Some Nice Words

Patricia, my proof reader from Sault Ste Marie, had a chance to work on the casserole carrier before I made it live. She has some comments and tips:

I must say that I was not looking forward to putting the binding on this project but so far it has gone on without a hitch.  I just have the outside binding to apply and will do that tomorrow.  I used my adjustable bias binder to attach the binding to the handles and since I wanted to make my own binding and wasn't sure of what width would work I went back to the Jewelry Roll project and found what I needed but did not use the fusible web.  I did not try the edge joining foot to sew down the second side of the binding but used my left edge topstitch foot instead and it worked great.  I really like the way the casing is "magically" made and instead of a string or ribbon I may use my smallest bias tape maker to make a narrow tie.  Will have to see if it will fit in the casing.  Great project and easy to do and should be easy to present  to a class.
Thanks,
Patricia



Dianne from Knit-N-Stitch from New Minas, NS just joined, she says:

What a awesome project!  I just finished printing the instructions and your teaching tips and ideas and I can hardly wait to get started.  Everything I need is here and so well done.  Thank you so much!

And Yvette from Pine Ridge Knit & Sew emailed me with her kind words:

Thanks Snez, it's lovely, we'll have a great day stitching this out.

Thanks all for the kind words.

It's a new year!

Welcome back everyone. I am pleased to say that almost every one renewed. Plus we have a couple of new retailers.



I have spent the last few months planning, digitizing designs and sewing projects for this year’s embroidery club. I am hopeful that you will find the projects and designs both fun and interesting. And, that you will have a good embroidery club year. Our first project is this pretty and practical Quilted Casserole Carrier. Click here to download the instructions and designs. Also, don’t forget to download the Teaching Tips, Supplies List and the CD label.



The Quilted Casserole Carrier includes fun sewing techniques and embroidery in a circle. The sewing is fairly simple, but the embroidery can be challenging, especially for those members using smaller hoop sizes. The designs stitch out quickly, but there are quite a few repeats.

We used a purchased bias binding for our Casserole Carrier. However, you can make your own binding, if desired, showing the Clover bias tape makers. Click here to download a tutorial on how to "Make Your Own Bias Binding".

Have fun with this project. And, don't forget to email me with stories of your embroidery club. I am certain that others will love to hear what’s happening in your store.

Tailored But Still Heirloom

The August Embroidery Club project and designs are up and ready for download. These pillowcases are so beautiful – they would make a great wedding shower gift! Add a set of bed sheets and you have the perfect Wedding gift.





There are two pretty motifs to combine with your favorite monogram. We love the raised look of hand stitched monograms, but really don’t have the time for hand embroidery. You can achieve the same look with machine embroidered monograms by using Puffy Foam. Download our .PDF tutorial to learn how to add depth to your monograms with Puffy Foam.

 

The pillowcase band or cuff is stitched onto the pillowcase with faggoting. The faggoting is created with the Spanish Hemstitch Foot and Plate (Husqvarna) or the Bridging Guide (Pfaff) and the 3-step zigzag stitch. We used Sulky Blendables in the top and bobbin to give the faggoting a hand stitched look.

Wow, with this project this Sew Creative Embroidery Club year has come to and end. Don’t forget to renew your membership before August 15th to ensure that you get uninterrupted service. Be sure to download a registration form from your Embroidery Club page.

All Rolled Up

The July Embroidery Club project and designs are up and ready for download. I loved the final project, but I will warn you it was a bit tricky. There are lots of bits and pieces. Keeping track of them was the challenge. So take your time making this little gem.



The inside has two zippered pockets, a ring bar and a bracelet bar. I like the plastic canvas to hold earrings; be sure to choose a finer canvas.

Patricia made a little change to her Jewelry Roll, "instead of ribbon I used my 1-inch bias binder maker and my pansy fabric to make a quarter inch wide strip and top stitched it on both sides. This jewelry roll will get a lot of use and I wasn't sure how the ribbon would hold up. The ribbon would be easier and quicker. I really like the monogram design option and may have to make a sample of that before my next class. What a nice gift that would make for a special family member or friend!!"