Husqvarna Viking DESIGNER RUBY Royale

Machine embroidery in the hoop!

Today is the last day with the Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Royale and to finish off we’ll have embroidery in the hoop! Can you see my sad face? Well not too sad since I had a weak moment and bought a new sewing machine, but SHHH – don’t tell my…

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7 Quilting design elements to add personality

Before we reveal the two quilts for the What’s Good for the Gal, is Good for the Guy quilt challenge in the QUILTsocial eZine spring issue, let me give you a ‘tour’ of the design process and elements and the inspiration behind it. Here are 7 quilting design elements to…

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Machine quilting

Today I’m going to talk about free motion machine quilting on the Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Royale. Free motion quilting – to some it is a bad word, to others it is freedom! I’m going to show you how easy it is to do free motion quilting on the Ruby…

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Binding a Quilt

Today we are going to address another very grey area in the quilting world – binding a quilt. There are so many options and a lot of very confused people. I did a bit of research and was shocked to see how little information or misinformation there is about binding.…

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