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The anatomy of a Double Wedding Ring quilt
This week on QUILTsocial I'll focus on the Double Wedding Ring quilt. Now, if you're new to quilting you may ...
The marriage of the Double Wedding Ring and the Dreamweaver XE
Consider this week's posts by Christine Baker as part 1 of a complete tutorial on the Double Wedding Ring quilt ...
Use the right size needle to ensure machine embroidery success
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I started a badge design using a machine embroidery design found online. Today I'll finish designing my ...
How to import and modify an embroidery design on the Brother Dreamweaver XE
Yesterday on QUILTsocial we made quilt labels by embroidering words on ribbons. Today, I'll use the Brother Dreamweaver XE to ...
How to use an LED pointer to perfectly place your embroidery design
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I set up the lettering and fixed the size so that it would fit in my Dreamweaver ...
Adjusting machine embroidery fonts to the hoop – Dreamweaver XE
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I talked about 4 easy steps for using Sulky Sticky + self-adhesive stabilizer for embroidering small pieces of ...
4 simple steps to using Sulky Sticky + self-adhesive stabilizer
This week on QUILTsocial, I'm using the Brother Dreamweaver XE to do a couple different embroidery techniques that I've been ...
Step 5 – quilting, how and how much, add the finishing touch
Welcome back. We're at day five and have already accomplished so much! All we gathered our supplies, did our cutting ...
Step 4 – thread painting for incredible lifelike detail
I had a wonderful time yesterday showing you how I used basic trapunto techniques with SCHMETZ Needles, Sulky Thread and ...
Step 3 – how to machine trapunto for added dimension
Welcome back. Yesterday was a busy day trimming the lovely Heron panel from the Artisan Spirit Water Garden, ironing the ...
Step 2 – framing up a quilt panel using a patchwork border
Welcome back to our continuing journey of perfect pairings for our SCHMETZ needles, Sulky and Gütermann threads. Yesterday I listed ...
Step 1 – needles and threads for a thread painting tutorial
During my previous QUILTsocial post, Perfect Pairings-needles and threads work together for successful quilting I described how to choose the ...
3 tips to perfect yarn couching
It's the end of the week! I've had so much fun with the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Brilliance 80. There are ...
QuickDesign app + Designer Brilliance 80 sewing machine = WOW!
Isn't that Design Positioning on the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Brilliance 80 amazing?! I have another feature to show you today ...
How to use the Design Positioning feature on the Designer Brilliance 80
What do you think so far? Machine embroidery is so easy with the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Brilliance 80. Doesn't it ...
How to baste fabric in preparation for machine embroidery
I'm back with the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer Brilliance 80. Yesterday I assembled the fabrics and supplies for the Inspira sewing ...
7 simple steps to sewing French seams
Yesterday I used the Dreamweaver XE to embroider a fun Mickey Mouse design on the fabric that will be used ...
Daisy Chain fabric: how to properly bind the Magic Mushrooms table runner
In yesterday's post you learned how to add some simple straight line quilting to your table runner to give it ...
Echo and modern grid quilting: how these make Magic Mushrooms the star!
In my last post I completed the straight line applique of the marvelous mushrooms and today I'll finish the quilting ...
The trick to amazing free motion quilting for beginners
It’s my last post of the week and also of the year featuring the PFAFF creative icon. And I have ...
