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Looking for more Ways to Customize Jeans Check out this post by Angela Wolf, Restyle Jeans by Embellishing with Embroidery: Restyle Jeans by Embellishing with Embroidery A great way to restyle jeans is to embellish with embroidery. In a previous blog post, I demonstrated embellishing jeans with free-motion embroidery, but that technique was limited to … Read More
Beautiful Table Settings with PatternCAD™ & THE Dream Motion™ PRO When you’re learning to use new software and equipment, it’s nice to practice on plain cloth where glitches or mistakes won’t wreak havoc on a laboriously pieced quilt top. Solid fabric is also perfect for experimenting with stitch patterns because the quilted design is clearly … Read More
I can hardly sew up any garment without some form of embellishment, including my favorite A-line skirt! THE Dream Machine has a built-in embroidery design center called My Design Center, that is great for creating your own unique embroidery designs. You will be amazed at the possibilities! Let’s get started. MACHINE USED: THE Dream Machine® … Read More
So Foundation Paper Piecing is super-duper fun. It also allows for a consistent precision that is impossible to reproduce by machine piecing even on my best days. And the utility ranges from being able draw and reproduce a block with pen and paper to creating works of art in a paint-by-number fashion with fabric that … Read More
Looking for a FREE Garment Pattern to start this weekend? Learning to sew can be life changing. Not only do you suddenly have the ultimate choice in colors, shapes and textures, but you can build the perfect set of classic wardrobe staples that make your friends and family look to you as the one to … Read More
Create this quick and easy Appliquéd Tulip Coaster on the Entrepreneur® Pro PR1000e 10-needle home embroidery machine. This Tulip Coaster Appliqué is almost too pretty to use. Make as many as you want and in different colors! Finished Size: 4 ½” x4 ½” MACHINE & ACCESSORIES USED: Entrepreneur® Pro PR1000e 10-needle home embroidery machine 5” x … Read More
How to use THE Dream Motion™ Software: Placement & Fill: Tilted Block, Triangle, On-Point THE Dream Motion™ Automation Software provides a top-of-the-line automated quilting experience, offering versatility which works for both beginners and pros. Developed exclusively to work with THE Dream Fabric Frame’s fabric management and Zone to Zone quilting process, it’s as easy as … Read More
MACHINES USED: Brother Serger Brother Coverstitch MATERIALS & SUPPLIES: T-SHIRT PATTERN – I am using the Ruched-T from the Angela Wolf Pattern Collection™. Here is a link to the paper version and a link to the PDF file and get 20% off with coupon code BROTHER20 Stretch fleece fabric 4 spools of serger thread Tailors chalk One … Read More
Looking for more Stabilizer Information? Check out this post by Angela Wolf, the first in a new series about what stabilizer to use when! Stabilizer How To: Embroidering a Baby Bodysuit It is so fun to have a new baby join the family! Yes, I am a new Auntie! A quick customized gift is in … Read More
When your fabric choices are limited, use the quilting designs available with Dream Motion Pro to embellish fabric yardage. The result is a custom-embroidered fabric perfect for creating a Victorian-inspired parasol or lots of other projects. Finished Parasol size: 48″ diameter Machines and Products Used THE Dream Motion™ PRO software THE Dream Fabric Frame THE … Read More
How to use THE Dream Motion™ Software: Pantograph Settings & Layout THE Dream Motion™ Automation Software provides a top-of-the-line automated quilting experience, offering versatility which works for both beginners and pros. Developed exclusively to work with THE Dream Fabric Frame’s fabric management and Zone to Zone quilting process, it’s as easy as select, place and … Read More
I’ll totally admit it… Sometimes I see ideas floating around the interweb and, hmmm I just don’t think that’s for me. One such idea was the orange peel. I’m just not into hand appliqué or folding the fabric over and all that jazz, it all seemed like a lot of fuss for something that I … Read More
Sometimes you want your quilting motifs to touch or even overlap when you’re creating an overall quilting pattern. But if you want to stitch an individual motif in each quilt block, a little space between designs is a plus; the visual separation gives the mind’s eye a resting spot and indicates the boundary between one … Read More
Looking for other garment making tips? Check out our Fifteen Part Video Series: The Little Black Dress with Angela Wolf Topics vary. Whether it’s French Seams and Pressing, various types of Necklines, Linings, Sleeves or Hems, there’s something to learn or get a refresher on.
How-to Install the BES®4 Dream Edition Software: This video is a step-by-step guide for installing the BES®4 Dream Edition software on a PC. The BES®4 Dream Edition is an embroidery software that makes personalization easy with 840+ Embroidery Designs, 199 Pre-Digitized Fonts and a new Wireless Upgrade! Perfect for your lettering, monogramming, customization, and appliqué projects. … Read More
It’s time for another Upcycling post! This time I went into my closet and pulled out a button up shirt that I had once loved but had made it’s way to back of my closet. The bare shouldered Peep-holed Sleeve trend that you’ll see in stores is easy to add to this type of shirt … Read More
Machine: Brother 5234PRW Serger (or any Brother Serger) Accessories: Blind hem foot A flatlock stitch is commonly used for attaching two thick layers of fabric together, where you don’t want the bulk of a thick seam. In this video I will show the stitch to attach two layers of fleece fabric. I use this same … Read More
Mother’s Day is on its way and this embroidery motif is sure to make it special! You can use this Brother Free Design of the Month in so many different ways! Decorate a pretty package, a potted plant, or even a greeting card. For this super quick project I stitched the design on netting and … Read More
Spoil Mom this Mother’s Day with a ruffled tablemat made to fit a folding tray. This gift idea lets Mom relax with breakfast in bed or a cup of tea on the sofa. The Brother ruffler attachment makes it a snap to gather up a long strip of fabric to trim the tray cover (or … Read More
Looking for other things to do with your Serger? Check out Angela’s post: Video: Gathering Fabric with a Serger where she shows you how to gather fabric with your serger! We see gathered fabric all over the place from bed skirts and little girl’s dresses to ruffled pillows and so much more. It can be … Read More
One of my goals for sewing this year was to take on more practical projects and this one fits right in there. And with the new uber-rad Marvel iBroidery designs, it makes it even easier to do practical with some flare. Enter the Captain America Cord Wrap, which is not only a quick project, but … Read More