R&D Friday I know I haven’t quite finished the pirate pages yet, but I just had to get started on the farm pages. It’s funny how my brain works, I can leave something for a bit, and then get more great ideas for activities and pages, so I have left 2 of the pirate […]
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Exciting news! For those with only a 4×4 hoop, we are working on the Kitchen quiet book pages stitched as a 4×4 hooping file. There are full instructions, lots of photos and templates, SVG files for those who use them for cutting machines or just to cut out as templates. Yes there will be some
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Unfortunately, there is no Stitch out Saturday this week as we have had visitors and we are going out, so I thought I would share a little bit on how I have created the files for Teddies flight. 1 Firstly, I had to have line drawings to be able to create the designs. 2 I
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This week I have been working with a very talented lady who makes quiet books in German and English, Claudia Winkler. This project is an interactive book with 10 pages and lots of activities to play and learn. Teddy’s flight Claudia has allowed me to re produce her book for machine embroidery. However, due to
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R&D Friday, Play Oxygen mask. Unfortunately, not everything goes to plan when designing and stitching out designs. Today’s little exercise has had me back and forth to the computer and the machine several times already. Something that works perfectly in my mind and on the screen, doesn’t necessarily work on the machine. I will work
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Medical themed quiet book ITH (In the hoop) machine embroidery medical themed quiet book for kids, the pages are interactive and will hopefully help kids learn and help associate with some medical procedures.The pages also help with fine motor skills and pretend play. Doctors, scrub nurse, kids in plaster casts and MRI machine coming this
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Countdown to Christmas Finally getting back into sewing again after a couple of weeks being under the weather, and my machine decides to play up. I am working on a countdown to Christmas hanger, a little like an advent calendar without the lollies and goodies. Unfortunately, when stitching out sometimes, you have to
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Some of the most common questions people ask when looking to start making quiet books, is where do you get your ideas, where do I start and how do I do……. Some of the best places to get inspiration, tutorials, advice, templates are YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook. Pinterest has loads of photos, and inspiration, they
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