Creative Machine Embroidery

I am so in love with the idea of actually doing hand embroidery.  Books like these only make me want to move out of thinking about it and actually do it!

The winner for Wednesday Giveaway is randomly chosen and is Jill H!  She said in her comment that she loves to do both hand and machine embroidery.  I do hope this book comes in handy for ideas and inspiration.  We would love to see you in action with your embroidery work so please, don’t be shy and post on Sewing District!

Thanks to all the readers and commentors.  Come back this Wednesday, we’ve got a great giveaway planned.

Jill

Welcome to Monday!  I had a great time reading your comments, for many of us our grandmothers, mothers and aunts really knew how to make a home special or cook fabulous meals and make us feel special too.  Some mothers or grandmothers may not have been a wiz in the kitchen or lousy at sewing but it’s the thought that counts right?

On to the winner for last week’s Wednesday’s Giveaway.  Sherrie L! was randomly chosen as the week’s winner.

Sherrie said:

My grandmother taught me to sew at the age of 8 on a Treadle machine. She sewed some garments and made quilts out of necessity. I remember her saying that my learning to sew would last me a lifetime and save me money. I made my own clothes in middle and high school. Now I sew and machine embroider quilts and clothing but it costs me money but I don’t care because I enjoy it. Thanks Grandma!.

Congratulations Sherrie! Please send us your mailing address at info@cmemag.com and I will get this out to you!

Thanks for reading!

Jill

For last week’s question there were many great answers as usual and everyone had their favorite color to work with.  I would have a hard time picking one, but red is usually on the top of my list.  But, I also love green and black.

I hope this week’s winner has a great time looking at Kaffee Fassett’s book and using her new color wheel.  The winner that was picked randomly by Random.org is Lorilynn!  Congratulations Lorilynn.

Lorilynn loves working with jewel tones which look to be a favorite of Kaffee Fassett too!

Please email info@cmemag.com with your mailing address to receive your prize!

Tune in this coming Wednesday for our next giveaway and question!

We asked the question what materials do you prefer to machine embroider on or what things don’t you like to embroider on.  There were many comments that terry cloth can be a handful when using embroidery machines. Silk and stretchy materials also give people fits at the machine.

For this giveaway Lois was randomly picked as this week’s winner!  Lois has worked with many different types of materials and loves working with cotton.

I mostly like embroidering on cotton fabrics but I have sewn on almost everything out there. I have concur most fabrics by spray starching, stabilizing and sticking them down in the hoop as the answer for that perfect stitchout. I Just finish embroidering on tulle to make free standing designs for a Band Director’s costume. My lease favorite is suede/ leather and velvet but I’ll work on them to get better and to love doing them too!

Thanks Lois for your comment.  Please email me your mailing address so we can get this great book out to you!

Check out Creative Machine Embroidery’s free e-book on tips and tricks for embroidering on difficult fabrics.

Happy Stitching!

Jill