tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66745417543878498452024-03-13T03:02:13.529-04:00Embroidering Minds Want to KnowLisa at Sun Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370325515685922814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674541754387849845.post-11876977283214360442010-02-07T13:53:00.000-05:002010-02-07T13:53:30.665-05:00First Time Project....Possibly a New ObsessionMy sister in law is due with her second baby any day. I made a quilt for the new baby using some embroidered appliqued animals. (see my last post) It is together and basted, but I still have to actually quilt it. I am going to try that on my embroidery machine. I'll let you know how it goes.<br />
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Whenever I make something for a second baby, I try to make something for the big sister/brother as well. This time, I am making a doll for my niece. I haven't made a doll before but so far I like how this one is turning out. I used Simplicity Pattern 2462 and some fabric I had on hand. I made a dress for her and today she will get little pantloons. I'm not sure yet what I will do about hair. Yarn or doll hair? Any thoughts would be appreciated!<br />
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I especially wanted to show you her face. I stitched her with my machine, using a design from <a href="http://www.embroiderusafl.com/">Embroider USA Florida</a>. I think hair will make all the difference. Right now she looks kind of freaky to me.<br />
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</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/64A3DBE1543F74BD24304E96BBF9C178.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Lisa at Sun Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370325515685922814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674541754387849845.post-2714471014696875672010-01-09T20:31:00.000-05:002010-01-09T20:31:48.172-05:00Looking for Content and Baby Quilt WIPWell, filling up this blog isn't going to be as easy as I thought! I am a novice with my embroidery machine so as yet not much help to anybody as far as tutorials etc. go. I have been surfing the web looking for content to help me with my posts. If you know of any links that would like a mention here, let me know.<br />
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I've been working on my Irish Chain quilt which you can see <a href="http://sunnaturalsandgifts.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-year-thoughts-wips-and-15-minutes.html">here</a>. I have all the blocks done. Next I am going to work on a baby quilt for my SIL. Here are a couple of pics of the appliqued blocks I've already stitched. I'd better get going; the baby will be here in about a month!<br />
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</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/64A3DBE1543F74BD24304E96BBF9C178.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Lisa at Sun Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370325515685922814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674541754387849845.post-77143774154988407182010-01-05T21:23:00.001-05:002010-01-05T21:27:34.578-05:00Stabilizers - Lessons learnedStabilizers. Talk about confusing stuff for a newbie. I haven't been doing machine embroidery very long; about a year and a half, and like everyone else have run across my share of problems with stabilizer. Usually the wrong type or not enough. I still have yet to master stabilizing a t-shirt properly for a fairly dense design. Good thing I have some scrap material to practice on! If anyone has experience with t-shirts for busy designs please share your wisdom! <br />
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It can be very confusing deciding what to use, when to use it, and what brand is better than the other. I tend to use Sulky because it is available to me locally. Same with the thread, but that's for another post.<br />
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I have found a nice article with tips on choosing the right stablizer, and learned about heat away topping as well. The article is from ABC Embroidery Designs, click <a href="http://www.abc-machine-embroidery-designs.com/Embroidery_Stabilizers/rules.html">here</a> to check it out.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a pair of kitchen cotton waffle-weave towels I learned a stabilizer lesson on. The first pair I stitched I neglected to use a topping and there was a lot of white showing through the solid fruits. The stitches just sunk into the weave of the towel. I gave that pair to my MIL. (She gets my mistakes lol) I stitched them again, using a water-soluable topping. They turned out much better the second time and have since sold through my Etsy shop. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fruit designs came from the <a href="http://www.secretsof.com/embroiderytips/">Secrets of Embroidery</a> website. I used my software to size, layer and get the look I wanted.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/64A3DBE1543F74BD24304E96BBF9C178.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Lisa at Sun Naturalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370325515685922814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674541754387849845.post-85421818510718683782010-01-02T21:18:00.000-05:002010-01-02T21:18:12.516-05:00New Machine Embroidery Blog Launch!I am a relatively new blogger, starting <a href="http://sunnaturalsandgifts.blogspot.com/">my first blog</a> in November. It is mostly a "quilty" blog and I have had a lot of fun meeting other bloggers, learning new tips and posting some of my projects. Besides quilting, I also have a Viking Designer SE Embroidery Machine. I've been poking around the web and so far not seeing much in the way of machine embroidery blog topics sooo... <br />
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I've decided to start one of my own! Hopefully, it will grow into a place for other machine embroiderers to meet, share tips, and show off their creations.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a crewneck sweatshirt that I made into a cardigan for my Grandmother's Christmas present. The design is from <a href="http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/Default.aspx">Embroidery Library</a>. I was pretty happy with the results, this being my first attempt at repeating the design with the Mega Hoop. I also used a decorative stitch on the bias tape. She loved it.<br />
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Won't you join me on this new adventure?<br />
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Keep stitching,<br />
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