parkermom — Cute Embroidery

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Why is it that when I am about to use up a spool of thread that it seems to go on endlessly, but when I am about to use up a bobbin it ends about two inches before the end of the project??

8 08 Sep 2018

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I feel like such a grown-up! I cleaned my machine, took the top part apart and found a thread nest (and wondered when was the last time I used that color!), cleaned the bobbin, changed needle, and put it all back together. Here's the important part--no

14 02 Sep 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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I know I am very blessed to have two daughters who appreciate my sewing and embroidering gifts for them. But, whenever they need a gift, especially a shower gift, I am automatically expected to whip something up. I am happy to do it for them, but they

9 28 Aug 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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I have always used Brother bobbin thread for my Brother machine, and never really paid attention to it. Well, I realized that I have two spools, one 60wt and one 90wt I think I've only ever had 60wt before. Will I need to change any settings to use 9

4 24 Jul 2018

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Do any of you make wish lists of things you'd like to make with the designs you purchase? I feel wasteful. I have so many designs, and have good intentions of trying them, but then life happens and I get sidetracked and it seems like I never go back an

19 07 Jul 2018

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We lost our son in law this week to terminal liver failure. He and our oldest daughter had been married less than a year. He hid his illness from her with lies until the last two months when it grew to be too hard to hide. His illness was caused from

27 14 Jun 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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When you embroider on towels, do you use the same color bobbin thread as you do in the top? I usually try to do that, but today I totally forgot.

12 08 Jun 2018

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Several members of our church are heading to Greece next month on a mission trip. One of the type of items requested for them to take (as gifts) are items with Bible verses on them, like mugs, etc. They had been told that items like that are not availa

6 22 May 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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This past week has been awful, with both my adult daughters facing crises of one form or another. It sure is hard when your babies have grownup problems. Here is my beautiful red-headed almost-two granddaughter, which helps restore my joy. Maybe her s

12 28 Apr 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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A receptionist at a doctor's office went above and beyond for me this week, and I'd like to do something for her. I don't know her likes or dislikes, so I was thinking of a cheerful mug rug or something. Do any of you have any better ideas? Thanks i

7 18 Apr 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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Do any of you know how to use a lucet tool? My brother-in-law made me two tools, and some of the directions I find online are hard to understand.

7 29 Mar 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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My granddaughter, Riley Beth, had her first sleepover visit with her daddy last night. She had a great time. It was hard for me, though I can't put into words why. I guess this grandma is having a hard time growing up.

10 22 Mar 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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Does it feel like you've accomplished something when you empty a spool of thread? I feel as though I pass some sort of milestone when I do that, especially one of the big spools.

3 11 Mar 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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I was having issues with my sewing machine making pretty buttonholes, so I switched to an embroidery buttonhole. It worked perfectly! I had a little bit of an issue trying to figure out how to align them but I worked it out (my aging brain doesn't like

3 28 Feb 2018

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by parkermom in Community

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Does anybody know where I could find a design of a hand with a pointing finger? Similar to this one, and preferably free. Thanks in advance. I would need it to be small, about 1 1/2 inches wide at the most

1 11 Feb 2018