU do? Almost exactly three weeks ago, my young embroidery machine bound up beyond my ability to repair, and that was the end of my stitching with that. I had been making a few items for a local fund raiser bazaar. I immediately took my ma
I have a question for everyone. This does not pertain specifically to this site, but I'm going to ask anyway. Here we can give "flowers" as a thank you for gifts, etc. That is not the case with all sites. So do I say thank you and bring an old post b
Dear Wonderful Cuties; I do not want to use this site just for information and definitely not just for the freebies. What I want to say is that I enjoy the company of such a fabulous group! I'm
Home Sweet Home
Dear Cuties, Everyone has an opinion, and I would LOVE to hear all of them. Seriously. Here is the issue. I'm in the process of selling a house. It is in a fantastic neighborhood with great schools and walking distance to several businesses, but ye
Uganda Project quilt #3. I couldn't get the whole thing in the picture due to my lighting, so it looks kind of strange. This is just a 4 patch quilt with a twist.
Did you know, that when you visit a slow site (or any), you can "wheel click" designs so that they can all open at the same time?? It opens each design in a separate window, saving lots of time!
