sewmom — Cute Embroidery

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Advice please. I will be making and doing embroidery on a ring bearer pillow using satin fabric. Which stabilizers and needles have you had success with on satin?

5 10 Feb 2016

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Pull compensation help please. I've made a satin frame and then there is a filled rectangle inside it. When I stitch out the rectangle the outside edges overlap the frame just a bit and I can see that it's pulling the frame edges in a little. Do I reduc

3 04 Jan 2016

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This is why we pre-shrink our towels before embroidery. These were a gift to me and came from a local well known store. They looked like beautiful kitchen towels when I received them. I washed them and they turned into shrunken, waffle type towels that ha

13 24 Dec 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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Inside out and over the top. Doing a $5.00 Target tote bag. Turned the letter sideways ; )

15 22 Dec 2015

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by sewmom in Project

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FSL Christmas Tree ornament from My Grardened. Thank you Yoriko!

11 06 Dec 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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Photos I keep in my sewing area. They remind me of the joy that I have brought to my family. They make me smile and remind me of one of the many reasons I love to create things. My girls/princesses are 19 and 21 now. Aurora dress was made large fo

14 23 Nov 2015

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California is an E ticket ride this morning! Earthquake swarm!

9 14 Oct 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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Coaster question: I made ITH coasters for my daughter with cotton fabric, batting, and a layer of shower curtain in the middle. When I saw them recently they had mold on them. I wonder if any of you have had that problem? I don't know how often she washe

10 30 Sep 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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Help please. I need suggestions for getting a melted Milk Dud (caramel covered in chocolate) out of my couch. The fabric is micro fiber and is supposed to be cleaned with a damp white towel. I've picked off some of the caramel but the chocolate is in dee

20 16 Sep 2015

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by sewmom in Project

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Monogrammed Adirondack chair cushions I made for my DH. His friend generously made the chairs himself as a birthday gift. I Googled around to find a pattern and was able to find one on YouTube that gave instructions to make a custom size. Fabrics are spec

35 03 Sep 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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I found this vinyl purse at the store and didn't notice the ink mark until I was at checkout. It rang up as $5 so I decided to keep it. I tried removing the stain with alcohol, hair spray, sunscreen, toothpaste, hand sanitizer gel, and Goo Gone to no ava

22 18 Aug 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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My DH and I went to a conference in San Francisco. Here are some views of the SF Bay Bridge and the view from our 32nd floor hotel room. Also me and my DH at the conference we attended. In picture 4, way off to the right, you can see Alcatraz. Picture

18 15 Jun 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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My daughter has earned her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of California Santa Cruz. With the luck of timing (classes that she needed were available when she needed them) and hard work she did the four year degree in 3 years. Her boy

26 14 Jun 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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Memorial Day Flag Cheesecake. I may not have a real "bucket list" but I've always wanted to try to make one of these. Memorial Day dinner at my DIL's parent's house was the perfect time. It's low fat and low sugar and tastes delicious! I added a lin

1 links:

[1] SKINNY RECIPE: LOW SUGAR PATRIOTIC CHEESECAKE

www.theskinnyonlowcal.org

11 25 May 2015

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by sewmom in Community

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I'm looking to have a riser made for my Brother ULT2003D. Does anybody know who makes them? I'm searching Etsy and Ebay but I'd like input and advice. Does anybody have one and like it? (A riser is a wood shelf that the machine sits on and allows large

4 22 Apr 2015