Welcome

[Embroidables]

Hello my name is Jami Johnson and I am an embroidery addict… so much so that it led me to start this website. Through Embroidables.com, we have been blessed to make friends with some of the greatest people from all over the entire world. We consider our customers as more than friends and love and appreciate each one of you.

It seemed selfish not to introduce you to the many other great friends that we have meet as a result of this business. We hope that this message board can accomplish just that. If you haven’t done so already, go ahead and post a message introducing yourself to the other members of our embroidery community.

[debi@thebeach]

Hey! My name is Debi and I love the "embroidables designs". I am new to embroidery and just got my Brother Innovis 4000LTD machine about a month ago. I am having a blast and learning so much! I look forward to this forum getting going. Can't wait to meet and emboidery with ya'll! Yes, I'm a southern gurl.

[Jami Johnson]

Hi Debi,

Welcome to the board! I can't wait, too, for it to get going. It'll be a fun and welcoming place to come chat. Thanks for the nice posts. :)

I'm a southern girl, too. Kind of. I was raised in TN and left there when I went off to college out west. But, my extended family still lives there and I love going back to visit. Although I have lost most of my southern accent, I occasionaly say "ya'll" and "fixin'". My DH does say though, that on occasion when I get mad (yes, on occasion, :)) my accent comes out. Not that he knows from personal experience. :)

Where are you from in the south?

Jami

[debi@thebeach]

Yeah, Jamie, from Virginia Beach but my folks were from North Carolina. Spend alot of time in Hatteras but never picked up my Dad's accent which was quite thick. They talk differently from anyone down there.
So, we need to get this forum going! I have LOTS of questions. :D
Fondly,
Debi
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[SewingMama]

Hello, I'll introduce myself a bit here. My name is Mollie, and I'm a mom to 6 great kids (3 boys, 3 girls)! We're in MN, where the snow will be flying soon! Ugh!

Anyway, I'm relatively new to embroidering. I have a Babylock Esante ESE2 machine that I really like. I do have lots of questions that I need help with, mostly about which stabilizers for which fabrics/projects.

Glad this board is here! Hope I can make some friends here too!


BTW, LOVE the Embroidables designs!!! I need to save some money to get some, especially the baby/kids ones.

[Jami Johnson]

Welcome, Mollie!

Wow, 6 kids, huh? Where on earth do you find the time to sew/embroider? My guess, if you're like me, would be after they are all in bed? Or perhaps they're all grown and in school or out on their own. My SIL has 6 cuties and I know her life is very crazy right now..oldest is 13 and youngest is 4 mo. I only have three little boys and that alone keeps us plenty busy...fun busy, but busy.

I am sure with a little time this message board will be rockin' and you'll get lots of help and good advice about stabilizers, thread, etc. I personally will give you my opinion for what it's worth. I've done a little ;) embroidering myself and have pretty much tried it all. However, everyone has their own favorites and I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks. Keeping it positive, of course.

On all of our stitchouts we use a brand of stabilizer called John Solomon (http://www.johnsolomon.com/index.htm). For most things I use the medium weight tear away. However, you'll want to match up the stabilizer to the project and design.

With that said, I am sure I'll get a million people wanting to know where to buy this stabilizer and you might be surprised to know you are possibly already using it. They sell under private labels and have a list of retailers on their website.

As for thread, I LOVE Isacord...the best quality and great color choices. Plus, I never have a bit of trouble washing it.

If you have questions about specific projects/fabrics ask away...we'll all try our best to help.

Again, welcome and I look forward to getting to know you better!

Jami

[SewingMama]

Thank you Jami!

LOL, I grab whatever few minutes I have here & there, and of course afgter they go to bed. I'm 31 yrs old, my oldest is 14, the youngest is almost 10 months.

The trouble I have the most is trying to put designs on T-shirts. The design always gets off centered on some colors, and then it's ruined. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I think I need to have my machine serviced, so that might be the problem. I use a medium cut away on the back, with a water soluable on the top. And it's always the last 2 colors of the design that get messed up, like the black for outlining, for example. It's very frustrating!

Is there a trick to doing T-shirts? I'm just trying to put a cute design in the middle of it.

Thank you again for all of your tips!

[Jami Johnson]

Hey Mollie,

Oh my, you do have your hands full. What a marvelous woman you are!!

From a private email that you sent to us you said,

“I haven't had the pleasure of using your designs yet. So it's other designs that give me grief. They are mainly free ones I've found at other sites, as I can't afford to spend a lot on designs. Thank you for helping me with this.”

Here is my experience with some free designs, (without naming other companies). They can often be pretty expensive when you consider the cost of your time and materials. As a mother of 6 I’m sure that your time must be very limited and valuable to you. Ruined t-shirts, and wasted stabilizer and thread, can also make things expensive in a hurry. Although there are other places that have less expensive designs, we have many customers who have told us that our designs are the best value that they have found because they never have to worry about the designs stitching our correctly. They also like that all of the images on our site are actual stitch outs of the designs, so you are assured that what you see is what you’ll get.

As for the alignment problems, it is most likely being caused by one of three things. The quality of the digitizing, the stabilizer used, or a lack of tautness when hooping the fabric/stabilizer.

Since the designs didn’t come from us, I can’t speak to the quality or lack thereof with respect to the digitizing… It may or may not be the cause of the problem, I don’t know. As for stabilizer and hooping technique. We have some really good information located on our “tips” webpage (http://www.embroidables.com/store.php?page=Tips) that should be able to help you with both stabilizer as well as hooping technique.

It’s always good to get tips from multiple people. If anyone else has any suggestions feel free to chime in.

[SewingMama]

Thank you Jami! I replied to the email you sent me. That tips page is very helpful! I think that hooping & the stabilizer are my problems. I will have to try different things to get it right.

Thanks again!!

Mollie

[debi@thebeach]

Regarding the John Solomon stabilizers, what brand names does it come in?
Thx~
Debi
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[Jami Johnson]

Let me make sure I have my list accurate and then I'll let you know, Debi. ;)

[cab102361]

Hi all,
MY name is Candy and I have been embroidering for a while. I am by no means as great as some people are but I enjoy it. For my 40th birthday I decided I had wanted a embroidery/craft machine for years, literally like 20 years or so. So I decided to buy a machine, I got a singer quantum xl 150 and I did purchase the software that goes with it. I have enjoyed it a lot and I must say that I buy and get so many free designs its not funny. At the sewing expo here in Washington in Feb I visited the embroidables booth and got a good sale on some designs. I not only got buy 2 get one free, but I also got $25.00 free for a later purchase. So I do have some designs, but due to health problems I have not used them yet. Im like a moth Ive been drawn to the bright colors and the clever designs.
thanks for this forum. Candy Berg in Washington.

[jstuffel]

I started as a hobby about 6 years ago. I am on my 3rd machine and I love it. I just wish I had more time to be in my sewing room. Can any one tell me where to find nice blank towels and places to purchase shirts and sweat shirts.

[Jami Johnson]

So I do have some designs, but due to health problems I have not used them yet. Im like a moth Ive been drawn to the bright colors and the clever designs.
thanks for this forum. Candy Berg in Washington.

Hi Candy,

it was so nice to meet you at sew expo in wa. i love that show. i'm sorry to hear about your health problems. the coupons you have never expire so when you are ready to start embroidering again, your designs will be waiting for you. :) just take good care of yourself! you're in my thoughts.

Jami

[Jami Johnson]

I started as a hobby about 6 years ago. I am on my 3rd machine and I love it. I just wish I had more time to be in my sewing room. Can any one tell me where to find nice blank towels and places to purchase shirts and sweat shirts.

don't we all wish we had more time to sew? :)

i'm sure many people have their favorite places to shop for blanks, but i'll tell you my all time favorite...http://www.allaboutblanks.com. Wonderful selection, great prices, and fantastic service! I just recently did several projects (the halloween pillow, http://www.embroidables.com/store.php?page=Project&ProjectID=38 and some others I'll be sharing soon) with their blanks and they were very nice quality and stylish. i hope that helps.

[dwaddle]

Hello my name is Jami Johnson and I am an embroidery addict… so much so that it led me to start this website. Through Embroidables.com, we have been blessed to make friends with some of the greatest people from all over the entire world. We consider our customers as more than friends and love and appreciate each one of you.

It seemed selfish not to introduce you to the many other great friends that we have meet as a result of this business. We hope that this message board can accomplish just that. If you haven’t done so already, go ahead and post a message introducing yourself to the other members of our embroidery community.
Hello, And good morning. My name is Donna, I've been sewing from the age of 11. Mother of 3, grandmother of 8 and love the Lord. I live in Ohio. I was excited when I got the email to sign in to the site and won 100. in free designs!! I've never won before. So I guess I can say I am a newbee at winning!! I can't wait to get started.
God Bless You all!
Donna W.

[twin mom]

Hello,

I'm a 44 year old mom of 7 year old boy/girl twins. I have enjoyed sewing for over 35 years, and bought my embroidery machine almost 7 years ago, when there were many fewer options for designs. I have a Bernina and I also have the software. I have to say that your designs are about the best there are, and I've sewn a lot of them. You're right about what the true cost is when you consider your time and the garment costs. I also think your designs are the cutest ones our there:) .

I buy most of my "blanks" from local discount stores, like Target and Fred Meyer. I like that I can see the sizes and colors, feel the fabric, and get to take it right home and stitch it out (after I pre-shrink it, of course). Most discount stores have their own store brand that is quite economical (like $4-6for children's t-shirts and $7-10 for adults). Then you don't have to pay shipping costs either. I also like to make garments and quilts from fabric after I have stitched the design on it. I find that this is easier than trying to get everything perfectly centered and then keeping the rest of the garment out of the way while stitching out the design. I even scout out the factory stores for their racks of clothes with holes and stains. I have even picked up a few bargains where I have sewn a cute design over a small hole or stain to cover it up and then had a super cute, high quality garment for just a few dollars.

For the gal who was having problems with the garment shifting for the last few colors of the design: Do you stabilize the whole hoop area or just the area of the design. While some colors in some designs are inherently off, stabilizing the whole hooped area may help. You may also want to make sure that you are using the smallest sized hoop that your design will fit into. I had to buy the medium sized hoop that fits my machine, but it has made the quality of my designs turn out much better.

Wow, I rambled for quite a while.

Happy stitching to everyone!

[stress or fun!!!]

I have the Brother 270D. I have never been able to complete a design. Every time I get to the second color the machine jams and my design is ruined. I want to make something so bad. I have bought everything known to man and can't get one design done. With all the holidays coming up I would love to make a shirt for my 2 year old daughter. I also have one on the way any day and I want to make matching shirts SO badly. I don't usually have a problem with the font b/c its only one color but everything else I have a problem with. It gets so frustrating and it should be FUN! Suggestions or tips anyone? I just got the machine a couple of months ago. Does anyone else have problems?
Thanks

[Blue]

If I were you, I'd take it back to the dealer and ask for assistance. Good luck

[jennzbunch]

I find myself browsing through your site all the time, and love your collections. You can tell by looking at them, that they will stitch out beautifully. Just learning how to use the message board. I have a few questions to ask .. where is the best place for me to post?

I also love seeing pictures of people's projects .. I find myself loving so many designs, but I run out of ideas on "what" to make. Wish I had taken pictures of things I've made to share with everyone here. Guess I'll have to make something soon! :D

[Mimi]

:) Hello! I love this place, it's fabulous, and I am not tired of seeing happiness

[SewingMama]

Hi Jami!

I got the stabilizer in the mail on Saturday! Thank you! I'm hoping to try it out in a couple of days here, probably tomorrow on Monday. I will let you know how it goes, and if I have any more problem!

Thank you so much for all of your help!!

Mollie

[Jami Johnson]

Wonderful, Mollie. I look forward to hearing your results. I think you'll be pleased!

[pccbradley]

Hi, My name is Sandi and I live in Minden, Ontario, Canada. About 2 hours north of Toronto.
I just purchased a used machine on Thanksgiving weekend. Ours was about 3 weeks ago.
I bought a Babylock Esante, and my spouse is already looking at bigger and better ones. He is hooked.
I love your designs, just waiting to be able to buy them. In time.
I am the mother of 4. Two boys 19 and 18 and two girls 16 and 11. My second son has Autism. I have been searching for a design that is for Autism support if anyone knows of one.
I really look forward to doing some homemade projects for Christmas this year.

Just thought I would introduce myself.

Have a great day
Sandi

[debi@thebeach]

Jamie, can you tell me more about the stablilizers? Which brand do we buy? Can we get it from you?
Thanks~
Debi
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[crumbear]

I'm Jennifer, and I'm a total and complete embroidaholic. If there was a 12 step program for it, I'd be the leader. :D

[Cogmom]

For starting this site and allowing us to join in and have fun! Looking forward to alot of new friends and lots of embroidery talk
God bless
CYnthia

[deesmom]

Hi :) My name is Jamie and I am a homeschooling mommy to 3 kiddos. We are in TN. My mother got me hooked on embroidering years ago, when my eldest was a baby (she turns 9 next week ;) ). Now I spend a lot of my free time (not that I have any of that!!) on embroidering.

[StitchinGrandma]

Good morning ~ I just found the message board via the ad email I just got. I'm so glad the message board is added to this because it will make me get additional emails and remind me of the site. I have so many sites that I can't always remember some of my favorites and this is one of those. I LOVE your designs and wish I could buy every single one of them.

My name is Vicki. I'm 48 yrs old, married to a man that makes all our friends jealous of me because he treats me like a queen. :D I'm very lucky. One of the things he did was to spoil me and buy me a Designer 1 sewing machine a few years ago and then the following year a 936 serger too. I spend so much time on my computer though I don't get as much sewing done as I really could/should be. We have four boys, all out of the house now and just had our very first grandchild August 29th, a little girl. I'm THRILLED that I finally have a little girl to spoil and sew for. YAY

And here I am, adding yet another place to kill time instead of sewing. HA! Oh well, gotta have friends on the internet to chat about sewing, right.

[deesmom]

Good morning ~ I just found the message board via the ad email I just got. I'm so glad the message board is added to this because it will make me get additional emails and remind me of the site. I have so many sites that I can't always remember some of my favorites and this is one of those. I LOVE your designs and wish I could buy every single one of them.

My name is Vicki. I'm 48 yrs old, married to a man that makes all our friends jealous of me because he treats me like a queen. :D I'm very lucky. One of the things he did was to spoil me and buy me a Designer 1 sewing machine a few years ago and then the following year a 936 serger too. I spend so much time on my computer though I don't get as much sewing done as I really could/should be. We have four boys, all out of the house now and just had our very first grandchild August 29th, a little girl. I'm THRILLED that I finally have a little girl to spoil and sew for. YAY

And here I am, adding yet another place to kill time instead of sewing. HA! Oh well, gotta have friends on the internet to chat about sewing, right.

Congrats on the new grandbaby :) Little girls are definately so much fun to sew for. I have trouble finding cute ideas for my little guy but I always have a list of things I want to make for my girls.

[dramaw]

Hello my name is Linda and I am and embroideryaholic...I am so addicted to this hobby/craft I can't think about anything else...I had to leave my job as an insurance agent / agency manager, die to FM, so that has allowed me much time to enjoy my craft...bad part when you don't/can't work it hards to afford what you need,,,but somehow I have been able to squeeze more out of George than I ever thought i could...

I have 3 grown children, 4 GC ranging in age from 17 yrs to 2 yr. Only one GD in the mix. I stitch so much for her..

Hugs
Dramaw

[mamashug]

Hi Jamee. I am new to this blog, but love it already. My name is Karen, and my daughter, Allison and I have an online kids and moms boutique, Lilybellaboutique.com. We have been in business for about two years, and we have just revamped our site with all new products made with the best kid friendly fabric ever, Oilcloth!! Your site was one of the first I found when I bought my embroidery machine. I have used so many of your designs. We had to create our own design for our products because of copyrights, and that has been so fun to do. I can imagine how much you enjoy your job working with artist who are so creative. Just keep up the good work, as you guys have always been an inspirations to us.

[ewigginton]

Nobody added to the welcome page since last night? C'mon you lurkers! There's free product to be won by typing!

[SewFanatic]

Hi Jamie my name is B Joy and this is my first day here I love the Embroidables web site and visit often and love getting the email notices and that is how I found this message board. This is a wonderful thing you have started. I am glad to be here ! Me and my 2 daughters are embroiders and my 5 yr old granddaughter will be soon too ! She already has her own real first sewing machine !

That is great to start her young! I started sewing when I was 6 and have loved it all my life.

[ewigginton]

Santa had better not even think of taking my husband!

[crumbear]

I'm kind of a newbie. I'm Jen from Dallas. You've seen me around a bit already...glad to be here! :)

[fun2sew]

Sorry, I am a newbie on this new WEBSITE but been a customer of Jami's from I think 2003/2004 ???? could that be right Jami?

[rubiesnana]

I just joined this week,im from NH.

[ajsmom]

Johnny you sound like my son... at 2, he likes to play with the girls a lot more than the boys. He is a huge flirt...

LS

[ajsmom]

Good for you!! I hope when he is that age, he is still at it. My grandfather was 89 when he passed, and he still flirted. (AJ takes after him a lot)

LS

[Boo Grandma]

don't we all wish we had more time to sew? :)

i'm sure many people have their favorite places to shop for blanks, but i'll tell you my all time favorite...http://www.allaboutblanks.com. Wonderful selection, great prices, and fantastic service! I just recently did several projects (the halloween pillow, http://www.embroidables.com/store.php?page=Project&ProjectID=38 and some others I'll be sharing soon) with their blanks and they were very nice quality and stylish. i hope that helps.

Thanks Jami for sharing the site for blanks.........cute ideas. I love the ideas I'm received from the Embroidable site. You are my "shero".

[ShirleyC]

My name is Shirley (quite obvious). My mom taught me to sew as a young kid making my doll clothes. I majored in Home Ec. in college, dropped out and got married. Then years later I went back and got a degree in Elem. Ed., so now I teach 5th grade. I've been married for 36 years.

I will retire next year at 20 years. I have 2 children. My son has 3 step-children, and my daughter has a son (nearly 3) and a daughter (6mos.), and I am in hog heaven sewing for her.
I am partial to the Dollymamas when I have time to do adult projects.

I'm glad you started this board. It's neat.

[Terrie]

They have a lot of nice things on that site. I love the tree skirts.

[Terrie]

Santa had better not even think of taking my husband!

LOL, but he can sure have MINE!!! haha

I'm Terrie. I'm from TN too. Bought my machine second-hand from Momma a couple years ago. I haven't had time to use it much at all yet, but I sure do oooh and aaah over the designs. I will hopefully have the time soon, and will make up for lost time.

[Roberta Rowden]

;) Hello, I'm an insomniac from Washington State. I've posted a few things tonight already. Well this morning actually:eek: I'm new to machine embroidery, but I love it already:D scary thing for my husband!! I'm just looking around right now and will get into the meat of things soon. I love the designs. Dolly Mama is a crack up! Well, bye for now.

[fun2sew]

Hi,
I thought I posted this already but I did not!
I have been Embroidering for over 10 years.
I thought I paid alot for my first Deco 350 machine... 1500.00.
From then on I never looked back.

I have 3 teenagers and a hubby for 20 years!

I love sharing my passion with people that want to learn sewing/embroidery.

[bkfdwife]

Hey there! I'm new too and from Maine! Brunswick to be specific!

[Sambo]

I absolutely love the new Christmas designs and can identify various family members for each one! Would love to know how you plan on using them.
Thanks!

[C230driver]

Hi all, My name is Sheri, and I do commercial embroidery for a living. I put these designs on my own clothes and everone asks me where I get them...a GREAT way to generate business. I can't wait to see if I got in on the forst 100 deal, those new Christmas designs are a 'gotta have'! :) Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[Deedles]

Wow...just found this message board today! I've loved Jami's designs for a couple of years but had no idea she had started this message board. I need another one to spend time on!!!

I live about 20 miles east of Houston. Close enough for convenience, far enough to still be in the country!

[marilynd]

HI- I am new. I am from the Atlanta area.

[clae]

I just joined!!! I am from Sweet Home Alabama(Haleyville)!!!
Christy

[Honeybee]

I am an embroidery addict (I admit it) I digitize as well. Love to make new friends. Grandmother to 13 16 - 17 mo.

[Terrie]

Hi, I'm from Smyrna/Murfreesboro, TN.

[tygerlady]

Hello everyone :D I'm new as of today.. it's nice to meet you all. In Colorado here :)

[marilynd]

Thanks for this great forum!
I am new here today. I am a SAHM of 3 girls. I love your designs and can not wait to see what everyone posts.

[pcsews]

Hi. I am new here. I live in KY with my husband of 7 years. I have a 14 yr. son and a 4 yr. old girl. I love to sew clothes for my DD and occassionally my son will let me make something for him. I have two machines, a Baby Lock Esante and an Ellure. I just got the Esante about two months ago (it was my Aunt's who passed away). I'm very excited to start using it. I also love to make tote bags. I love to someday own my own boutique...right now just dreaming about it!! Thanks for having me on board and can't wait to get to know some of you all!! (Yes, I'm a southern gal too!!)

[pcsews]

Hey....another newbie here!! I'm from KY

[SewCrazy]

Hi I live in Ct. I have a 5 yr old DD. And have been sewing for about 3 years now. My mom always sewed but I was not interested untill I went into a beautiful quilt shop one day with my mom. I was going to stay in the RV because DD was sleeping and I was not interested in Fabric ! But my SF was there and he said he would stay with her. So I went in and right away fell in love with some beautiful fabric. And said to my Mom, "Mom what could you make with this?" and she said "YOU could make what ever you want" lol.
The shop owner came over and said I quess you don't quilt dear. Would you like to see some things, as she showed me lots of ideas I thought yes I could do that. So she offered to give me a free lesson. Mom was too much into shopping for MORE FABRIC. Since we had our RV in her yard Mom said we have all the time you need. She tought me how to Paper Piece and made my first quilt block. Now I am so hooked and Love it. I love putting the embroidery designs into my quilts.
Oh did I say my name is Lila !

[pcsews]

Thanks Jamie for this board...I'm loving it!! I am a SAHM of 2, one is in school, one is not (until next year). Hopefully I won't have to go back to work when she goes to school. I would love to be able to just sew all day!!

[SewAddicted]

Hi my name is Pam and I am SewAddicted. I have 3 sons, who are 30, 20 and 10. Yep! You read that right. I don't recommend the spread, but I always have a snow shoveler available, as well as a dish washer!. My oldest has also blessed me with a granddaughter and 2 grandsons. I love sewing, quilting and embroidering. I also work full time as a Group Home Supervisor.
Glad I found this site!
:) Pam

[momma4anna]

30, 20, and 10??? I am not sure which to offer, my admiration or my condolences. I thought the 7 year gap was going to kill me. You are the woman, hear you roar!

[rodneytb]

I'm new here, from Mississippi. I have been on other forums but new to this one.

[rosebud314]

Hi everyone!!!! I'm so glad to have found you. Thanks Honeybee for the heads up. I do enjoy sewing and embroidery, when I can get myself off this darn computer.:D I'm starting a new job soon, so that will give me even less time, but that's okay. I miss my mad money;) This seems like a great place to meet some new friends and say hi to some old friends. Thanks for having me.:)

[rosebud314]

I'm a newbie, just joined tonight. I live in Florida.

[SewAddicted]

I'm a newbie here and it's fun2sew's responsibility. I'm really tired but I must keep reading and typing - I'm over the hump now! :)

[rosebud314]

I get to blame this one Honeybee. Guess she thinks I need one more forum to be a part of. So far, this one is great.:D

[pcsews]

Just thought I would say HI to everyone!!!

[pcsews]

Thanks for such a wonderful forum!!

[MackandMorgan's Mom]

ME TOO! and I don't know anybody else that monograms so I usually end up at the store asking questions and I know they are thinking that they are going to start charging me for all the free advice :)

[MackandMorgan's Mom]

I hate being back at work...of course my kids don't allow me a lot of time to sit and sew...it drives me crazy but they are worth it anyway!

[MackandMorgan's Mom]

Hi! I am Jennifer Rowe from Mobile, AL. I have 2 little girls...Mackenzie Elizabeth (3 years old) and Morgan Hartley (9 months old). I have been monogramming for almost 2 years now!

[T-Bags & Rags]

Hi to all! I may be new here but I've posted quite a bit already!

[Crafty Connie]

Hi My name is Connie. I am very new to embriodery and so far loving it! A few frustations, but still having fun! Thanks for this website! It's great help! Connie

[Luciana]

Hi My Name Is Luciana, I Have An Ult 2001 Of Brother, I Love To Sew !
I Live In Brazil , My English Is Not So Good But, If You Need Some Help I Would Be Very Happy To Help You!!! It Is About 8 Years That I Sew, Today I Can´t Live Without This, Every New Embroidery That I Do I Love More To Do It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kfintoni]

Hello, I am new here and wanted to introduce myself. I have 4 kids as my sig states and work nights. I have two embroidery machines and no time.

[Luciana]

hI kAREN, my name is Luciana. I have 2 kids. I am from Brazil, I love to embrioder !!!That´s a great idea from Jami, I tell you this is the best site of embriodery that I´ve ever seen, and I am loving to participating here!!!

[Luciana]

HI, I´m Luciana from Brazil!!!it´s about 8 to 9 years that I do embroidery, I have a boy13, and a girl 10,
I love diferent things, to do what is diferent, what is a tote bag???

[bloomoon]

Hello
My name is Theresa and I too am an embroidery nut! I started 3 years ago for a little extra money being SAHM. Like some of the others I have no spare time. I work for several stores and countless individuals. I love it!

[Sew So Happy]

I am in Killen, AL, in the northwest corner of the state. We are about an hour and a half south of Nashville and about 40 minutes west of Huntsville. Good spot to be in!

[cheeky monkey]

New here as well-Sandra from NC

[mdquilter]

Hi! I'm new to the forum and thought I'd introduce myself!

My name is Beth and I live on the eastern shore of Maryland. I am a wife, mother and embroiderer/quilter.

My husband gave me my Brother PE700 embroidery only machine for our anniversary this year and I just love it!

I look forward to getting to know you all!

[fickle dilly days]

Yes, very much a newbie here...haven't even purchased a machine yet! Ha! Looking at a BabyLock BMP8. I'm from Virginia. :)

[quiltinlawyer]

Hello Everyone!

I too am addicted to embroidery. I have a D1 and absolutely love it! I have purchased several of the design packs and have used them for baby quilts. Happy sewing.

[mdquilter]

Hi I'm a newbie from Maryland. I just found this board today and am having fun poking around LOL

[Shanrick]

I'm new at embroidery designs, however I love this site. They have many cute designs at affordable price.
Shanrick

[delizabeth1951]

I am a newbie here. Spend most of my time at Smiles for Children. I am from Michigan

[momof3boys]

Good Afternoon, I am a newbie on the boards but have bought designs before. I am from Arkansas!!

[SewCrazy]

Hi there. I'm from Southington, CT. Working towards my 100 posts!

[Luciana]

I´m not new here, but I´m from Brazil, BRAZIL of SOCCER!!!
BRAZIL of RIO DE JANEIRO!!!!
BRAZIL of HAPPY PEOPLE!!!!
BRAZIL of CARNAVAL!!!!!!
BRAZIL

[djsteele]

Hi,
My name is Debbie. I,m mom to 3 children of my own and 4 step children. I have 11 grandchildren, the youngest is 4 and the oldest is 11. I work full time as a Medical Assistant to 5 doctors and I live in Southern Illinois.

I have had my embroidery machine for about 1 1/2 years and I am absolutely addicted. My job gets in the way of my addiction but I fiind that I need the money to support my "habit!" ;)

I love Embroidables, especially Dolly Mama!

[Lyndac]

Hi I am Lynda and having been using Jami's designs for years but just found the message board today! I have been embroidering for about 9 years and just this past year invested into a commercial machine that has been going nonstop since April! LOL! But I love it!

Off to check out all the great posts!

Lynda

[Mabel]

Hi Y'all, I'm Mabel! I'm really excited to chat embroidery with lke minded people who love it like I do! Hope to get to know y'all (and Hi to those I already know!) soon!

[Yeffie]

Hey Mabsy!!! :) :) :)

SO good to see you here!

[Mabel]

Yefff!!!! My pal :) This should be fun :)

[sewingfor3]

Hello all, nice to meet everyone. I live in alabama and I am a wife,mother of 3, full time nurse and trying to start an embroidery from home business. A little busy! I hope to get advice from all of you that have been sewing for a long time. Only have been sewing for about 3-4yrs, self taught. Scary I know. ha ha

[kurthco]

Jamie, can you tell me more about the stablilizers? Which brand do we buy? Can we get it from you?
Thanks~
Debi
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I've had really good luck with Floriani stabilizers. They come with instructions on which to use with which fabric.
Good Luck!

[sewingfor3]

Hello, my name is April and I too love to sew, finding the time is hard right now, mainly sewing late at night or early in the am. I still work fulltime so it's hard to sew with 3 kids.

[Sew 'N Sane]

Hey Gang!
I just joined last night. I love the camraderie! I live in the Dallas area and I've been into machine embroidery for 10 years now. I actually have 2 embroidery machines and if I could afford it, I'd get a 3rd one that I have my eye on. ;)
Susan
aka Sew 'N Sane

[elemarie]

Hi, I'm new here. Love the designs. I ran across them quite some time ago and then couldn't find them again. I'm Elena from Jacksonville, Florida. My user name is elemarie. Can't ait to check out the forums and designs.

[Mabel]

I'm a newbie to this board, but not to message boards in general :)

[nutmeg495]

Hi all! I'm new to the forum, not to the site. I'm in Richmond Va. I sew, quilt, embroider and work in a sewing machine shop. (I tell my boss he pays me to play!) This forum sounds like fun! - Nutmeg495

[Sew So Happy]

[QUOTE=HEIRLOOMJOHN;5281]yes we charge but it is more for fun and enjoyment and to make our stuff all look nice !!
we do a lot of light houses also ![/QUOTE
My grandmother is in New Hampshire. She can't believe how much I get for bibs and burp cloths around here. She seems to think people in New England area would never pay that much for personalized baby items. I really don't charge much in comparison to others around here. What is your most popular item that you embroider? Or do you even embroider for local people?

[Mabel]

My most popular embroidery item for sale by FAR is bags....

[kurthco]

Wisconsin here....
New here as of last week. Working towards the 100 posts and loving every minute of it.
I love the discussions and sharing project ideas.

[sewbabe]

This is my first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am from Oregon, on the opposite coast, near Portland. Hi Everyone. Sewbabe

[fun2sew]

I am a newbie here too!
And a newbie at Embroidery!

[idesign]

I'm from Wisconsin, and live on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. Well, I look through my neighbors pretty yard and white fence and can see the lighthouse from my living room. Lot's of winter indoor time here, so I really start embroidering more from about now until April.

[guppy]

Im brand new tonight!! Im from Utah and own a fabric store.

[alissa]

Hi I am a newbie. I am from McAlester, Ok.

[Crafty Connie]

I'm new at Embroidables. You guys have been of great help for me over the last 2 months. All the questions I had! This is a website I can find answers at! THANK YOU!!!!!!! And thank you Jami!!!!

[dana]

Jami-

This is ( I think) my 100th post. I have never been a part of message board before, and have found this to be so helpful, educational and fun- I am new to embroidering, and have so much to learn, and make.
Thank you for making this available to all of us.
I love the new site- it is easy to navigate, and I feel like I am a part of a great group of people.

Your time in developing this, is greatly appreciated! :D :D

[Namaw]

Hi my name is Mary but the grandkids call me Namaw or Granny. I am so addicted to quilting and embroidery and look forward to meeting others. I will be 60 tomorrw LOL, have 5 grandkids, 3 daughters and a wonderful husband of 42 years. We just built a addition fo our home and I hasve a dream sewing studio, wish I had a buddy who could come sew with me. I live in Oklahoma.
Thats it for now have to go pick up my grandaughter from school.
Mary

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi my name is Mary but the grandkids call me Namaw or Granny. I am so addicted to quilting and embroidery and look forward to meeting others. I will be 60 tomorrw LOL, have 5 grandkids, 3 daughters and a wonderful husband of 42 years. We just built a addition fo our home and I hasve a dream sewing studio, wish I had a buddy who could come sew with me. I live in Oklahoma.
Thats it for now have to go pick up my grandaughter from school.
Mary

Welcome Mary. I'm sure you'll have fun here with everyone. You'll just have to sip your coffee and chat with us while pretending we are in that fancy sewing room of yours. ;)

And Happy Birthday a day early http://terpstra.us/images/vickiljt/Gifs/Attitudes/happybday.gif

[idesign]

Hi my name is Carol, and I don't know how I missed this thread in my 100+ posts, but this is the first time I read it. Nice to "meet" you all through your posts.

I stay at home, have one son, and a husband of nearly 23 years. I have been embroidering since 1998 when we were building a house in a new town, and I had to look up "septic tank" installers in the phone book. I saw "sewing machines" right after that listing, and ended up with my first Janome 9000 before the house was even built! Nine years of fun later, I have a semi-industrial, and am the moderator of the Monogram Wizard Yahoo Group. That keeps me on the compter a lot, and I don't get as much embroidering done, but it's a lot of fun, as is this group.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi my name is Carol, and I don't know how I missed this thread in my 100+ posts, but this is the first time I read it. Nice to "meet" you all through your posts.

I stay at home, have one son, and a husband of nearly 23 years. I have been embroidering since 1998 when we were building a house in a new town, and I had to look up "septic tank" installers in the phone book. I saw "sewing machines" right after that listing, and ended up with my first Janome 9000 before the house was even built! Nine years of fun later, I have a semi-industrial, and am the moderator of the Monogram Wizard Yahoo Group. That keeps me on the compter a lot, and I don't get as much embroidering done, but it's a lot of fun, as is this group.

Well at least you found this thread now and said hi. Welcome. Glad to see you. HA getting sidetracked when looking for septic tanks is funny. Stick around and keep chatting with all of us.

[tflosses4u]

i'm a newbie and loving it! i'm 20 minutes east of the great music city, Nashville, Tn...i thought i was addicted to the embroidery aspect but now i'm thinking it's the message boards..glad to be a part!

[StitchinGrandma]

I'm new at Embroidables. You guys have been of great help for me over the last 2 months. All the questions I had! This is a website I can find answers at! THANK YOU!!!!!!! And thank you Jami!!!!
Very happy to see you here Connie. Anytime you have questions just ask.

i'm a newbie and loving it! i'm 20 minutes east of the great music city, Nashville, Tn...i thought i was addicted to the embroidery aspect but now i'm thinking it's the message boards..glad to be a part!
Welcome to the board. Glad to see you and you are so right ~ the addictive part of embroidery IS the message boards and hundreds of yahoo groups where you seem to spend more of your time than actually using the machine. LOL

[peachy3]

I'm a newbie and from Georgia!

P3

[Bellathreadz]

Hi,
I've bought a few of the dolly mamma designs, and I love them,
anyway, I'm Diane and am originally from Long Island, NY but now reside Michigan.
Diane
Bellathreadz Embroidery

[Bellathreadz]

Diane here...
I am finding that all the crafts I'm into it's hard to say just what the addiction would be. Though right now I'm embroidering, just can't get enough designs.
Bellathreadz Embroidery

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi,
I've bought a few of the dolly mamma designs, and I love them,
anyway, I'm Diane and am originally from Long Island, NY but now reside Michigan.
Diane
Bellathreadz Embroidery
Aren't they all great? It's very hard to pick any one as my favorite. Welcome to Embroidables Diane. Glad to see you posting. There are a great bunch here with some fantastic ideas.

Diane here...
I am finding that all the crafts I'm into it's hard to say just what the addiction would be. Though right now I'm embroidering, just can't get enough designs.
Bellathreadz Embroidery
I've done crafts for years, but I think embroidery has got to be my all-time favorite. Be careful! It's very addictive. :p

[Sixinthenest]

Hi all!
This is my first post here. I am relatively new to machine embroidery - bought my Innovis 2500D in February 06. I am not so new to sewing. Like myname suggests, I have 6 children...4 boys and 2 girls (14, 12, 11, 8, 6, 3 BBBGGB).

Thanks, Nicole

[Sixinthenest]

I am a newbie from Ohio. I love these forum...but boy everything else I am SUPPOSED to be doing is suffering....

[StitchinGrandma]

I am a newbie from Ohio. I love these forum...but boy everything else I am SUPPOSED to be doing is suffering....

That's why addictions are bad; nothing else is completed. BUT, embroidery and sewing addictions are perfectly fine in my book. :D

[Sewfaithfully]

Hi my name is Yevonne and I'm from SC....originally from PA but my husband and I have been down here for 18 years. I do say y'all sometimes. I have been emb. for about 5 years now. First on a Singer XL1000 (which my 16 year old daughter now has) , but now I use a Babylock Ellageo.
I had a lot of trouble with t-shirts and have tried many things. What I have found to work the best is to spray your cut away stablizer (it should be a piece that is bigger than your hoop so that it will be caught in the hoop and it should be a fairly crisp stabilizer and not prone to bunching), with an adhesive basting spray(not permanent) then stick it to the back of your project area. Then hoop the project with the stabilizer on the back of it. I also slide a piece of tear-away underneath after I have the hoop on the machine.
With the stabilizer stuck to the back of the fabric and the fabric and stabilizer both hooped it helps keep the t-shirt material from shifting during sewout.
I hope it works for you.
-Sewfaithfully

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi my name is Yevonne and I'm from SC....originally from PA but my husband and I have been down here for 18 years. I do say y'all sometimes. I have been emb. for about 5 years now. First on a Singer XL1000 (which my 16 year old daughter now has) , but now I use a Babylock Ellageo.
I had a lot of trouble with t-shirts and have tried many things. What I have found to work the best is to spray your cut away stablizer (it should be a piece that is bigger than your hoop so that it will be caught in the hoop and it should be a fairly crisp stabilizer and not prone to bunching), with an adhesive basting spray(not permanent) then stick it to the back of your project area. Then hoop the project with the stabilizer on the back of it. I also slide a piece of tear-away underneath after I have the hoop on the machine.
With the stabilizer stuck to the back of the fabric and the fabric and stabilizer both hooped it helps keep the t-shirt material from shifting during sewout.
I hope it works for you.
-Sewfaithfully

Thanks for the tips Sewfaithfully and welcome to the Embroidables message board. I hope you are going to stick around. It seems you could help give some tips to those who haven't got as much knowledge as you do.

[Sewfaithfully]

Thanks for the welcome. This is the first message board I've ever joined. I look forward to meeting more embroidery addict friends. :-)

[StitchinGrandma]

Thanks for the welcome. This is the first message board I've ever joined. I look forward to meeting more embroidery addict friends. :-)

I'm glad you joined. So far there seems to be a great group here. I hope you stick around. Let me know if you need any help.

[MamaItaliano]

Hello everyone,
I just joined this forum so I may become more familiar with the "embroidery world" because I am very new to everything! I was solely into sewing, making clothes and other items on a small scale and mostly for family use and gifts but I am trying very hard to supplement my income with something I can do FROM HOME as I have young children and need to avoid daycare costs-- and I am hoping that "small scale" embroidery will be the solution for me!
If anyone has any advice, feel free to send it my way, thank you!
~Mama Italiano

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome to Embroidables Mama Italiano! I'm sure you'll find yourself addcited to the message board and all of Jami's fabulous designs. Enjoy and have fun. Be sure to check the contests area as one never knows when a new one will pop up in there. The only rule to keep in mind is that any designs must be from Embroidables unless they specify any others in the announcement of each contest.

Let me know if you need any help.

[daycare]

Hi everyone
I am from Canada. Oakville Ontario just outside of Toronto to be exact. I have been embroidering for approx. 3 years now but am new to the board.
I have found it very useful and have gotten lots of great advice.
I hope everyone is ready for the holiday's. I finally wrapped my last gift this afternoon and hopefully can take a little breather now.
Daycare

[daycare]

Thanks so much for the welcome. I have gotten such great advice from everyone here. I can't believe how willing everyone is to share their experiences and advice.
I am so glad that I found the board. I have always been a little hesitant to join something like this before, but this has been absolutely great in terms of talking to other people who share the same interests as me and reading the posts on different subjects.
Have a great day everyone.
Daycare

[StitchinGrandma]

Thanks so much for the welcome. I have gotten such great advice from everyone here. I can't believe how willing everyone is to share their experiences and advice.
I am so glad that I found the board. I have always been a little hesitant to join something like this before, but this has been absolutely great in terms of talking to other people who share the same interests as me and reading the posts on different subjects.
Have a great day everyone.
Daycare

I'm glad you finally joined a message board and chose this one to try first. Of all I've been on, this one so far is probably one of the best. I say that because this one has a great bunch of people and they are here for the purpose of learning and helping others learn the art of embroidery. On some message boards there is a lot of bickering and also some bashing of other members which we aren't going to allow here. Have fun and come back and visit us often. Jami and David are great for their quick contests so keep your eye out for those.

[just_teachin]

People have been wonderfully warm and full of great ideas and information! I'm glad I finally have some time to spend more time here! ;)

[KarenSews2]

I can't say that I'm an embroidery addict, but I do hear that the 1st step is to admit that I have a problem! ;)

I have been sewing since I was about 4 years old, when I would sew buttons onto scraps of fabric. My aunt always lived with us, and she was a professional seamstress at one of the big department stores in downtown Indy. She taught me to sew, and we lost her just this year on Feb. 1. She would have been 88 on the 25th of that month. I learned to smock when my older daughter was nearly 1, and soon after, picked up heirloom sewing. We lived in East Tennessee at the time. From there, we moved to the Chicago area, and I ended up with a small sewing business specializing in classic children's clothing and country jumpers.

My academic background is in Music Education, but it seemed that every time I got a job, my husband would get transferred. We found out about our 1st move (Indy to E TN) a week after we got married! Down there, we had our 2 daughters. They are now 23 and 21. The oldest graduated in May from Indiana U. with degrees in Apparel Merchandising, Costume Construction Technology, and Fashion Design (yep, Mama is proud!). She is now an assistant designer at a local dancewear company. The younger is currently in school for beauty/cosmetology. My husband has a daughter, and she and her husband have 2 sons, 8 and 10. My DH works for PepsiCo, so I'm happy to see the Pepsi "smiley" here! :pepsi:

I got my embroidery machine one year ago today (although it didn't come out of the boxes right then!). I struggled long and hard about spending that kind of $$$ on myself. I ended up justifying it by thinking, "DH has his antique pool table and his dear little '63 VW bug. At least I can make $$ with my toy!" I still have a lot to learn, so I'm glad I found this forum!

A little over a year ago I also tackled my largest sewing project to date. (and please SHOOT me if I agree to anything like it in the future!) I made a castle :eek: for the high school madrigal group that my friend directs! WHAT WAS I THINKING??? 200 yds of 10-ft wide muslin became a castle with 2 arched doorways on 2 walls, a large entry on another wall that led to a 48-ft tunnel, and the front was 15 ft. high and 18 ft. wide with an opening to the tunnel. The stagecraft kids turned that pile of muslin into a castle with a lot of paint!

Sorry for the ramble, but that's a little bit about me!

[tthuis]

Hi, I just joined from the Denver Colorado area. I have had my Viking Designer SE for almost 2 years and I love it. Just can't get enough of this stuff. Terry

[Maxine]

Hi All...

What a great site so far. Everyone seems so nice and I've already learned stuff just by reading a few posts...

I live in the far east valley east of Mesa, Arizona area. I'm 56yo. I live here with my better half who is the love of my life and who will make an honest woman outta me one day. We have been together for 5 years now. It's been the happiest 5 years of my entire life. He's 59yo and retired. We live in a very rural desert area have no animals or children.

I love to sew and started when I made that wrap around skirt in Home Ec class back in my early school years. Those of you who are in the same age bracket will remember that. I started there and never stopped. I love to make things rather than buy them. That includes many things not just clothing, pillow cases and dish towels.

My most recent projects include several reconstructed blouses, that's my thing and welding hats for my baby. I used a 20 year old hat of his to make a pattern from and made him 2 for Christmas. If any of you are familiar with them they are different now than they were 20 years ago. I made two different back packs for my baby's grand niece and nephew for Christmas. If anyone is even remotely interested I can be coerced into posting pictures :D

I have made a couple of quilts but I'm not a big fan of repititious designs that is so typical of most quilts. It makes me kinda crazy. I would like to plan a more artistic one this year. I can't wait to decide the colors and design as we will be doing some painting this year also. A new color on the wall means a new bed cover right!!??

I am brand new to embroidery. I'm guessing that my new machine will change all that. http://www.pfaffusa.com/72_73.html
I kinda wish I had it BEFORE Christmas rather than after but now my gifts next year will be even more fun and will definately entail embroidery...

That's all I can think of just now..
Rock On
Maxine

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Maxine! You'll have to share the secrets to doing reconstructive stuff that you've been doing. I have a pattern I'd found to turn a mens dress shirt into the cutest little girls dress. When my granddaughter is older I'm going to play around with that and do some of those.

I love quilts, but am just like you in that aspect - too much repetition although I do make baby quilts for friends and relatives having babies.

[Maxine]

Welcome Maxine! You'll have to share the secrets to doing reconstructive stuff that you've been doing. I have a pattern I'd found to turn a mens dress shirt into the cutest little girls dress. When my granddaughter is older I'm going to play around with that and do some of those.

I love quilts, but am just like you in that aspect - too much repetition although I do make baby quilts for friends and relatives having babies.

Thanks Vicki... I'll be happy to share what I know, and I'll gather some pics to post. I would love to know more about that pattern that you are referring to.. Is it a home made pattern or a purchased one? It sounds so cute. I've seen some toddler's dresses made from pillow cases and one dress with a cute denim skirt and an empire like bodice... so cute...

Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm so anxious to learn machine embroidery techniques with my new Pfaff. Perhaps someone here has the same machine, or a similar model.


Maxine

[StitchinGrandma]

It's one that I adapted from another small laptop quilt which is really the perfect size for a crib quilt although I add one extra four inch wide row of blocks in both directions to make it just a tad bit longer and wider.

[lisamd]

I am new to machine embroidery and love it!!! I love this site too!!!!

[Happy Lady]

I am so glad that I found your website. I love to embroider and have found several unique ideas and projects here. I am new to the message board thing, but I'll certainly be back to see what's going on with other embroidery addicts.:)

[Maxine]

It's one that I adapted from another small laptop quilt which is really the perfect size for a crib quilt although I add one extra four inch wide row of blocks in both directions to make it just a tad bit longer and wider.

Actually... I meant the shirt/dress conversion

Maxine

[StitchinGrandma]

Actually... I meant the shirt/dress conversion

Maxine

Oops. Sorry. I can't post that because it's not my tutorial. I honestly am not sure where it came from other than it was a blog I'd found. You may be able to find it if you do a search for dress shirt redo or something similar. I'm pretty sure it came off a blog on craftster.org

[windwillow]

Hi John,
I'm a newbie from SE Florida, and I am an embroidery addict with a few other hobbies as well. Yesterday my wonderful husband upgraded my old Husqvarna Designer 1 to a new Designer SE Limited...so cool. Now I can go beserk with my embroidery on everything - even the dog's bandanas.
We travel to Maine a few times a year (Summertime), it is a neat place.
Happy threads, Windwillow

[fun2sew]

Keneta (Windwillow) I am SEW glad you found us!
I was thinking link did not work for you!
Now I don't not see Betty here yet!
Betty..... where are you?

Have fun posting and getting to know us here!

Dawn

[windwillow]

Hi Dawn,
Thanks for the invitation and the welcome. Betty is a little hesitant, I'll get her here in a few days...just a gentle push and she will follow suit. I'm real excited about this site, looking forward to getting to know everyone.
I wasn't so sure about this but I did the right thing...
Smile...it makes everyone wonder what you are up to!!! Keneta (Windwillow)

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi Dawn,
Thanks for the invitation and the welcome. Betty is a little hesitant, I'll get her here in a few days...just a gentle push and she will follow suit. I'm real excited about this site, looking forward to getting to know everyone.
I wasn't so sure about this but I did the right thing...
Smile...it makes everyone wonder what you are up to!!! Keneta (Windwillow)

Hi Keneta~ Yes, it's fun here. How fun you know Dawn. She's great and it's good you listened to her and came to Jami's site to join us all. OH and do not listen to anything she tells you about me. HA Well.........unless it's good, then you can believe her.

[fun2sew]

Hi Dawn,
Thanks for the invitation and the welcome. Betty is a little hesitant, I'll get her here in a few days...just a gentle push and she will follow suit. I'm real excited about this site, looking forward to getting to know everyone.
I wasn't so sure about this but I did the right thing...
Smile...it makes everyone wonder what you are up to!!! Keneta (Windwillow)

I really hope Betty shows up here soon!

Enjoy the message Board and don't forget to check out the designs!
There is a contest going right now for Embroidables.com designs only!

VickiT and I are Moderators here soooooooooooo if you have any questions please email us, we will try to help!
Keep reading all the post! Its going to be in the 40's in Florida tomorrow.
You are going to want to stay inside and read the board!!!!!
NOW.. keep posting girl!

[StitchinGrandma]

I can't say that I'm an embroidery addict, but I do hear that the 1st step is to admit that I have a problem! ;)


Welcome to the site. I'm sure with as much of a "problem" you have that you'll fit in just fine here. :p

I am so glad that I found your website. I love to embroider and have found several unique ideas and projects here. I am new to the message board thing, but I'll certainly be back to see what's going on with other embroidery addicts.:)
You will be fine here on the message board. You have half the problem already handled - you are an embroidery addict. LOL Anything else is a learning curve just like the embroidery was at one point. If you have any questions about how to do anything on the message board and are afraid of posting the question feel free to send me a private message and ask me. I'm a moderator here and am MORE than happy to answer any questions you have. There's a link in my signature you can click and it will automatically open up a window with a private message direct to me. ;) I will help you learn how to navigate the message board if you ask how to do something. The only dumb questions are the ones not asked.

great site
Hasn't Jami done a great job with her site? We are all very lucky too that she's created the message board for us to talk about the new and different ways to use her designs. Glad to see you also.

[windwillow]

:wavey: Okay Florida is not supposed to be this cold.* We used our fireplace last night (one of the three or four times a year).* So funny I had to pick up a new dinning room cabinet yesterday so I wore my full length mink (it was cold enough and I only get to wear it when we travel to cold places), we stopped to eat at a place called Capt' Hiram's on the river...the lady in the next booth was wearing shorts and t-shirt.* She ask if I was cold and I replied;)** "Not anymore!" She replied "You must be a GRITS (girls raised in the south)girl...she is right.* Today I will wear my GRITS sweatshirt, it warm and it feels like a nice warm blanket...well this weekend I'll be out by the pool again.:D Anyway, Betty will be with us this evening...fun fun:biggrin: I like this site, I look forward to reading everthing...all of you are really cool and neat people...SMILE!!:) Keneta

[StitchinGrandma]

I saw how cold it was supposed to be in Florida right now. That's bad for the orange prices.

Stay warm Keneta! Here in IL we are forecast to see 50's by this weekend. I'm shocked that in January we will be seeing temps that high. Sadly, by my birthday a few days after it's supposed to be freezing again. :( It would have been nice for those nice warm temps to be here still then.

[Becca]

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to message boards. I love embroidery and love Embroidables designs. I wish I had more time in a day to use my machine and the designs. I am married, have 2 grown children and I'm a grandmother with another grandchild on the way. We moved a year ago and I now have a sewing room, well I'm getting it to look like a sewing room.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to message boards. I love embroidery and love Embroidables designs. I wish I had more time in a day to use my machine and the designs. I am married, have 2 grown children and I'm a grandmother with another grandchild on the way. We moved a year ago and I now have a sewing room, well I getting it to look like a sewing room.

Welcome! Isn't embroidery fun and even more fun when you have quality designs that you KNOW will stitch out perfect every time. That's why Jami's are so great. Have fun here. I'm glad you found us.

If you need any help, holler. You'll find a link in my signature that will send me a private message if you need anything. I'm a moderator here and will help you out if you have any questions.

[Alligator]

oh you will love it. i do. i am so glad she did this....has realy helped me

[beckyfor4]

Thanks for the great quality patterns you have!!!

You are awesome!!!!

[chriscee]

Hi my name is Chriscee and I am a new embroidery addict.

I just moved in with my Mother as she had just lost her Husband, and I am really loving her craft room. She has 2 brother embroidery machines and they are awesome!

I found your site in my favorites as I dont remember even signing up for it , but glad I was able to put in my id and password and found that it worked.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you and learning everything I need to know about my mothers "toys".

See ya's on the boards!
Chriscee

[Alligator]

Welcome Chriscee. You will find this site GREAT! The message baords have really inspired me.

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Chriscee ! I guess you found a pretty nice benefit of moving back in with Mom. :D How fun. You are in SO much trouble now though because the designs here are awesome and then there are hundreds of others to buy elsewhere that you'd better start searching for a 2nd and 3rd job so you can afford all these new toys. LOL Be sure and search all the different sets on Jami's site and find the free designs she's so nicely giving. ;)

[betty]

here I am BettyKeneta (Windwillow) I am SEW glad you found us!
I was thinking link did not work for you!
Now I don't i amnot see Betty here yet!
Betty..... where are you?

Have fun posting and getting to know us here!

Dawn

[windwillow]

Hey Betty,
Glad you are aboard, Welcome, Keneta

[StitchinGrandma]

here I am Betty

YAY! Now I see the Betty has finally shown up. :dancing2: Ask Dawn(fun2sew) or I if you need help navigating around the board. We are here to help you learn and keep you from being frustrated Betty.

[SassySunshine]

Hi!
Another newbie here!
My name is Sunshine and I have been embroidering for about 3 years.
I have a cloth diaper business and like to embellish with adorable embroideries.
I am Special Education teacher by day and mommy to a wonderful and amazing 4.5 year-old. :D
I'm excited to see what I can learn here at the embroidables forums!

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi Sunshine ~ Great name you have. When I was younger using the CB radio all the time my "handle" was Sunshine.

Glad you've found the message board here. Hopefully you'll stick around and come back often to play and give us some pointers and you can give all of us some ideas too.

Special Ed teacher ~ that's great. We NEED more of those in the school systems and they need to be paid much more. The patience a spec ed teacher needs to have so much patience and not everyone has that to work with those kids. I have dealt with the Spec Ed "world" quite a lot and had to go toe-to-toe with our school system because my son was in their program/classes and they (the school administration) were allowing and disallowing things as they wanted. I had to get the Fed Stats and read every page and then do battle. :) I won but it was a long, hard fight.

Anyway ~ have fun and welcome.

[Cynelle]

Hi, having this message board is a great addition to this site. I love the designs here. I'm a newly single mom of 2 boys and even though I don't have the time I'd like to sew I manage to get it in sometimes.
I look forward to talking with everyone!
Cynthia

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Cynthia. Newly single Mom of 2 boys. I can totally understand your busy life. I was right there once upon a time except I had three boys all under the age of 2 1/2 yrs old.

Even if you don't have tons of time to sew, you now have a place to come chat since Lord knows, single Moms NEED a place to find their sanity once again. LOL

[Alligator]

Hi sewfatihfully. I am in SC to. Simpsonville, close to Greenville. Glad to see you here.

[Sewfaithfully]

Hi sewfatihfully. I am in SC to. Simpsonville, close to Greenville. Glad to see you here.

Thanks Alligator...and the others who have welcomed me. I am enjoying the site and the message board.
BTW, Alligator, I am in Laurens - used to live in Fountain Inn...we're neighbors!:shakehands:

[Alligator]

funny. I grew up and still go to church in Fountain Inn. Both sisters live in Laurens. Small world

[Sewfaithfully]

Definately a small world. Nice to meet you. I look forward to getting to know more sewing addicted friends.

[craftmama]

Hi!!! I am new to this forum. It looks like a very informative and FUN group. I recently bought a Janome MC350E machine and am looking forward to getting some projects worked on.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi!!! I am new to this forum. It looks like a very informative and FUN group. I recently bought a Janome MC350E machine and am looking forward to getting some projects worked on.
Welcome to the message board. I'm sure you will have fun here.
Please feel free to post a little about yourself in the welcome thread you'll find here http://www.embroidables.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6

[MN quilter]

I believe I am new to this site, but I must have purchased something somewhere in the past since I got the terrific 30% sale offer. I was so inspired by the burp cloths that I purchased a number of designs to make some for my new grandniece. My official home is Plymouth, MN, but I spend April through October at our lake cabin in No. Wisc. except when we're traveling w/ our Fifth Wheel (my husband, cats & I). I love reading and quilting as well as embroidering.:)

[StitchinGrandma]

I believe I am new to this site, but I must have purchased something somewhere in the past since I got the terrific 30% sale offer. I was so inspired by the burp cloths that I purchased a number of designs to make some for my new grandniece. My official home is Plymouth, MN, but I spend April through October at our lake cabin in No. Wisc. except when we're traveling w/ our Fifth Wheel (my husband, cats & I). I love reading and quilting as well as embroidering.:)

Yep, you probably did purchase something at one time and now Jami's got the message board open which is awesome. Now we can post things we've made with her designs and give others ideas. It's a great inspiration.

Please come to the thread and introduce yourself to everyone in the welcome thread Jami created. You can click here to find it easily http://www.embroidables.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6 and you can learn a bit about others that have done the same.

[Sewfaithfully]

Hi!:wavey:
I'm new to this message board thing. I started posting in the Welcome thread ,and actually found someone who lives not far from me - Alligator.
I live in Laurens, SC. I teach in a small Christian school(Please don't proof my posts, I am a horrible typist). There are only 10 children in my class but they spread between 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. This year I do have another teacher in the room (thankfully) and she does the 3rd and 4th. Well, I also do a lot in the school office, sort of a if there is a job that needs done and noone else can do it....I've been there the longest soooooo. I'm not complaining though. The Lord is good. He made me a teacher and I love it.
I also LOVE to sew. I have been the type of person also that would rather make it than buy it. I started with a Singer XL 1000 but moved to a Babylock Ellageo2 last summer. My 16 yr old daughter now has the Singer.
I am the mother of two wonderful young teen girls, and the wife of a super hubby. You can see pics of the cabinet he made me for Christmas on the collections thread.
I look forward to more posting and meeting new friends

[carmelite]

hi!
found this forum when trying to find out if i can replace designs lost in a crash. happened between backups. that laptop still needs to be worked on and with Christmas haven't had time or energy!

i've done all kinds art/craft things my whole life. sewing clothing, especially loved plaids and MATCHED them.. :p nooooo more! quilting, cross stitch, hand embroidery, designing/building pine primitive furniture, designing/building wooden american style folk art. hmmm, oh yeah, designing/sewing artist teddy bears (the kind of mohair and alpaca and wool felts) think i forgot a few... oh well. sold most all of that stuff.

in 2000 i got booted out of work force and get SSDI to stay home for a number of health reasons. because of one of them my fine motor skills are more like rough motor skills! it drove me crazy that i couldn't make anything when that had been my love my entire life.

my best friend had just purchased her first Pfaff and was so excited and got me excited! :elefant: someone i knew had a babylock esante2 that was virtually new. my mother-in-law bought it for me. took me a while to get going. then became obsessed. never really made *things*, t-shirts. some towels. sure loved collecting designs!

in april 2005 my husband bought me a Babylock Ellageo so i had the big embroidery field. (not that i was doing anything with the designs :laugh: )

then i really went nuts. i was so bored from staying home for 7 years and i was not allowed to drive!!!!!!!!!!! so i got up in the morning and started embroidering and embroidered till 10pm or so. finally started figuring out what to do for Christmas. was actually going to use my embroidery. collected lots more designs. i mean, why would i used the old ones? they should be special, like i was buying them for the person so it is a real "gift", right? this went on for a couple months then one day landed in the hospital for 6 weeks from septic shock. after that i couldn't do anything for ages. just getting back into the groove and last fall started collecting again. now am getting ready to sew again. first have to find the counters in there, seems my sewing room got a little overrun with *stuff* while not in use (where does stuff come from? why is it i lose a sock from each pair but stuff creeps into every empty crack from nowhere?)

(btw, from that embroidery period between learning to do the pictures.. ie. garden veggies, birds, etc, that took about 50 colors. to Christmas sleighs with all reindeer sewn in pairs, applique for the wall shelf quilts... i have a stack of embroidery that literally is 18" high)

guess by now you can tell i really am home too much. :trytofly: but am sparing you lots more because i do know where the delete key is after all these years. oh yeah, i got online in 1988 and have been an addict ever since, and that was before there was almost nothing to be addicted to. thats how bad i got'it.

happy to find a place that isn't about health and am a little overbaked on the Teardrop Trailer forum!

girlie girl things! :girl:


ps
to show you how obsessed i was, one day my husband came home.. he was always afraid to leave me alone, and i had just sewn my finger into the machine! there was no way to get it out without breaking the needle. but this had JUST happened, my husband was freaking out and i was yelling at him to hurry up and get my finger out because my blood was going to ruin the design!
well, he broke the needle and i got away and could never wash the blood out of the tomato. if it had only been over 1 inch you wouldn't have been able to see. there were so many shades in the tomato and connected greenery but had to do it all over again. it is in The Stack

[fun2sew]

THANKS SEW MUCH for sharing a little about yourself!

Welcome and enjoy the board!

[StitchinGrandma]

:wavey: Welcome and WOW what an intro. You will love this place I'm sure. I've been on SSD since about 2003 myself so I totally understand the frustration of no longer bringing in the income you used to. It's frustrating as h*ll and sometimes still hard to deal with for me, especially when bills get tight.

I can't believe the story about sewing your finger. :eek: Thankfully I've never done that.

Have fun.

[Sewfaithfully]

Welcome Carmelite!

i know you will love it here. I just joined early in Dec and already I'm hooked on the message board. The people here are truely wonderful. there are a lot of great ideas and superb designs.

I can't say that I understand from experience your circumstance but Because I learned to love to craft at a young age, I have thought about what it would be like if for some reason I couldn't. I didn't like the thought.:eek:

Well, I hope you enjoy the site.

Oh yeah ...finger in the sewing machine....OUCH...been afraid of that one myself!

[Alligator]

Welcome Carmelite. You will love it here. Lots of SMART people here and very friendly.:tee:

[carmelite]

Welcome Carmelite. You will love it here. Lots of SMART people here and very friendly.:tee:

you have a twin? can't tell if you are kidding or not because the avatar is tiny. but have to tell you.. one of my girlfriends has a twin. one day someone was speaking to them and said, "So, are you identical twins?"

how is that for deductive reasoning? ;)

and thanks for the welcome!

e ( thats my real name, or nickname, since a few months old )

[carmelite]

Welcome Carmelite!
snip snip... and thank you for the welcome!

Oh yeah ...finger in the sewing machine....OUCH...been afraid of that one myself!

no sweat. i could hardly feel it. the bad part was the circumstance of the way it was incorporated into the design. it wasn't removable. no "undo" other than breaking the needle.

if you pay attention it won't happen to you. i was focusing on something else. like slicing veggies and watching the bread rise for a while. just doesn't work!

e

[carmelite]

:wavey: Welcome and WOW what an intro. You will love this place I'm sure. I've been on SSD since about 2003 myself ... snip snip

Have fun.

hi! sorry to hear about your own paycut. my husband bought me the ellageo and a sulky and madeira thread set out of some inheritance so thats how we "justified" the expense. think he did it to keep mama happy. you know what they say about mama and happiness. :boxing:

thanks to fun2sew, love your name.

thanks to any others i might miss. don't like to see so many posts in a row all from me!

e

[NJMo]

I'm relatively new to the embroidery from the computer world. I have had an embroidery machine for years, but just learned this past weekend to download. WOW - a whole new world. I already recognize this site will have lots of answers to the questions I already have.

Thanks,
NJMo

[StitchinGrandma]

I'm relatively new to the embroidery from the computer world. I have had an embroidery machine for years, but just learned this past weekend to download. WOW - a whole new world. I already recognize this site will have lots of answers to the questions I already have.

Thanks,
NJMo

I'm glad you found us here. If you have any questions, ask. I'm sure someone will be able to answer and help walk you through anything you need help with. Have fun! What machine do you have?

[windwillow]

Hey NJMo, :congrats: If you just learned to download your designs, remember to put them in files, organize, organize, organize, I've learned my lesson the hard way. (Thanks VickiT):flowers: you can read all about it on the threads here "Where did I put that design". It is a very good idea to be organized before you end up with thousands of designs :eek: and can't find one that you really want or buy the same design three times over. :confused:
There is a whole new world out there for you...enjoy.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hey NJMo, :congrats: If you just learned to download your designs, remember to put them in files, organize, organize, organize, I've learned my lesson the hard way. (Thanks VickiT):flowers: you can read all about it on the threads here "Where did I put that design". It is a very good idea to be organized before you end up with thousands of designs :eek: and can't find one that you really want or buy the same design three times over. :confused:
There is a whole new world out there for you...enjoy.
Oooooooh that reminds me.......how are YOU doing in organizing those older designs??? :p

[windwillow]

Hey VickiT.
I have put approximately a little over 3000 designs in about 40 or more categories (I think I need to break them down even further) but this is a good start. :eek: Thanks for asking.

[craftmama]

thanks for the heads up, I am going to look for that thread. Right now I don't have many designs downloaded, but in the future........................

[StitchinGrandma]

Hey VickiT.
I have put approximately a little over 3000 designs in about 40 or more categories (I think I need to break them down even further) but this is a good start. :eek: Thanks for asking.
Good for you! I told you I was going to bug you. :)

Try not to go too deep with subfolders. My virus scanning program gives an error if it can't get that deep into the scan. I haven't been able to find out yet just how many subfolders I can actually have before it can't scan them however. It's a new program to us because we found the AVG virus program we'd been using for over 6 yrs or so was not working as well as we thought. UGH.

[StitchinGrandma]

thanks for the heads up, I am going to look for that thread. Right now I don't have many designs downloaded, but in the future........................

Once you start finding the free designs, you'll grow that stash up quite rapidly. If you start now organizing you'll be so much better off later when you know you have a design and want to use it. It can be frustrating to know you have one and then can't locate it on your computer.

[windwillow]

Tell me about it, but now I am getting so organized I can actually got to holidays, then to Valentines day, the to hearts and find lots and lots of hearts. (Whooo hoo!!!) Before VickiT set me straight I would wonder from folder to folder, disc to disc, floopy to floopy to find that certain heart, and if all else failed, I would start flipping page after page in my 22 binders to find it, keep in mind only 1/5 of the designs are actually printed or stitched.
I'm a happy camper.(la la la de dah!!!)

[StitchinGrandma]

I'm so happy you are liking things more now that you've started to organize. That means you won't dred wanting to make something since it's easier to find the designs now.

Also, you may want to make a note, or even keep them in a seperate area but I keep my purchased designs seperate from my free designs. I do this mostly because while I would hate losing many of my free ones I've downloaded, I'd be sick if I were to lose those I paid for. I also do this so that I can back up all my purchased designs very quickly whenever I want to do it to assure those are never lost in a crash.

[windwillow]

Oh no,:eek: I have to figure this one out now, a freebie from a paid - now this is going to be difficult, some I started collecting eight years ago.....:confused: Oh, well as the saying goes (put your big girl panties on and deal with it) can do.:trytofly:

[windwillow]

:creep: Guess what, Betty is on her way to post, hopefully today...

[Happytobestitchin]

Hi my name is Linda and I just recieved my machine a brother 270D Disney for christmas and am excited to start getting designs to stitch and ideas for projects to make as gifts,looking forward to talking to some of you

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi my name is Linda and I just recieved my machine a brother 270D Disney for christmas and am excited to start getting designs to stitch and ideas for projects to make as gifts,looking forward to talking to some of you
Welcome Linda. Is this your first machine? I know how excited I was when I got my machine a few years ago and then, how totally confused I was with all the information flooding my brain. :laugh: Have lots of fun and ask anyone here for help. We're all more than willing to help you learn. It helps to use really well digitized designs when you do anything in this hobby, but even moreso when you are first starting out so you know if something goes wrong, more than likely it happened because of the stabilizer used, or something other than the design itself. Using Embroidables designs is very good first step since hers are among the best you can get. They stitch out wonderfully.

If you have a question, or need help on the message board, feel free to send me a PM, or Dawn (fun2sew). We are both moderators and can help you out and are more than willing to do that.

[artsiegirl]

Welcome happytobestitchin. You'v found a wonderful group of people here. They have always so helpful and complimentary when I've needed them, and I'm sure you'll find the same to be true for you. Jami really does have some of the best designs out there, and the customer service here is unmatched. I can't wait to see what you've learned...be sure to share with us!;)

[windwillow]

Welcome Happytobestitchin,
You have picked the web site of the greatest bunch of people and the coolest designs to be part of. If ever you should have a problem, someone here will have the solution, again WELCOME!!!

[windwillow]

okay, she lost her way...will try to get her in the right direction (I've been teaching her to read a map for 5 years) :turtle: :creep: Guess what, Betty is on her way to post, hopefully today...

[Embroiderybroad]

Hi all! I live in SC (in the Upstate - see I have two neighbors that are board posters!) and am new to embroidery. I recently purchased a Singer Futura and LOVE it! Thanks for all the support and inspiration :D

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi all! I live in SC (in the Upstate - see I have two neighbors that are board posters!) and am new to embroidery. I recently purchased a Singer Futura and LOVE it! Thanks for all the support and inspiration :D
Welcome to the wonderful world or Embroidables and to your new addiction. :D

You'll love it here and if you need help about embroidery, ask anytime because one of us are usually around and someone will be happy to help.

[slg]

HI I am new here. My name is Staci and I am a SAHM to 2 little ones. I am getting into the embroidery business and have a ton to learn but am very excited about it.

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Staci. How fun 2 little ones to sew and embroider for too.

[Mags]

Hi
I'm Mags and I am new at embroidery. I love looking at the projects that you post. Can't wait until I can post a pic of something I do. I will probably drive ya'll nuts with questions.

[artsiegirl]

Welcome Mags. It's great to meet you, and I can't wait to see some of your work. Do you have any Embroidable designs yet? I think they're the best out there.

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Mags. You can't scare us. We love answering questions so you can become just as addicted as all of us are. :D

[Emily W.]

Welcome Mags! I discovered this website and joined this message board last month and I'm sure you will love it as well. You'll get lots of help and great project ideas here....I'm pretty new to embroidery also, so I probably won't be the 'go-to' person. :) Enjoy!!! ~Emily

[vickthechick]

I've been sewing since I was about 9 years old starting with hand embroidery. In high school I began to make a lot of my own clothes and even made a few things for some of my friends. I always used hand-me-down machines until I was in my 30's & bought a 4 thread serger for $500.:eek: It's a good thing I wasn't driving, because I was in shock all the way home.
Since then, I've obviously gotten over it, because now I have a Brother ULT2003D and a Baby Lock Evolve. Love both of them!
My husband decided I could quit my job as a Dental Assistant 7 yrs ago:D and I started sewing for myself & others for $. I got my business license & run a verrry small :love: alterations & sewing/embroidery business from home.
I'm the Vancouver, WA Neighborhood Group Leader for the American Sewing Guild's Columbia River Sewing Chapter out of Portland, OR. I'm 49 y/o with 4 dogs & one stepdaughter.
I've met Jami & David at the Puyallup Sew Expo the last 2 years. Love them and their designs!:love:
The Dolly Mamas stitch out beautifully, and I'm looking forward to sewing many more of their designs.
Thanks for the opportunity to share & say Hi!:D

[StitchinGrandma]

Hey it's another Vicki. There seems to be a lot of us around. :D Welcome to the message board. It will be fun to see some of the stuff you've made too. Jami & David are awesome as are the designs. Lucky you that you've gotten to meet them too.

[sewsensational]

Hi. I'm new here as well. I've been sewing for many years, but I'm just now starting to get into embroidering since my daughter (Artsiegirl) passed down her machine to me. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

[craftmama]

Hi. I'm new here as well. I've been sewing for many years, but I'm just now starting to get into embroidering since my daughter (Artsiegirl) passed down her machine to me. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

Welcome sewsensational!!!!!! your daughter is such an inspiration to everyone. Everyone here is so helpful. Best of luck, hope to see some projects from you.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi. I'm new here as well. I've been sewing for many years, but I'm just now starting to get into embroidering since my daughter (Artsiegirl) passed down her machine to me. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

Welcome to you also. How fun to get a "hand-me down" machine. LOL That's the best way to get into embroidery. You'll have lots of fun and since your daughter does such great work, you have an awesome teacher there already.

[Leslie]

Hi everyone, my name is Leslie and I'm a native sunny Southern Californian. I've been sewing for what seems like a ton of years and am on my 3rd embroidery machine - a Brother Innovis. I'm a Registrar in a continuation high school, I also teach a beginning sewing course in my high school, I sing in a college choir, and I sew and embroider every chance I get. I even have a little PE-150 in my classroom and teach my kids how to embroider on their sewing projects. Looking forward to chatting and getting some ideas and help!

[Jami Johnson]

Welcome to our website. I think you find everyone to be really friendly and helpful. :)

[windwillow]

Welcome to all of the newbies, it is a pleasure that you joined this great site. The group are a great lot, very helpful, very funny and the designs are awesome. Have a great time exploring the designs and the site...remember there is never a dumb question...well maybe there is, but someone will answer it anyway. WELCOME

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Leslie ~ Wow, your 3rd machine? Have you been trading up or doing so much you've worn them out? lol How fun to be teaching younger girls to sew and embroider. I bet they love it. Welcome to the site. I'm sure you'll love it here. We have a great group here.

[UK Rosemary]

Well I have had my new machine Brother 700e11 now for about two weeks now.........and I am exhausted ! I am late to work in the morning ....as soon as I get home I am stitching ...which goes on late into the night....so many designs so little time.
This is so addictive.....but there is an upside.....beautiful sewing and I've lost four pounds in weight!....who needs a slimming class!

[StitchinGrandma]

Way to go Rosemary on the losing weight. Addictions tend to do that I've heard. LOL

Congrats on that new machine and for finding the site here as well. You will love it here. Everyone on the site is more than willing to help so be sure and ask if you have any questions.

[mandi224]

I have been posting here over the past few days and just found this thread. I am usually in the Question Folder because I am so new to embroidery. I love this site and have found SOO much helpful info. I just got my Brother PE700 yesterday. I am having so much fun!
My name is Mandi and I currently live in Maine but will be moving back to Florida in early fall.

[StitchinGrandma]

I have been posting here over the past few days and just found this thread. I am usually in the Question Folder because I am so new to embroidery. I love this site and have found SOO much helpful info. I just got my Brother PE700 yesterday. I am having so much fun!
My name is Mandi and I currently live in Maine but will be moving back to Florida in early fall.

Well ~ Welcome again Mandi. LOL Glad you popped in here to say hello and give a little bit more about yourself.

I want to visit Maine SO badly. I want to go and eat ALL the lobster they have in the entire state. LOL :p

[mandi224]

I love lobster too! We never thought we would be going to Maine so when my husband found out, he called and said get ready to eat a lot of lobster. ;)
Plus, it is really beautiful up here.

[StitchinGrandma]

I love lobster too! We never thought we would be going to Maine so when my husband found out, he called and said get ready to eat a lot of lobster. ;)
Plus, it is really beautiful up here.

Ouch! That's gonna be a tough thing for you to leave all that lobster then. LOL Of course, the snow kinda balances the sadness of leaving I'm sure. HA

[craftmama]

I have been posting here over the past few days and just found this thread. I am usually in the Question Folder because I am so new to embroidery. I love this site and have found SOO much helpful info. I just got my Brother PE700 yesterday. I am having so much fun!
My name is Mandi and I currently live in Maine but will be moving back to Florida in early fall.

Hi Mandi,
Where in Florida are you moving to? I live in SE FLorida. Deerfield Beach to be exact. This site has become very addicting to me. It seems like I look something up several times a day. Plus I don't feel like any questions are stupid. Everyone is so helpful.
Diana

[mandi224]

Hi Mandi,
Where in Florida are you moving to? I live in SE FLorida. Deerfield Beach to be exact. This site has become very addicting to me. It seems like I look something up several times a day. Plus I don't feel like any questions are stupid. Everyone is so helpful.
Diana

I moved to Maine from Pensacola and will be moving to Jacksonville. I have found this site very helpful so far and I have had a few stupid questions and no one has called me out yet. ;)

[StitchinGrandma]

I have found this site very helpful so far and I have had a few stupid questions and no one has called me out yet. ;)
We can start doing that if you want us to. http://www.terpstra.us/images/vickiljt/Gifs/Attitudes/evil.gif


http://www.terpstra.us/images/vickiljt/Gifs/Attitudes/roflol.gif

We all started at the beginning and had to learn from the word go so there's no one that should ever do that.

[mandi224]

Thanks! I really appreciate it. It is a comfort!!

[alkin]

Hi everyone, my name is Alice, I live in central Fl....just north of Daytona Beach. I'm hoping to get some tips from you on which machine to buy. I love to embroidery so I'm really looking forward to all the wonderful information I'll receive on this forum. I have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. I'm sooo looking forward to meeting everyone.

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi everyone, my name is Alice, I live in central Fl....just north of Daytona Beach. I'm hoping to get some tips from you on which machine to buy. I love to embroidery so I'm really looking forward to all the wonderful information I'll receive on this forum. I have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. I'm sooo looking forward to meeting everyone.

Welcome Alice! Jump in anywhere. There's a lot of great info around the forum. Ask if you need help and someone will surely be around to help you out. Have fun.

[craftmama]

Hi everyone, my name is Alice, I live in central Fl....just north of Daytona Beach. I'm hoping to get some tips from you on which machine to buy. I love to embroidery so I'm really looking forward to all the wonderful information I'll receive on this forum. I have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. I'm sooo looking forward to meeting everyone.

Hi Alice,
Welcome to the forum. Everyone is so helpful here. Enjoy and ask any questions you like. HINT.........the search button at the top of the forum can be your best friend.
Diana

[StitchinGrandma]

HINT.........the search button at the top of the forum can be your best friend.
Diana
Yes, the search box will help you find many things, right Diana? :laugh:

[craftmama]

Yes, the search box will help you find many things, right Diana? :laugh:

After the age of 45, I'll take any help I can get. It seems like my brain has become pea soup lately. I think I've looked up the thread on burp cloths, (and printed it) at least 5 times in the past month.:stupido2:

[StitchinGrandma]

LOL Too funny.

[dixiechicken]

Hi everyone! I'm already addicted to one forum on pregnancy and child rearing, so DH is just so thrilled I've found another addiction.:rolleyes: Just today he threatened to remove the internet card from my laptop!:eek: However, he is thrilled that I'm finally figuring out how to use the embroidering machine I bought off craigslist quite a few months ago! He has enabled me though since he did buy me a sewing machine for my birthday last month to go along with my embroidering machine!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I have 13 days left of work--I teach--so I'll have all summer to figure this out!:D I'm so happy I came across this site. I posted a help question before even introducing myself, and y'all already jumped in to help! Thanks so much!

[StitchinGrandma]

Hi everyone! I'm already addicted to one forum on pregnancy and child rearing, so DH is just so thrilled I've found another addiction.:rolleyes: Just today he threatened to remove the internet card from my laptop!:eek: However, he is thrilled that I'm finally figuring out how to use the embroidering machine I bought off craigslist quite a few months ago! He has enabled me though since he did buy me a sewing machine for my birthday last month to go along with my embroidering machine!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I have 13 days left of work--I teach--so I'll have all summer to figure this out!:D I'm so happy I came across this site. I posted a help question before even introducing myself, and y'all already jumped in to help! Thanks so much!

Please get this excitment of his on tape or in writing because then you can remind him how excited he was when you start buying all the designs. :D

[craftmama]

Welcome dixiechicken,
glad you have another addiction. Are you expecting(since you are addicted to the pregie sites)? Where are you from? This is a wonderful and friendly site. Enjoy

[dixiechicken]

Welcome dixiechicken,
glad you have another addiction. Are you expecting(since you are addicted to the pregie sites)? Where are you from? This is a wonderful and friendly site. Enjoy

No, not expecting. LO will be 1 on May 22. I just can't believe it!:eek: There are a lot of forum on raising babies and a cloth diapering forum which I am TRULY addicted too.:D I'm in Ft. Worth, TX.

[lattelady]

I must admit that I didn't even know this site had a message board on it, so I never stopped by to introduce myself. My name is Karyn and I live in North Texas. I have a hubby and three teens. Our oldest just graduated from high school :eek: and is currently recovering from wisdom teeth extraction.

I haven't done much embroidery in the last few years as I've focused more on quilts. But the first couple of quilts I ever did used embroidery, and I'm thinking of doing another one. I use an updated Bernina 200 (with the BSR).

So hello everyone!

[StitchinGrandma]

I must admit that I didn't even know this site had a message board on it, so I never stopped by to introduce myself. My name is Karyn and I live in North Texas. I have a hubby and three teens. Our oldest just graduated from high school :eek: and is currently recovering from wisdom teeth extraction.

I haven't done much embroidery in the last few years as I've focused more on quilts. But the first couple of quilts I ever did used embroidery, and I'm thinking of doing another one. I use an updated Bernina 200 (with the BSR).

So hello everyone!

Welcome Karyn! I'm so glad you found the message board. You will love it now that you have. There are SO many great ideas here and so many ready to jump in with help for you if you need something or don't understand something.

Have lots of fun here. Hopefully the wisdom teeth pain will go away soon. That's always so painful.

[Sew 'N Sane]

Hello LatteLady!

Welcome to this wonderful forum. Everyone here is very helpful and lots of fun!

Where in North Texas are you located? I live in the North Carrollton area and I have already found another forum member (Crumbear) who lives close to me.

[lattelady]

Vicki, thanks! DS is pretty miserable right now so looking forward to him feeling better.

Susan, I live in Plano so we are practically neighbors!

[Sew 'N Sane]

We are very close neighbors! I actually live off Hebron and Josey, so I'm VERY close to Plano.

What kind of machines do you have? Are you in any local sewing groups?

[lattelady]

I have an updated Bernina 200. I think about going to the Plano quilting guild, but I've yet to do so. What about you?

[for my kids]

OMG sew n sane...you live so very close to my best friend...in carrolton she lives on Glenn Hill off of Josey I thinbk...anyway we both use to teach in the Colony...she now teachers at the Jr college Brook haven I think it is called...

[Sew 'N Sane]

Yep, your friend is only a couple of miles away from where I live. I'm North of Hebron and she's South of Hebron.

Does she have any kids in school? Who knows, I might know her or her kids. :)

OMG sew n sane...you live so very close to my best friend...in carrolton she lives on Glenn Hill off of Josey I thinbk...anyway we both use to teach in the Colony...she now teachers at the Jr college Brook haven I think it is called...

[Sew Biz]

My name is Leah. I am a stay at home mom with two boys, ages 8 and 9. I started embroidering a few years ago as a hobby. This hobby has turned into a small home business. I have been blessed beyond measure with this adventure.

I have a PR600II and have purchased several designs from you. I love all of them!

I am new to posting on message boards so I hope I am doing this correctly! Thanks for all the advice - it's great!

Leah ;)

[StitchinGrandma]

My name is Leah. I am a stay at home mom with two boys, ages 8 and 9. I started embroidering a few years ago as a hobby. This hobby has turned into a small home business. I have been blessed beyond measure with this adventure.

I have a PR600II and have purchased several designs from you. I love all of them!

I am new to posting on message boards so I hope I am doing this correctly! Thanks for all the advice - it's great!

Leah ;)
Welcome Leah. Sounds like you have a busy house with two little ones.

Yep, you did just fine posting. I really like message boards like this much more than a yahoo group personally. I'm sure you'll find this site is full of lots of help and I'm sure you have great ideas that some of us haven't heard of either.

[Sewmuchfun]

Hi My name is Amy and I have been embroidering for about 10 years now. I have three machines and absolutely love using them all. I also found out the hard way about the free designs that are out on the internet that they can cause huge problems on projects. After learning my lesson and ruining items, I started looking only for quality designs, like the ones from Embroidables. You will have no problem using any of their designs on your items.

Also, when trying to do designs on t-shirts, etc., I always print out a layout of my design and put it on my item and line it up with my machine. This will help with designs being in the place that you want them. There is also a software out there called buzz tools that you can use to print out the layout. Hope this helps you with your designs and good luck with all your projects!

[StitchinGrandma]

Welcome Amy! Glad to see you've joined us and with your experience I bet you'll have some awesome ideas to help all of us here.