Yesterday on QUILTsocial I finished designing the embroidery that I’m putting on my wireframe tote bag. Today I’m prepping the Dreamweaver XE for machine embroidery by making sure that I have all of the essentials in place. Essential 1 – an embroidery foot To do any machine embroidery you need…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I found a cute embroidery design to use for the customization on the tote bag that I’m making for my friend for Christmas. Today I’m checking out the different alphabet fonts available on the Dreamweaver XE to integrate my friend’s name into the design. Step 1 –…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I showed you how easy it is to switch the Brother Dreamweaver XE from a regular sewing machine into an embroidery machine by installing the embroidery unit. Today I’m playing around with the Embroidery Edit function to design a customized monogram for the tote bag I’m making…
This week on QUILTsocial I’m making a Christmas present for one of my ‘Fiber Friends’ using the Brother Dreamweaver XE. This might be something you’d like to do too, for yourself or for a friend! I bet you’re wondering what a ‘Fiber Friend’ is! Well, I’m very lucky to belong…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I used the Dreamweaver XE to make some of our stitchery into Christmas tags. Today I’m experimenting with two more finishing techniques. Pick one of your embroideries and select a wooden embroidery hoop that is the correct size to frame it. Just lay the hoop on top…