katrinasheffield — Cute Embroidery

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Happy Holidays everyone! I am looking for a set of designs and I cannot remember where I saw it. I am fairly certain a mother digitized it for her daughters wedding gown (this set was for sale on a site somewhere - was def not free). The embroidery wa

1 28 Dec 2013

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi everyone! I need some help. I need to make a patch like this - except as an applique. If you look closely this one was cut out so the black extends past the red. I need it so that I can do it on wash away/tear away and have the red be the border.

4 07 Mar 2013

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Has anyone ever use Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner? If so, how'd it work and how'd you use it? We are having company for Christmas so I'm trying to clean (ie - set up the machine to embroider - clean something. Return to machine - clean something els

3 23 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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I just found an amazing tool in my stash and I thought I would share. I have the hardest time hooping anything. I picked up a ruler that I use for other things so I could measure out where I wanted my designs. Then I used my cropadile to make a 4x4 tem

2 23 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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How do you pick the appropriate color thread to embroider with? I am making some screen purses for the ladies closest to me. I wanted to embroider a design on the bottom where the fabric is. I am using designed fabrics and my first one is a breast canc

8 23 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi there! Me again :) Has anyone figured out a way around wasting all that stabilizer when you have a 5x7 hoop and are doing multiples of the same design? Like - is there a way to hoop it, cut out a section where the design will be and then instead of

15 11 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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I have a former hunting doggie that we rescued. When we got her she was so skinny and scared. Two years later shes a happy dog... ie - literally fat and happy. Once barely 20 pounds - she now weighs nearly 60. She loves to lay on the floor with me whe

7 11 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Help me learn to digitize! I realize that this will be an involved process, but I want to learn. I have embird. What other tools do I need and where can I find the best tutorials? Is there a learning plan somewhere? I'm not in a hurry - I want to l

5 10 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi ladies! I am trying my hand at cutwork - and I have to say I'm not so good at it. I'm using 2 different designs - 1 by Sue Box and another I purchased from Oregon Patchworks (I don't remember the designer). They stitch out beautifully. My issue

6 03 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi ladies! Thread question. My local dealer only sells Metter (which are nearly 3x more than the other kinds), Brother and Floriani threads. I get a great discount from him and trust him (mostly). I love Floriani thread but my Janome refuses to sti

3 02 Dec 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi ladies! My 14 year old daughter has taught herself to crochet and knit. She is asking for some pretty specific items this year and I can't find them locally. Are there particularly good online shops for purchasing needles? She has specifically

7 27 Nov 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hi Everyone! I am working on a little project. I would like to make lace very similar to the lace on this veil. Has anyone seen a site where I might find a similar pattern? Thanks for the help! K

10 16 Nov 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Hello everyone! I just finished a wedding for my friend. I had her son write "here comes our girl" on paper. Then I scanned it and put it on transfer paper and ironed it onto burlap. I'd like to turn it into a pillow for her - but I hate the way t

1 08 Nov 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Please help me!! I have been forbade from sewing by the hubby for a couple months now. His focus has been our house - and it is just about to kill me. I told him I was going to make a comforter for our bed just so I could sew again (and he is ok with t

25 19 Jul 2012

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by katrinasheffield in Community

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Can someone either tell me how to create a straight line in embird - a nice stitched line and then I also need to know how to do a placement line.... Basically I'm trying to create a little holder for my friends photography CF cards. I just want to hav

3 21 Feb 2012