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This area of our Community section contains blogs written by Ann (AnnTheGran) Cobb and by other educators in the machine embroidery, quilting, and crafting worlds. A blog is a themed online journal that is updated regularly with articles containing new content, called posts. If you would like to start your own free blog in our Community, and take advantage having your message read by a quarter million readers, please send us an e-mail at blogs@annthegran.com with a general description of your theme and a minimum of ten possible post topics.

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Great Embroidery Mysteries - The Case of the Messy Alphabet

Digitizing Mystery I began digitizing alphabets eight or nine years ago. I like doing it and I take a lot of pride in my work. You can imagine how distressed I was when I began receiving a few messages telling me that the capital and lower case letter...

05-16-2008 11:08 AM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: catalog xpress, alphabets, gadgets, the letter A is a mess in my software, cell phones for soldiers, real women
Tons and Tons of Questions - Who Has Answers?

HH (Hello Hello!) Fellow Embroiderers, How are ALL of you??? What things are you doing these days???!!!!! How many NEW embroiders are out there like me. (I stitched my 1st design last week. Yeah!!!). It would also be interesting to find out who has embroidered...

05-16-2008 10:57 AM by TravelBug1237 to The Adventures of Crash Course Cathy

Filed under: Little Black tee, Madeira thread, irons, tips, blogging, bag, Brother PE700 embroidery machine, crash course cathy
THE AVID EMBROIDERER PRESENTS May 10, 2008

Introduction: Tips and tricks and an occasional trap 5/10/08 Because I so enjoy talking about embroidery, I am planning to share information with readers of AnntheGran’s site about twice per month. I hope you will find my topics interesting and useful...

05-09-2008 9:19 PM by pat71896 to The Avid Embroiderer

Filed under: Tips, embroidery designs, create hanger, computers, projects, avatar, FSL Monograms
Introducing Crash Course Cathy...

Hello Hello fellow AnntheGran Embroiderers & New Orlando Circle of Friends!!!! :):):), Who Am I? For those of you who attended the VERY SPECIAL 1st annual AnntheGran's convention in Orlando in April, you may remember me...it was pretty hard to...

05-09-2008 5:07 PM by TravelBug1237 to The Adventures of Crash Course Cathy

Filed under: Brother PE700, Madeira thread, brother pe-700 embroidery machine, new embroiderer, community circle
But first, a word from our sponsor . . .

Okay, that would be me, but now that I've got your attention I want to first address a couple of questions that were posted in the comments from last week's post. I thought I'd answer them here, rather than there, because the answers might...

05-08-2008 1:48 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: ann cobb, catalog xpress, blf format, james dean, Mary Martin doll, embroidering on spandex and lycra
You Ruined My Brand New Silk Blouse!

Every now and then I'll receive an angry email that goes something like this: "I used one of the free designs from your site and it sewed out terribly and ruined my brand new silk blouse. Don't you sew out those free designs before you put...

05-02-2008 4:33 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: eileen roche, internet acronyms, peggy's stitch eraser, always test sew a design
Sometimes the Third Time is the Charm...

Challenges & Lessons: So, I looked at the Laughing Cow box for a week. I picked it up. I measured it. I didn't want to do something with the box just for the sake of doing something with it. Now, this box is fairly flimsy. And shallow. Then I...

04-25-2008 3:05 AM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: community circle, projects, creations, tote bag, beamish boy, upload photos, photo galleries, bobbin, box
A Magic Bookshelf Game - What Are Tags and How Do I Use Them?

Let's Play Tags - I'm It! My kids still play Tag , even though the oldest one becomes a teenager this month ( ), so I'm going to assume that, like me, you are not too old to play a variation of this age-old game. The game I want to play with...

04-24-2008 2:10 PM by beamishboy to Magic Bookshelf

Filed under: tags, magic bookshelf, finding information, tag clouds, alphabet xpress
AnnTheGran's Spring Cleaning Challenges

I've read all the forum posts from folks saying how much they enjoyed our (first annual??) Community Circle. Thank you so much for posting. I want to add, though, that no one had a better time than I did. I arrived home invigorated and ready to get...

04-17-2008 6:40 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: project, totes, Spring Cleaning, Photos, bobbin case, photo galleries
Community Circle Thanks and Video Demonstrations

Hi, everyone! Well, I think I've recovered from our fabulous Community Circle! I want to thank everyone who attended as well as Diane and Pardeep for keeping things running smoothly and, of course, Greg, for overseeing everything. Thanks also to Eileen...

04-08-2008 3:15 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: ann cobb, community circle, eileen roche, orlando, april 3rd and 4th, beamish boy
Brotherly Love, Online Scrapbooking & Ideas from Down Under

Greetings, friends! Once again, I have been truly humbled by the sheer numbers of you who took time to consider and respond to my last post. I received hundreds of e-mails from well-wishers as far away as South Africa, Korea and Australia, all with essentially...

03-28-2008 6:26 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: upload photos, project gallery, crib quilt, brother embroidery machine
Ruffled Crib Quilt from Down Under

Every grandmother counts it a blessing when another child comes into her life. Each set of tiny hands and feet hold a special place in her heart forever. When the newest addition made his appearance to the Jenkins family it was just what Leanne needed...

03-28-2008 6:12 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: baby quilt, children, embroidery designs, babies, nursery, rotary cutter, quilt, blanket, ruffled crib quilt
The Digital Scrapbook - Memories in the Magic Bookshelf

(If the text is cut off on the right side of the screen, please click on the post title above to view a corrected version) Where's Your Shoebox? Whoever you are, wherever you are, the chances are pretty good that, at some point in your life, you've...

03-28-2008 1:33 PM by beamishboy to Magic Bookshelf

Filed under: magic bookshelf, upload photos, project gallery, digital scrapbook, scanning photos
Easter Break to Prepare for Community Circle

Hi, everyone, The gang here is taking a little break for Easter and using the time to polish off some final preparations for my Community Circle event in Orlando, so I thought I'd just put together a brief note to let you know that I'm still alive...

03-20-2008 5:43 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: ann cobb, community circle, eileen roche, orlando
On Feeling Young, New Friends & Lunch in Orlando

Thanks for your Feedback I'm really pleased that all of you really took to heart my request in my last letter to get involved with commenting on the new site. We had the most comments and participation we've had since I started blogging. Your...

03-14-2008 2:55 PM by AnnTheGran to AnnTheBlogger

Filed under: contributors, ken parsons, what's a wiki, lunch in Orlando, deegee

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