Dear Friends,
Just a note to remind you to grab the cross stitch letter C this week down at the bottom of the home page. This machine embroidery design is free for YOU! Made in your 4 x 4 hoop.
Enjoy!
Nancy
Dear Friends,
Wishing you a most beautiful and blessed Easter tomorrow.
Thank you for being with me on this embroidery journey of mine.
Love,
Nancy
Dear Friends,
Another fun in-the-hoop machine embroidery project for you! Make a beautiful bouquet of flowers to set on your table or to give to a child’s teacher. Made in your 4 x 4 hoop quick and easy. Note the beautiful light satin stitching. This helps your project be completed quickly!
There is a file for the leaves, petals and center. Get creative with the number of petals and leaves used. A great scrap stash buster!
Lollipop Flowers are found HERE in the Embroidery It Etsy Store.
Be creative daily and live life beautifully!
Nancy
Dear Friends,
Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the home page and grab the cross stitch letter b this week. It is a free machine embroidery design and it is made in your 4 x 4 hoop. It is free this week only!
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Spring is in full swing for some of you and for me, I know it is just around the corner. With these painted tulips you can almost feel the freshness and smell their light earthy tones that tulips have. These are sweet on t-shirts, tote bags and more!
In this set there are 5 designs and they require a 5 x 7 hoop.
Designs can be found HERE in the Embroidery It Etsy shop.
Blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
We are ready for the beginning of a new free alphabet set. This is country charm at its best with a free cross stitch alphabet. We will continue it as before with a new letter being released each week.
This week is special as not only will you receive the letter “a” but also the “heart” design. By the way, these designs fit in your 4 x 4 hoop.
I have turned my alphabet into a quilt but these designs would look sweet on towels, tote bags or other items that you wish to put a monogram on.
I won’t have quilting directions here as there are thousands on the internet. I just came up with my own design. I will tell you that I used 1 pack of charm squares and two packs of mini charm squares. They are called “Strawberry Fields” from Moda. I stitched each letter of the alphabet as well as two of the heart designs. Once stitched, I cut those down to 5″ square which is the size of the charm squares. I cut the mini charm squares into fourths and them mixed them up and re-stitched together for the little patchwork squares. For sashing I used what I found on hand and cut strips 2 1/2″ wide. I bought 1/3 yard matching fabric for the green border and 1/2 yard for the red border. For the backing, I used something I had on hand.
One more thing, I knew this would be a wall quilt so I added the buttons for just a bit of fun charm. If it was going to be a lap quilt or a quilt for a baby, I’d have left them off.
If you choose to turn your cross stitch letters into a quilt, I encourage you to be creative or look through your patterns. No matter how you decide to use these letters, I would love to see a picture of what you create!
Enjoy everyone,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully.
Dear Friends,
I’m trying to grow my little business here and I’m asking for your help. Would you please share the word about Embroidery It with your embroidery friends. It would seriously mean the world to me. As a special thank you to all of my newsletter subscribers, I will have these two Easter Lollipop Holders available as an instant download. You will need to be subscribed to the newsletter to get the link which will be in the March 13th newsletter.
The free embroidery designs are made entirely in-the-hoop using your 4 x 4 hoop.
Again, thank you, to each an every one of you. Your support is a blessing to me and my family.
Nancy
Dear Friends,
Yesterday and through the night we have received 10 1/2″ of the fluffy white stuff and it’s still coming down. BRRRR…. Everything is shut down. It is a great day to spend at the embroidery machine.
Yesterday the large pennant flag was released and I’ve been placing them around my home for a bit of warm spring touches. This one is made in your 5 x 7 hoop. I also created a YouTube video that shows one being made. It is a quick and easy in-the-hoop project!
Stay warm Friends,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Just a quick note to let you know that the Letter T in the oversized and regular sizes has been released at intro pricing this week.
You can get to the Oversized script letter T HERE.
Regular sized script letter T can be found HERE.
Sending you all warm winter blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
A quick note to remind you to grab the letter X is you have not yet. Just scroll down to the bottom of the home page for the free design. It will be replaced on Wednesday with the letter Y. We are almost finished with this set!
Here is a sneak peek at the next free alphabet set. Quilters, you are gonna love this!
Blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Just imaging your Easter dinner table with a sweet treat at every place setting. Make extras for your children and grand children to give to their teachers and friends. And the oh’s and ah’s at a baby shower using the bunny candy holder as party favors.
You can find these HERE in the Embroidery It Etsy Shop.
Blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Want to add the extra sparkle to a child’s t-shirt or as a pretty element on an Easter Basket? Set of 4 applique Easter eggs that any little girl will love. Made easily in your 4 x 4 hoop. Just sew or glue rhinestones in place.
Applique Easter Eggs can be found HERE.
Enjoy!
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for all the support you give me. Your kindness is truly treasured and appreciated by me and my family. For all my newsletter subscribers, I am offering this free design. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, no worries, just sign up here and I will get the link to you this evening. Just watch your e-mail for the Embroidery It newsletter.
I’ve turned mine into a coaster, but you could stitch it onto anything. Fits in your 4 x 4 hoop.
Blessings and a big Valentine’s day hug to you.
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Do you still have the little puckers in your embroidery even after you feel you have done everything right? I have a three and a half minute video in which I share my “secret” to help prevent puckers while doing machine embroidery.
Enjoy!
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Photo Courtesy of Granny Deb Designs
Dear Friends,
I’m just thrilled to be showing you Embroidery It’s Fall 4 Flap Gift Boxes stitched by Debbie at Granny Deb Designs.
She is getting things lined up now for the fall selling season. Smart girl! For those of you selling at fall craft shows, NOW is the time to start.
Debbie sells her finished handmade items in her Etsy store, also Granny Deb Designs. You’ve got to see her beautiful work! She has embroidered items as well as beautiful quilted items and fabric purses. Adorable!
Thank you Debbie for blogging about Embroidery It.
If you are a blogger and would like to collaborate with Embroidery It, just leave a comment below or hit reply on any newsletter. I’ll get right back to you with details.
You can find the Fall 4 Flap Gift Boxes in the Embroidery It Store HERE.
Make it a great day everyone,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Today I am sharing the St. Patrick’s Day Treat Bags made with your 5 x 7 hoop. It does take 2 hoopings but is very simple. It is a great project for a beginner new to doing in-the-hoop machine embroidery.
There is even a video on YouTube to walk you completely through the process and you will see just how easy it really is!
There are two designs in the set, a shamrock and a horseshoe which would also be good for a horse lover anytime.
Those in the picture are done with clear vinyl so you can peek into the bag, but you could use a coordinating fabric just as easily for a beautiful look.
Fill them with candy or other special treat.
St. Patrick’s Day Treat Bags can be found HERE in the Embroidery It Etsy Store.
Blessings to you all,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
This video shows the Valentine’s Day treat bag but it is made exactly the same as the St. Patrick’s Day Treat Bags.
Dear Friends,
What a day yesterday. A day that started at the gym and then ended in the ER.
Let me back up by letting those of you who don’t know, I have about 30 extra pounds stuck on me like glue. Most of which is around my middle which is supposed to be the worst place to carry the extra weight. I’ve tried a number of different plans to get those stubborn pounds off. Truth be told, I just like eating. Plain and simple.
For the last year and a half I’ve been going to the gym 4 to 5 times a week. (Yeah me!) And I really work out there. Let it be known I HATE exercise but I know it is important for me and honestly I do feel younger and better each time I go. I have been working with a trainer and have been going to some of their classes. (Still not losing weight but I know my health is improving) Anyway, yesterday I was doing a strength/cardio class and about 20 minutes into the 45 minute class I didn’t feel well. I’m thinking, don’t throw up and don’t pass out. I just took it easy the rest of the time and finished off with some stretches.
I came straight home and had lunch thinking my blood sugar was low, hopped in the shower and still didn’t feel well. I have an automatic blood pressure machine from Walgreens. (I just went to their website so I could share with you which one I have but they don’t carry that one any longer. It was around $50) The machine tells me my blood pressure, heart rate, and usually says I have prehypertension. (I take blood pressure medication) This time it also said, “an irregular heart rate has been noted.” It also said my blood pressure and heart rate were both high. I waited about 5 minutes and took it again. Same thing. I still wasn’t feeling well, and just feeling like something wasn’t right.
It was nagging me just enough to give my doctor a call and they said to come on in. While there they ran an EKG and it showed my heart was in atrial fibrillation. A Fib for short. And that I needed to go to the emergency room. Seriously? I’m 51 years old. This isn’t supposed to be happening. I wasn’t feeling like myself, but I wasn’t feeling THAT bad. No pain, no dizziness, I just felt like if my body had gears, that the gears weren’t lining up right. I did drive myself home and Mike came home to get me and take me into the city.
In the emergency room, it still showed I was in A Fib and my blood pressure was up and heart rate was 148. They started an IV and gave me some IV medication to slow my heart rate which also brought my blood pressure down. The rhythm of the heart remained abnormal, fluttery like, and didn’t want to straighten itself out. To correct this, they put me to sleep for about 3 minutes and shocked my heart, called a cardio version. It worked like magic and my heart resumed beating in a normal rhythm. I was released and told I could resume all activities but to use moderation. I’m to take an aspirin daily and the cardiologist they consulted with should contact me today to follow up.
This morning I feel fine, but I’m scared. I’m just scared that I might do something that will set the A Fib off again and I don’t want to have to deal with all that again. I keep checking my pulse to see if the rhythm is normal. I’m not going to the gym today, but if it isn’t insanely cold out I would like to take a walk after the cardiologist calls.
It was a crazy day yesterday for sure. The doctors and nurses were glad I came in when I did as some people wait longer and then they cannot always do the cardio version which is considered the simple fix. Today I feel just fine.
I guess the moral of the story is don’t go to the gym any more. Ha! Seriously friends, I share this both as documentation for me as well as to encourage each of you to listen to your bodies and don’t put off things when you know deep down something isn’t right. Get it checked out. I care about you all and you are loved…by me!
Here’s to a healthy day.
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Just a sneak peek here at the new free alphabet coming up. It will be starting in just a few short weeks and I am hoping to get the word out early.
Please let your friends know the alphabet will be starting soon. As a heads up, your quilting friends are going to be super excited about this alphabet.
Keep watching the newsletter for more updates!
Blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Dear Friends,
Introducing Lil’ Charmers Free Standing Lace Alphabet, Numbers and Symbols set. Yes! All are included in this one set!
For all you free standing lace embroidery lovers out there, this Is the set for you. Create charms to identify backpacks, make key chains, bookmarks, zipper pulls and more. Design height is 2 1/8″.
Not sure how to do free standing lace? No worries, just watch this step-by-step video I created on how to make free standing lace on your embroidery machine. You can find it HERE.
You can find the Lil’ Charmers Set in the Embroidery It Etsy Shop HERE.
Have an amazing day today everyone!
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully
Friends,
An embroidery machine is an investment and I want you to get a machine that will bring you many happy hours of embroidery time.
In today’s YouTube video I give you a number of things to think about when you are deciding purchasing your first embroidery machine.
Embroidery Blessings,
Nancy
be creative daily and live life beautifully