Yesterday on QUILTsocial we used THE Dream Machine 2 to free motion quilt our Easter banner. Today we finish the banner by trimming, adding binding and using this great machine to sew on buttons as embellishment. The door banner first needs to be squared and trimmed through all three layers using…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial we used the embroidery unit of THE Dream Machine 2 from Brother to applique and embroider an adorable Easter design on my Jungle Friends fabric from Northcott. Today we’re trimming, adding borders and quilting the door banner. Let’s go! The first thing we’re going to do is…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I shared 3 simple steps to follow to see what your embroidery design will look like BEFORE you start stitching! Today I’ll use THE Dream Machine 2 to do an applique embroidery design. There are a couple different ways to do applique with THE Dream Machine 2,…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I shared with you Lynn Swanson’s 8 essential tips for embroidering free standing lace. Today we’ll start working on the Easter door banner. Here’s the design I made up using an Easter bunny applique embroidery design that came with THE Dream Machine 2 from Brother. The flower…
This week on QUILTsocial I’m using THE Dream Machine 2 from Brother to make a sweet Easter door banner. I’ll start by sharing some great tips for making free standing lace (FSL) with your embroidery machine. I have to be honest with you, up until last month I’d never even heard…