Category — embroidery

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Sue Jackson of Sue’s Sew EZ Designs created a pattern “Ribbons and Bows” that is just perfect for the cause. It can be used as a remembrance — or — made in different colors for a totally different look!

Marie made this adorable quilt for Taylor with so much love. She started with the Ribbons and Bows pattern, and took it a step further by changing the color scheme to beautiful shades of blue and teal. This quilt will be hanging in Taylor’s bedroom, and it’s a perfect gift for a wonderful young lady! I asked Marie to tell me a little bit about Taylor, and she said “Taylor will be turning 11 on her birthday in early January. She is in 6th grade and her cheerleading squad is going to regional competition. She is a very classy young lady and I think this quilt just suits her.” I agree! The pretty fabrics that Marie used to make this quilt are very classy, and embroidering her name on it is just the perfect finishing touch!

Most of the patterns used in this quilt are from One Song Needle Arts, including the background section around the bow. I added two layers of polyester batting behind the bow, stitching along the edges, and then trimmed away the excess.

This was done on my regular sewing machine, but I could have just as easily done it on the longarm machine. When this stage is complete, the results can be a bit puffy, as shown in the picture below:

The quilting that happens afterward tames everything down in the surrounding area.

After all of the extra batting was trimmed, I mounted the quilt in the usual manner. All of the borders have special treatments to them, including modifying designs to fit in between the “ribbon” sections. Marie wanted to tell Taylor how much she loves her, so we chose to quilt “I love you” all the way around one of the borders.

I think Taylor will be very happy to receive this quilt!

Click twice on any of the pictures to enlarge them.

The Snowybears are here to have some winter fun with you! Machine embroidery, applique, and a gentle fur texture to their coats! Easy enough for a beginner, and fun for the entire winter! To order these designs, click here.

These five adorable designs are for those with an embroidery machine who love a touch of applique. To order these five designs for a very special price, click here. Click on each design t0 see the full picture. All designs were created for the 5 x 7 hoop, but the tiny turkey will fit in the 4×4 hoop.

All five of our adorable Thanksgiving designs, combined into one collection for you at a special introductory price! To purchase these designs, click here.

The Chubby Bees have come to visit, and they just LOVE little babies! This collection of designs features just a touch of applique, making them simple — and fun! These designs are a joy to stitch, and will keep you — and baby! — smiling all day long! To purchase this collection, click here.

These designs combine the best of applique and embroidery! Fast and fun, these are sized for the 5×7 hoop. You can use them on blue jeans and jackets, curtains, towels, etc. Click on each picture below to see the details of the actual stitch-outs. To purchase these designs as a collection of six designs, click here.  To purchase any of these designs individually, click here.

These little bears are having fun at school! You’ll see them on denim, backpacks, lunch totes… they’re starting to show up everywhere! Just click on the pictures below to see all seven designs in this adorable collection! Then, click here to order!

This beautiful quilt was created by Priscilla Madsen of Madsen Originals. The lace embroidery is spectacular! It was just published in the most recent issue of Designs in Embroidery Magazine.

I’d like to share some close-up pictures with you, so you can see the quality of the stitching. Click on the image to have it open on a new page. Then, click on the image again, and you will be able to see a larger version.

It was a real pleasure to do the quilting for this project! Priscilla is wonderful to work with — and so talented!

See all of the abstract art shapes in this fun and funky collection! These designs were featured in Creative Machine Embroidery Magazine — July/August 2007 issue!

Click on each picture to enlarge, and then click here to order!

I posted pictures of a quilt called A Mother’s Love last November, and have received many compliments on how beautiful it turned out to be…. but the real credit for this amazing quilt goes to a wonderful lady named Leslie Clarke. She spent countless hours piecing it, with applique and crystals in perfect proportion. She even added her own border to the entire edge that included more applique and crystals! This quilt was made with love for Leslie’s daughter Nicole, and it was truly a labor of love. I had named the quilt A Mother’s Love, but the actual name of the pattern is A Garden Party, and is available from Smith Street Designs.

This past week, Leslie received word that she had won second place in a quilting contest for this quilt! Congratulations, Leslie! Here is part of the story that Leslie included with her entry:

“This quilt was my first quilting project on my new embroidery machine. When the instructor teaching the class on how to use the machine pattern became ill, I decided to forge ahead and also to really stretch and make the queen-size quilt. My daughter was moving to a new apartment, and — since her favorite color is red — it had to be for her!”

If you’re anything like me, the first thing you think of when you are this happy is the Snoopy Dance theme song — this music has been dancing around in my head ever since Leslie told me she won the prize!