I haven't been on here in months--I've been diagnosed with neuropathy in both my hands and feet. Walking is so painful. But, the important thing I want to share is that the neurosurgeon is positive that it is caused from taking a statin drug to lower
As I was babysitting my machine today, I had the germ of an idea--almost every bit of advice about machine embroidery can be used for our spiritual life. So here's my bit of advice for myself--don't forget the fundamentals. For me, that means my quie
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I can't find it, so here goes: When I bought my Brother machine, the dealer told me that she never hooped the fabric, just the stabilizer, no matter what. That works ok for me most of the time, but tut
May I ask those of you who pray to pray for my mom? Her name is Virginia, and she is a four year colon cancer survivor. This year, her tumor marker number has been rising, and two PET scans have shown nothing. My siblings and I, as well as my mom, are
Do any of you make wish lists of things you'd like to make with the designs you purchase? I feel wasteful. I have so many designs, and have good intentions of trying them, but then life happens and I get sidetracked and it seems like I never go back an
Hoop problem--have any of you broken a hoop? The tightening "thingie" just broke off my jumbo hoop as I was unhooping a project. These things aren't cheap, and it was the plastic that broke, so it won't even glue together! Am I just too rough on it
I feel like such a grown-up! I cleaned my machine, took the top part apart and found a thread nest (and wondered when was the last time I used that color!), cleaned the bobbin, changed needle, and put it all back together. Here's the important part--no
Here's a funny for all of you. Yesterday, I had to have a procedure done to remove an embedded kidney stone. So I was still a little goofy earlier today. You know that funny movement we all do when we are putting up the footrest with the lever and lea
I've read several posts on here about the loss of a precious life. I wanted to share one idea that I've used several times in my "circle". I've used a purchased throw (I keep several on hand and purchase them usually on clearance after Christmas)
Help! I wanted to embroider this for my mom, but the design is so dense! My thread is breaking constantly. Is there anything I can do to decrease it? I'm using a size 11 needle, and size 40 thread. Any suggestions?
I wanted to share what I have chosen as my goal this next year. I hope I can develop this habit. This is a quote from a designer's email newsletter. I'm not sure I can share the name, but this message is so great that I wanted all of us to read it. H
I feel as though I have reached a milestone, although it isn't earth-shattering. I use lots of pins when sewing. I use a magnetic pin-holder, and I've finally worn the finish completely off the top. Took years to do. So as a present to myself, I'm
I just wanted to share a photo of what makes my heart light. Riley is 10 months old now, but these photos of her 9th month are so precious to me. Her mama is in the top left one. Grandma love is something else!
I have fallen in love with ITH zipper bags. I recently saw a tutorial about a bag, and the sewist used washi tape. I didn't even know what it was, but my daughter knew, and so I bought a small roll. I used it today, and I won't go back to painter's t
I learned something recently and want to share it. This is a quote from a Facebook group I'm in. I ordered myself two of these, for about $9: " The USB port on your machine is USUALLY soldered right to the motherboard. With use/abuse, that con