Floriani Embroidery Event April 2012

Posted by scotts | Posted in Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing, Threads | Posted on 24-04-2012

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OMG I have to tell you all how awesome our Floriani Event this past weekend went!  We held the event on April 20th – 21st and had Kathi Quinn as our guest educator.  I seriously can not tell you how awesome this was.  Kathi did an awesome job showing us all the Floriani Embroidery Software [...]

Quilt Frame Tip

Posted by scotts | Posted in Quilting, Tips | Posted on 04-04-2012

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Maintenance Tip: Did you know that the more taut you make your quilt sandwich on your quilting machine rollers, the more difficult it is to get good balanced tension? Cranking your quilt sandwich down so it looks like you can bounce a quarter off of it, compresses the air space of the batting and severely [...]

Garden Flower Coasters by Thimbleberries

Posted by scotts | Posted in Bernina, Pfaff, Quilting, Sewing, Tutorials | Posted on 20-01-2012

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THIMBLEBERRIES Garden Flower Coasters 4-1/2- inches square Fabrics and Supplies for 4 coasters 6 x 20-inch piece LIGHT YELLOW PRINT for applique foundation lOx 20-inch piece MEDIUM BLUE PRINT for flower petal appliques 2-112 x 10-inch piece ROSE PRINT for flower center appliques 114 yard LIGHT GREEN PRINT for backing/binding fabric 4, 4-1I2-inch squares of [...]

Looking for Help on Binding Your Quilts?

Posted by scotts | Posted in Pfaff, Quilting, Sewing, Tips, Tutorials | Posted on 17-01-2012

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Binding Your Quilts Some bind by hand, we bind by Pfaff! Binding is the last step in finishing your quilt. For finished binding 3/8″ wide, cut binding strips 2″ wide. This width works perfectly when using the Bi-Level Topstitch Foot w/IDT (#820676096). Depending on personal preference, the strips can be cut on the cross grain. [...]

New Adventures in the Sewing/Quilting Industry

Posted by scotts | Posted in Bernina, Embroidery, Embroidery Designs, Pfaff, Quilting, Sewing | Posted on 10-01-2012

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So, I have to tell you that we have taken a huge step into technology when it comes to sewing, quilting and embroidery.  I have been hearing a lot about social media and how to promote on these different sites.  We are on Facebook and Twitter and we love every bit of it!  This latest [...]

Busy Holiday Season

Posted by scotts | Posted in Bernina, Embroidery, Embroidery Designs, Pfaff, Quilting, Sewing | Posted on 21-12-2011

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So this Christmas season has started strong and is still holding steady!  I am especially excited about our website and the sales it is producing!  We have been super busy both on our website and in our store this holiday season!  Our Bernina sales have been great as well as our Pfaff sales!  And it [...]

Embroidery 101 Class Rocks

Posted by scotts | Posted in Bernina, Embroidery, Embroidery Designs, Pfaff | Posted on 14-12-2011

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So it has been a few weeks now that Carolynn (the owner) has been teaching the Beginners Embroidery Class.  This class is totally awesome!  She has made this class into something that all beginner embroiderers should be taking.  The latest project was embroidering on a towel.  Now it did not matter what kind of towel whether [...]

Serging Napkins

Posted by scotts | Posted in Bernina, Sewing, Tips, Tutorials | Posted on 14-12-2011

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Making napkins is a great way to practice using the rolled hem stitch and turning outside corners on your serger. Napkins add elegance to your place settings, and they’re also very practical. MATERIALS NEEDED: 1 yd (45″ wide) four 18″ dinner napkins (OR) 1 yd (45″ wide) six 15″ luncheon napkins. 2 spools matching or [...]

Recent Floriani Event

Posted by scotts | Posted in Embroidery, Embroidery Designs, Threads | Posted on 29-11-2011

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Ok I know that I have fallen behind with posting things lately but I am trying to get back on track!  This is just so new to me and a little overwhelming is all.  Haha I will get the hang of it though. So I have to fill you in on what happened at our [...]

Troubleshooting a Pfaff Grand Quilter

Posted by scotts | Posted in Pfaff, Quilting, Tips | Posted on 26-10-2011

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So these past few weeks have been really interesting here at the Eden Creative Sewing Center.  Any way I wanted to fill you in on my latest mission here.  As some of you know, I love to do the quilting and use as well as teach how to use the Pfaff Grand Quilter 18.8 and [...]