Creative Machine Embroidery

Detail from court crown

The Russian embroidery that I found on the web really is beautiful.  It would be hard to pick a favorite. Many people loved the crown and it’s almost machine like precision and bold color.  But, the old tea towels were a close 2nd, how interesting two such different pieces representing two opposite ends of the culture and class but both loved for their intricate and beautiful work.  That’s what I love about these historical embroidery pieces!

Okay, so on to the winner.  Congratulations Mary F! Mary couldn’t pick one either and said:

I think the bead work on the crown is absolutely beautiful. Having done a very small piece of bead-work on a dress I can just imagine the time and care this took to do.
I also very much enjoy the tea towels. They remind me of table cloths and tray cloths that I have just found that my mother embroidered.

Mary email us your mailing address at info@cmemag.com and we’ll get the book Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery for Machine out to you and you can start making your own heirloom pieces!

Thanks and come back for another awesome giveaway!

Jill

Judging from the comments everyone looks like they had great plans for the long summer weekend.  One winner was randomly picked for the giveaway of Pots De Fleurs by Kathy Delaney and that lucky person is….Carol K E!  Over the weekend Carol was working on a king sized quilt and two baby blankets.  I hope you can put this great book to great use Carol!  Please send me your mailing address and I will get your book sent out to you ASAP.

Thanks everyone for reading and looks like we’ll be back tomorrow for another great giveaway!

Happy Embroidering!

Jill

Happy Wednesday! Summer is finally here and hopefully everyone gets to enjoy a long weekend!  For this giveaway we are giving one lucky winner Pots De Fleurs: A Garden of Applique Techniques by Kathy Delaney.  If you are new to applique or a pro this book will take you through all the steps of successful and beautiful applique.

To enter the giveaway simply answer the following question in the comments section below.

What are you doing for Memorial Day Weekend?  Or what would be a destination you’d like to take during the summer months?

Thanks for reading and one lucky winner will be picked on Tuesday!

Jill

It’s time to announce the winner of CME’s Wednesday Giveaway!  Everyone had great ideas on what they would like to hang on their walls.  This giveaway was for the Voila Art Frame.  No tools or mess, perfect to frame art work and special embroidery projects.

On to the winner!  Dee was the randomly chosen winner for this week’s giveaway of the Voila Frame.  I would love to see what you decided to put in it, Dee!

Thanks everyone for commenting and tune it Wednesday for more fun giveaways!

Jill