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• My Top Three Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Newbie

  If there is anything that all embroiderers have in common, it must be pride of workmanship. Not one of us wants to give or display something that does not look like it was made professionally. That is obvious – after all, how much have you invested... Posted Dec 16 2011, 11:00 by pat71896 with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: embroidery designs, projects, puckering, blog, annthegran stabilizer, Perfect Placement, Amazing Ideas, John Deer, free, density, AnnTheGran, freebie, placement, newbie, alphabets, Designs, Cutaway, bullet proof, stitch count

• Updates Aplenty

  Maybe it is my age, or maybe it is just because things change, but so often, I think of things I could have added to previous blogs. As you are aware, my blogs are all my personal experiences that I share with you. I appreciate it when someone comments... Posted Jul 23 2010, 04:45 PM by pat71896 with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, projects, stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, needles, The Avid Embroiderer, thread tension, costs, bean, thread breakage, tension, thread, Centering

• The Center of Attention

  Over time, I have enjoyed doing my embroidery a great deal. Even when I was frustrated in the beginning (not necessarily limited to the beginning) when everything looked like a snarled mess, I just never wanted to give up. I listened to what the dealer's... Posted Jul 09 2010, 04:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: projects, fabric, stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, hooping, thread tension, save money, costs, digitizing, Forum, density, AnnTheGran, save time, pillowcase, cuff, placement, Centering

• Brides, Princesses and Princely Pillowcases

  It is time for perfect brides to be walking down a perfect isle, in a perfect gown, with a perfect man. Well, many of us need to come up with a perfect gift in any event. LaRue, the Quilter Extraordinaire , and I like to exchange ideas of what we will... Posted May 28 2010, 01:00 PM by pat71896 with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: projects, fabric, stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, Badgemaster, machine embroidery, AlphabetXpress, save time, baby, pillowcase, prince, princess, bride, cuff, lace

• May Day, 5/1/09

  May is my favorite month. While I come from a small family, there are only 24 of us, but for some strange reason, 7 of us have birthdays in May. It must be those waning days of the previous summer. . . . May has Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Memorial... Posted May 01 2009, 01:00 PM by pat71896 with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, embroidery designs, projects, blog, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, tips for new embroiderers, wss, towels, Badgemaster, FSL, water soluble stabilizer, machine embroidery, Holidays, Ornaments, Pashmina, brayer, free standing lace, tip, Mother's Day

• Endless Hooping 7/25/08

  Thanks for responding to my request for what you wanted to talk about! Endless Hooping was the winner by far. I selected " Celtic Crosses " because it is robust with great designs and methods. There are interlocking and non-interlocking designs... Posted Jul 19 2008, 02:37 by pat71896 with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, embroidery designs, projects, stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, CatalogXpress, tips for new embroiderers, heirloom, machine embroidery