Elaine Theriault

Elaine Theriault is a teacher, writer and pattern designer who is completely obsessed with quilting. Elaine’s Tech Tips column (originally published in A Needle Pulling Thread magazine) is now available online in e-book format at QUILTsocial.com.

When not quilting, she enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Lexi and Murphy, or can be found cycling across the country. Her blog is crazyquilteronabike.blogspot.com.

Machine embroidery options and quilting

Hello everyone! I’m excited to be back. This week I’ll be exploring some more machine embroidery options and quilting with the Designer Ruby Royale. I’ll also be giving you an update on the What’s Good for the Gal is Good for the Guy quilt challenge. I’ve said before that my…

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Hard at work Quilting…

Crazy Quilter on a Bike!: Working hard…….. What a great day at Monday Mania!  The ladies were in fine form and they sewed up a storm!  I know I keep saying it, but that group is such a therapeutic tool.  The `round table format keeps everyone in the loop, everyone…

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Machine Embroidery on a Cool Memory Pillow

I love words and I love incorporating words or letters into my projects if I can. What better way to show them off than by using machine embroidery on a cool memory pillow? Today I want to check out the built-in fonts on the Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Royale. I…

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Let’s embroider with the Ruby Royale

Today, I’m going to show you how easy it is to embroider with the Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Royale. We’ve gathered all the supplies and tools that we need and the rest is in the sewing machine. I didn’t mention fabric the other day, but essentially you could embroider on…

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