In this update on What’s Good for the Gal is Good for the Guy quilt challenge, my heart is all aflutter as I think how easy the embroidery element of this quilt is, thanks to the Designer Ruby Royale. Is it wrong to LOVE a sewing machine? As I’m typing this,…
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…
This week, we’ve been exploring a variety of machine cutwork techniques while making lacy snowflakes, glittery snowflakes, snowflake quilt blocks, and stained glass snowflakes. Each technique involved tracing a snowflake design onto water-soluble stabilizer, stitching it to fabric, cutting out the design, and satin-stitching over the cut-out edges. In a…
Have you ever tried sewing a stained glass snowflake? Cutwork is a needlework technique where portions of fabric are cut out and the resulting holes are reinforced with embroidery. We have learned how to create this heirloom needlework in a fraction of the time making lacy snowflakes, glittery snowflakes, and…
We’ve been having a “hole” lot of fun learning how to make cutwork snowflakes by machine. They may look like heirloom needlework, but they didn’t take nearly the time. Nevertheless, this is QUILTsocial and you may be wondering how to turn your design into a snowflake quilt block. Let’s find…