One of my favorite things about machine embroidery is that almost any idea can start as a simple sketch. For this patriotic 4th of July sweatshirt, that’s exactly how the process began. Instead of starting with an embroidery design, I opened my drawing program and created a simple digital outline. I don’t worry about making the sketch perfect, just clean enough to capture the overall look I want. It’s always fun seeing how a basic drawing can turn into a finished embroidered project. Turning...

Every holiday brings on new trends and ideas, this Easter something that caught my attention was Easter Basket Tags. I had faux leather scraps laying around that would work perfect for this. I designed a simple embroidery file to use to make them. It tripled as decorative, personalizable and it combined 2 pieces of faux leather together to make it more sturdy. Of course I did this all a couple weeks before Easter (which in the maker world is extremely late) so guess how much I sold? If you...