Tag: machine embroidery

Welsh Quilting: Stepping out of my comfort zone

Every once in a while, I love to give myself a good challenge. Freestanding Lace was the first one, and learning all about Welsh Quilting is the second one. I have been working on the Welsh Quilting for a few months – finding books, research, checking out archives and studying the wholecloth wool quilts that …

Grandmother’s Garden Quilt Blocks

A classic old style quilt made modern and in the hoop – and stitches out fast and easy. You will love stitching this design on your embroidery machine instead of hand stitching each and every hexagon. It took me a few weeks (and a few swear words) to get the pattern correct, using the standard …

Cross Stitch Embroidery

Ready for something new? Cross stitch embroidery is really hard to find – until now! I have created some super cute cross stitch embroidery designs! Each design can be stitched as a mug rug (instructions included) AND as a separate design so that you can stitch the cross stitch embroidery on anything that you want! …

Must-see video

If you think finishing the Hoffman Dream Big Panel is too difficult, think again. Stitch Delight (stitchdelight.net) GORGEOUS embroidery designs are made to fit on the Dream Big panel, no matter what colors you are using. If you have a regular embroidery machine then you can print out each template and cut it out and …

HOW TO TAME YOUR FACEBOOK NEWS FEED

Facebook changes all the time, it’s worth double checking your settings. Facebook is a virtual hub of information – you can join groups, like pages and support businesses and people that you like.  You can peruse your friends and see what they are doing.  You can ask questions and get answers and help when you …

Embroider on Leather?

Embroidering on Leather: 5 Things you need to know before you stitch! If you tuned into the OML Embroidery youtube channel back in the day, we released an Embroidery Case files dealing with embroidery on leather, specifically lettering on leather.  There are a few things to take into consideration when you are working with leather.  …

DENSITY MATTERS.

Embroidery Case Files: Density Matters “I WANT A SMALLER VERSION OF MY DESIGN:  I HAVE SOFTWARE, SO WHY CAN’T I TAKE THE DESIGN AND MAKE IT SMALLER?  IT LOOKS FINE ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN, BUT DOESN’T STITCH OUT VERY WELL.” I see this question asked again and again in all different groups.  I have a …

Embroidery on a budget

Embroidery on a Budget: MORE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY Last week, we talked about some things you can do to save money in embroidery and today we are going to be talking about thread.  After all, you can’t do embroidery without embroidery thread, and thread can be one of your biggest expenses. SO MUCH THREAD:  …

New Subscription Box

Are you ready for a challenge? something different? then check out today’s video (released at 4PM EST) and we will unbox a new subscription box that I love! The box is from Dancing-Stitches.com and it’s fantastic! Everything is pre-cut and ready to stitch. I picked the quilting box because it’s going to be great to …

oml schedule

UPCOMING EVENTS: Tomorrow we are going to be working on the Lavender Brown quilt and stitching the bottom half of the Benny Bunny block from Anita Goodesign. We will be streaming LIVE directly into the OML Embroidery University facebook group and on Youtube at the same time. Here is the link for the youtube video …

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