Category: For special occasions
How to make an in-the-hoop Advent calendar
Now is the time of year (in fact today is exactly the day) where you can open the first door of your advent calendar. Don’t have an advent calendar? Well, if you own an embroidery machine then it’s pretty easy to make one. In fact, when it comes to in-the-hoop Advent calendars, you have several […]
Things to embroider for summer using your embroidery machine
.Summer is just around the corner so it’s the perfect time to get started on all the things you want to make for summer on your embroidery machine. Summer gear presents some great opportunities for using your embroidery machine. Kids go away to camp and get out more often, so using your embroidery machine to […]
How to embroider on a bunny
It’s hard to believe that Easter is just around the corner. Easter is a great opportunity to make some fun projects on you embroidery machine. And, one of the most popular Easter related projects that I’ve seen on many of the embroidery related Facebook groups is our personalized bunnies. Typically people embroider a name and […]
10 Free Easter Embroidery Designs
Easter is just around the corner which is a great opportunity to but out your embroidery machine. There are so many fun and easy Easter projects. But, if you want to make a few Easter easter projects without spending a lot of money on designs, then you should check out all these useful and FREE […]
An in-the-hoop Christmas ornament for anyone
Looking for a fun and personalized something extra to top off your Christmas presents? Well then it’s time to crank out some in-the-hoop Christmas ornaments! You can make candy holders, photo frames, angels and announcements all in-the-hoop using scrap fabric and ribbons entirely in your embroidery hoop on your embroidery machine. And when it comes […]
Bridesmaid Gifts to Make on Your Embroidery Machine
Are you thinking about making something special for your bridesmaids on your embroidery machine? Or maybe you have a customer or friend who wants you to whip up something special for her bridal party? Bridesmaids are deserving of a thank you gift! They tolerated the ridiculous bridesmaid dress you picked out and toasted you at […]
Wedding and Engagement Gifts to Make with an Embroidery Machine
Monograming robes is an old standby for me – but a great idea for a wedding gift. I embroider two unisex style spa robes with the couples monograms. I use a script font for the woman’s robe and a classic serif font for the man’s robe. Fancy soap or bath balls are great additions to this gift.
Making in-the-hoop Valentines on an embroidery machine
Do you struggle with what to send in for Valentines at your kids school? What about using your embroidery machine to make some unique Valentines for your kid’s fellow classmates? Sounds like a lot of work. But it’s actually not. There are a ton of in-the-hoop Valentines projects you can whip out that the kids […]
A heart appliqué for the perfect Valentine’s sweater
It’s sort of ironic that I make this heart appliqué sweatshirt and the fact that I love it so much. You know why? I’m totally not into wearing holiday related apparel. In fact, my kids even called me out on wearing a pink dress (with my black velvet pom pom shawl) on Christmas Eve. My […]
AMAZING in-the-hoop Halloween accessories
Sometimes my embroidery machine is a total life saver. Here we are, just a few days before Halloween, and I’ve got a bit of a costume situation. I’ve got to do SOMETHING about my son’s Halloween costume. But, instead of getting upset about the predicament, I’m just going to use this as an opportunity to […]
