Category: How To Make

How to make a tooth fairy pillow and personalize it with your embroidery machine
I only live a few miles from my mom and dad which and they actually still live in the home where I grew up. Great, right? Yep – it’s great until your kids discover all your old stuff that’s still lingering around in your childhood bedroom. One of the treasures my two girls recently uncovered […]

How to appliqué on an embroidery machine
I never anticipated that after I started making appliqué designs, people start asking me how to use them. It all seems so simple to me now. But, I do remember when getting started that I, too, was perplexed about how to appliqué on an embroidery machine. But, before we get TOOOOO deep here – let’s […]

How to make monogrammed pillow shams with your embroidery machine
Do you ever have one of those projects that turns out better than you could have ever imagined? For me, those experiences are few and far between. It’s such a bummer to overspend your money and time on a project that turns out like crap. But when it all works out better than expected, that […]

How to make a personalized t-shirt dress using your embroidery machine
Hey there! Are you lucky enough to have little girls in your life who are willing to wear wacky dresses? Well – I used to, but now my girls are teenagers and are a bit less tolerant about wearing some of the things I make. Fortunately I have two young nieces who are right in […]

How to monogram a straw hat
Guess what next weekend is? It’s Mother’s Day! EEEEEEEK. And, I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what to get my mom or my mother-in-law. They are both REALLY hard to buy for! They are in the mid-70s, have everything they need, and (fortunately), have the means to buy just about anything they want (within reason). So, […]