asterixsew — Cute Embroidery

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Today was a sad day as the beautiful fabric shop where I lived closed for the last time. The business was put up for sale due to the owners health but sadly there were no bids. Fabric buying to my mind has to be done in a shop and not on the internet, s

15 31 Jan 2017

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This is the first piece of sewing/work produced in my new sewing room. I have done this as a brief diversion of trying to fit all my stuff into the new room. I have always loved the designs by Liberty of London. This piece is furnishing cotton and was

10 15 Jan 2017

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Last week I discovered that someone I know has a embroidery machine. The top of the range Janome to be precise. I was a little amazed to hear this news but was left speechless when I was told that she has had the machine for a few months or so and its s

14 15 Jan 2017

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While slowly getting all my sewing stuff into my new room I keep finding bits and pieces that I haven't seen in ages. This is one of them. Every now and then someone asks about who helped them start to sew when they were young. One of my childhood mem

10 04 Jan 2017

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A new year a new start? Anyone got any resolutions that are sewing based for 2017? I am seeing how long I can not buy fabric for. I try this each year and the longest I have kept to my resolution is till early April. Maybe I need to embroider something

20 02 Jan 2017

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After a very long wait the sewing room in our new house is READY. Exciting as the eldest grandchild used to say. Picture 1 shows my other half making some minor adjustment to my PR machine that has just been moved in. Picture 2 shows it in place. It h

15 13 Dec 2016

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Well after moving in to our new home in July last year we have just moved my Brother PR machine in to its new home. It very neatly blocked access up to the top floor and I have gained a selection of bruises as a result of hitting the table it sits on, wi

11 11 Dec 2016

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I have seen some beautiful fabric that is suitable for making bags. BUT the fabric has some finish added to it. There is a faint wax smell and the fabric has a slightly stiff feel. Ideas as to why I shouldn't get this fabric, has anyone sewn with fabr

10 19 Nov 2016

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This is happening on the reverse of my stitching. As you can see the red top thread is mossing together and causing a mess. This has happened on something else recently but the machine kept on sewing. Today my machine stopped and I rethreaded and cut o

6 14 Nov 2016

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A question. Do embroidery machines have a sensor that detects when we are not giving 100% attention while they are sewing? If so please where is it so I can turn it off?

32 30 Oct 2016

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I went into the fabric shop today that was closest to me before I moved. There is always a great selection of super fabric and goodies. On chatting with the owner I was left lost for words when she told me that in under a year the cancer she had has ret

18 24 Oct 2016

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Currently I'm staying with my younger daughter and our grand daughters. Today I took my elder granddaughter to her swimming lesson. I realised that her hair needed tying back. My handbag bits and bobs are more orientated to the boys as I collect them

6 04 Oct 2016

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by asterixsew in Community

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Numbers are fascinating. I have just logged in briefly while at our daughters and see that my flowers are 77777 I know that wont last but thanks to all here who reply and have given such support, help, advice, friendship and laughs over the years. Hu

12 26 Sep 2016

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by asterixsew in Community

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Well Spendlove told us about her dopey moment yesterday, here is mine today. I am making a baby blanket. I pinned the backing fabric on last night and sewed it all together today. Then I had a thought, 'where is the gap to turn the blanket to the s

6 18 Sep 2016

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Hi to all taggy blanket makers - have any of you ever put something in the middle of the blanket that makes a noise or rattles when the blanket is played with? If so what have you used as I am thinking about using a heavy duty crisp (foil) packet and am

7 04 Sep 2016