cooperal — Cute Embroidery

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I'm looking for a source for aprons that are blank. I want to do the embroidery. I've checked Embroider This and they only have children's aprons. I'm not looking for free items but I don't have the time to make the aprons so this will be a short cut

2 11 Aug 2018

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2 03 Jul 2018

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Spring is nearly here and I decided to do some organizing in my sewing room. I found a bag of quilt batting trims that were too big to throw out so I zig-zagged them together in strips. I ended up with. a large piece that was 34" X 43". Just a few left

9 13 Mar 2018

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by cooperal in Community

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Am I having and "old timer's" moment or what?!?! What are knockdown stitches? I gather this is used to reduce pile in a fabric.....so...how do you achieve this? Avis Thanks to all who answered my question. I've never heard of either term so I g

8 10 Mar 2018

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Here's another prayer request! Our oldest daughter has marfan's syndrome. To put it simply, the connective tissue in her body is weak. The big concern is that the aorta will dissect from the heart! We were made aware of this from her early teens and she

16 08 Feb 2018

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Good Morning to you all. I've just logged in this morning and noticed that my number above is 2222! Thank you all for your comments and encouragement since I've joined this group. I am especially indebted to those that take the time to post replies when

4 08 Jan 2018

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This is as good a time as any for me to wish everyone in this group a very Merry Christmas and a New Year, 2018, filled with hope, love, joy and peace. We celebrate the birth of Christ in our home and know that He is the hope of the nations and that He is

7 21 Dec 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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Oh dear, I'm not having much success at stitching a design on a T-shirt. For some reason I've just never embroidered on a knit! I've ironed on a fusible stabilizer on the shirt, hooped no-show-mesh and then pinned the stabilized T-shirt on the mesh. Th

8 10 Dec 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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I may have missed it; however I've not seen anything about the passing of Nancy Zieman. So many of us learned so much from her TV programme. The link shows a tribute to her and it's well worth watching. It was because of her shows that I invested in my

3 17 Nov 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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I don't very often check out the projects that come to me via Pinterest; however, this morning one little project looked quite interesting so I followed through. I made the pattern as directed and then made my prototype. It's a great stash buster and I

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[1] http://sewsitall.blogspot.ca/2015/09/quilted-scissors-holder-tutorial.html?m=1

sewsitall.blogspot.ca

5 15 Aug 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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I took a class about a month ago at one of the quilt shops and we made this potholder with layers of folded strips. The most fun was sharing time with other sewers. I need to tweek the design a bit as the one point of my star just disappeared into the bor

11 12 Jun 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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This is probably a strange question but here goes. How do you get rid of the number in your Inbox after you have answered the person who sent you the message? I guess I'm still learning!! Avis

7 09 Jun 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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Set of 3 lined accessory bags done ITH. Pattern from The Stitch Connection - #323 Bag It! There are 3 variations for each of the 3 sizes so many options. This is for a friend who has had radical cancer surgery. She's quite a fighter. I'm doing bags for

10 06 Jun 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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Placemats - using up fabric in my cupboards! Avis

6 04 Jun 2017

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by cooperal in Community

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Would one of the Moderators delete one of my postings showing my geranium doilies...thanks. Avis

1 12 May 2017