I'll start -

Favorite site for designs....Emblibrary
Category....that's hard I buy a big variety cats, Christmas designs, Christian design etc.
Gadget...chalk marker along with many others.
Interesting question....thanks

After answering your question I have come back to see the results. It seems we would be in a big heap of trouble if we had to agree on the same things. We can agree on how much we Love our embroidery. Thanks for the fun question.

Number one is difficul I love so many sites including Amazing and Cutes I like to buy from emb. Library because of designs and costumer service like OPW too designs. I like flowers and butterflies, I am addictive to fabrics, if I go to a fabric store and do not buy a piece of fabric I am probably sick LOL

l. Oregon Patchworks, design's by sick
2. Anything mythical,e.g. Fairies, dragons, horses, especially unicorns and pegassus. Jacobean.
3. Bobbin cases, and enough bobbins. I have some for my embroidery machine, and separate's for my normal machine, because I do not like to wind bobbins all the time

1) EmbLibrary
2) FSL (can't digitise them myself!)
3) light-fading marker pen

Smart Needle & Emblibrary
Flowers, butter & dragonflys
washaway and tear away stabalizers. and organza

Embroidery Library
Florals and Cows
Emb Machine and Computer

1. Designs by Juju and Emblibrary
2. Appliques and kids designs used for charity quilts
3. H20 stik stabilizer and of course the great tips from website pals!

Thought provoking question for usre.
1. EmbLibrary and DesignsBySick
2. In the Hoop and Realistic
3. Wash Away Stabilizer - and my machine - of course!

1. BFC Creations
2. Mostly Swirls and Florals
3. Cordless Scissors
Ask me tomorrow and things can change. To many great choices to choose from.

These are some of my Best!
1.Belindas Studio Designs
2.Florals and bold Towel-suitable designs.
3.Seam Ripper (unpicker) & Rotary cutter with Mat.
From Bev

Push comes to shove I have to say...
1. design site... Inspiration Mutz
2. design category... I will know on Aug 17th
if the new grandchild is a boy or girl
2a. Girl Carousels
2b. Boy Noahs Ark ( I think )
3. My computer without it I wouldn't have anything.

It's hard to narrow it down but I'll try
1. Emblibrary and Stitchery Mall
2. Anything that catches my eye...
3. Fabric,Fabric,Fabric, ahh did I mention Fabric? hehehe... Can't do without my Quilter's Cut N PressII and quilt basting spray, my new embroidery machine and FABRIC!!!LOL

I don't know protocol here but I am curious. Does your screen name indicate that you are from Detroit?

Design sites: Lots of them - smartneedle, julias designs, bettysorinalembroideries,ddd, amazing embroidery, loralie, Artistic designs and ... and...
Design. Categories: anything that stitches out beautifully from toweltoppers to baby designs to girlish stuff. Gadget: I like gadgets more than jewelry and perfume to mention some - my macbook, my iphone and ipod, My embroidery machine. Maybe I should say if it is a gadget I will fall for it. A colleague of my gave me a USB hub which is also a coffee warmer the other day and I loved it.

1 comment

by motownmarie 31 May 2010

usb hub coffee warmer! so cool - gotta get one for my office and one for the sewing room.

1.Butter cup embroidery & Designs by JuJu many others too
2. Frogs, designs for babies, animals
3. my small scissors and of course my embroidery machine

1 is a hard question, there are several- loveoflace, emblibrary, oregon patchworks, hatched in africa to name a few
2. jacobean, florals, & recently FSL doilies (thanks to Shirlene)
3. Tiny curved scissors

GREAT QUESTION

1. A-Stitch-a half; Dainty Stitches; Stitch4Stitch. and all sites for FSL when I win lotto... Sadia's,Criswell, Zundt, KO Designs, Sue Box. I have a long list of favorites. :-)
2. FSL
2. WSS and my little $6 Westcott scissors I purchased at Walmart.

number 1 is Starbird Stock Designs, number 2 is anything to do with children or animals, and number 3, don't laugh-is my husband, cause he lets me pretty much sew and emb. anytime I want and doesn,t let the mess bother him too much!!!!!!!!!!

1 comment

by motownmarie 30 May 2010

I'll buy that! :-) patient aren't they?

1. Emblibrary 2. Nature( birds,flowers, wild animals) 3. Embroidery machine and a tiny pair of Wescott Titanium Scissors. Totally lost without the scissors! My next venture is going to be FSL. I have an angel design from Susan Jacobi that I really want to try. Have never done any FSL! According to how it turns out, I want to try some of Shirlene's designs. They are beautiful.

1 comment

by shirlener88 06 Aug 2010

Linda, I don't have designs - but I do stitch out designs from alot of different websites and have a website that I sell those items on, don't want anyone thinking that they would be buying designs - when in fact it is just the LACE item from me.

I have two favorites-Embroidery Library and Smart Needle
Favorite designs are-Lace and Applique
Favorite gadget-????? Probably Washaway Stablizer and temp spray
A very thought provoking question, had to strain my brain for this one! LOL

Well - it is hard to make up my mind -
1. Emb Library - then I think Stitch Delight
2. FSL and ITH
3. This one is hard - but probably my machine, the the Duck-bill scissors.

1. emblibrary
2. Applique and aussie outback designs
3. squizzers

OH Heck!!! No, I have to have two favs... at least...

1. EmbLibrary .... and .... Secrets of Embroidery
2. FSL .... and .... Jacobean designs
3. Long-handled magnet (pins on the floor) ... redwood stylis (in its own eggcup turned by DHDon.

1 images:[1]

4 comments

by almag 30 May 2010

Oh, and don't forget the German cross-stitch sites and The Land of a Thousand Stitches..http://www.landof1000stitches.de

They're my current second favourites :}

by shirlener88 30 May 2010

Lovely turned wood by Don!

by motownmarie 30 May 2010

yes -great wood styli and holders.

by stork 06 Aug 2010

Beautiful wood stylus holders...the wood is so rich looking!

1. Emblibrary
2. FSL
3. Embroidery Machine

I like Embroidery Library not only because of designs, which are lovely, but the service and tutorials. Secret of Embroidery because there are many designers in one place and you get points so you could use them to get free designs, Y just got two free sets using my points.Stitch Delight, I love their FSL, Julia's Embroidery because of her cute designs, Oh, my Goodness !!!!! I think I like them ALL!

Well since i have only been here over just one year I like My gardenembroidery first because of the great service i receive there.Second i like em.library & thirdly i like designs by sick .Carolyn

1. Include Shirlene's love of lace.
2. cross stitch, etc, etc
3. double curved scissors, tweezers, temp adhesive apray, varios stabilizers, etc

1 comment

by shirlener88 30 May 2010

Karen, what a sweetheart you are - thanks!

1. Urban Threads
2. All of them!!
3. double curved embroidery scissors

After going thru many different sites in the past years, my favorite is "Emblibrary". I like their designs, and the many sales they offer, the way they keep records--if you lose your designs you can go back and get them again. Their "Customer Service" is the best I have found anywhere. This is very important to me. H&*

1. Emblibrary
2. Sunbonnet Sue
3. Hide-It permanent topper

great question..but have several in each category so it is very hard to choose one..lol
EmbroideryGarden
PlanetApplique
8Clawsandapaw
AdorableApplique
Emblibrary
APPLIQUE AND ITH projects
double curved applique scissors

1 comment

by motownmarie 30 May 2010

List however many you would like - for newbies, and relative newbies like me, the more info the better. I'm going to check into those scissors!