By Lindee Goodall

A Bumper Crop of Baby Bonnets

These two darling baby bonnets are quick and easy to construct. You can easily whip one out in less than an hour (minus embellishing time) and more than likely with supplies you already have in your stash!

Each of these bonnets uses designs from the Building Block series of design that were then customized to create a new original design. You can download the free bonnet pattern at the end of this post. (more…)

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Did You Make Me Laugh or Cry?

I was having a conversation recently with another digitizer and we were commiserating that embroiderers didn’t seem to have a clue what was involved in producing a collection and getting it into a consumer-friendly format for downloading. I’ve heard embroiderers actually say that they think ALL designs should be free. Excuse me? I must be in the wrong business!

To test our theory, I decided to try and find out why embroiderers thought designs have so little perceived value by having them guess how long it took to produce a collection. (more…)

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FAQs About the $200 Heirloom Lace Angel

Very Special Thank You!

Thanks to all of you who have taken advantage of the very special Heirloom Lace Angel, shared the word about her on your Facebook profiles or chat lists and have sent me thank you notes. Also special thanks to those who shared your photos of your finished versions on your Facebook pages. It’s very heartwarming to see her pop up in my news feed and see that others are getting her made with perfect results.

Since I’m still getting a few questions about her, I thought I’d answer them here as well as to remind you that if you haven’t taken advantage of this amazing design, please do so before the end of the year! (more…)

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New Embroidery Software for Mac Users

Mac users rejoice! Briton Leap has expanded their line-up of Macintosh embroidery software to include 3 products:

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A Bumper Crop of Baby Bonnets

These two darling baby bonnets are quick and easy to construct. You can easily whip one out in less than an hour (minus embellishing time) and more than likely with supplies you already have in your stash!

Each of these bonnets uses designs from the Building Block series of design that were then customized to create a new original design. You can download the free bonnet pattern at the end of this post. (more…)

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Embroidery Tip

  • Whenever possible, use a softer fabric and backing when embroidering with metallic threads. Hard or stiff materials can be too abrasive to this thread.

Mission

To inspire and nurture personal creativity and productivity by connecting embroiderers and digitizers with innovative, high-quality products and information that significantly elevate their enjoyment and experience while maximizing the use of technology. In other words, more toys and more fun!