Been having a play with Hatch Embroidery digitizing software this week and have discovered a new (to me) tool and a new lease of life for my abstract art! Come see…
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Category: Fabric, Fibre and Yarn
July Stitch Out with Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 2
Watcha chums. Well, my attempt at regular fabric craft posts has fallen a little by the way side (again) but managed to have a little play this week and would love to share the results with you when you have a mo.
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It’s BOTMing Time! Also, eating out and mini-cows galore.
Somehow another month has rolled around which means I get to have some stitchy fun – like I need an excuse – with this month’s Block Of The Month. Come see what I have been snipping and stitching when you have a mo.
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Hatching and Swatching – The Embroidery Journey Continues
Nearly two years into my “official” machine embroidery journey and I still haven’t scratched the surface of the Hatch Embroidery software. I have been feeling that there is a lot hidden that I really need to bring out and so I decided to start making some reference swatch libraries so that I can make full use of the included styles.
Come see how I set that up and how it is going.
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A Quick Look At This Months Bottom, And A Baby Cow Is Born!
For this months sewing project I decided to keep it simple so that I can practice at taking my time and not rushing/bumbling my way through. I also made the decision to change things up and go a bit old school.
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A Bit Of A BOTM, But Probably Not The One You Were Expecting
You may recall that back in January – which seems so long ago now – I started out a mission to do a quilt block a month using the Scan N Cut. Well, I did get something quilty made this month but it wasn’t exactly “on plan”.
Come take a look …
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Finishing The January BOTM Adventure, And A Boob Or Two
Today marks the end of Januarys adventure creating a decorative patchwork quilt block from the pre-designed blocks found in the Scan N Cut machine. Grab a brew and I will update you…
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The Sunday Stitch – Designing and Digitizing Journal Covers Part 1
Not one, not two but THREE stylish embroidered journal cover designs to share with you today.
Quick, pop the kettle on and I’ll get my talking voice ready…
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Crochet Creation – To Infinity and Beyond!
In 2020 I made a few infinity scarves as Christmas presents and they were so well received, and so simple to make, that I thought it would be a nice idea to share the pattern with you so you can get cracking on winter warmers for 2021 for yourself or family and friends.
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Mid Month BOTM Update
Fancy a quick catch up on my BOTM adventure…?
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Diving Into Multiple Bottoms – It’ll Make Sense, Honestly.
As part of the efforts to bring more of my sewing adventures to this blog today sees the start of a series of posts that will stretch the entirety of this year and it begins with me revealing my bottom…
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The Sunday Stitch – Digitizing A Mandala Design Part 2
Namasté, Again, My Friends. Also, Free Embroidery File Included! Feeling a little calmer this week, thankfully. The chance to stitch up some loveliness has very much helped so I hope that you are too and that you are looking forward to part 2 of this two-part blog post.
The Sunday Stitch – Digitizing A Mandala Design Part 1
Namasté, My Friends. Well, the world continues to descend into utter madness so I wanted to spend some time being creative to redress that imbalance – fancy a look at what I cobbled together…?
The Sunday Stitch – Digitizing An Embroidery Design In Hatch Embroidery Software Part 10.
Digitizing An Embroidery Design In Hatch Embroidery Software Part 10. It’s time to stitch out the design – YAAAAAY!
The Sunday Stitch – Digitizing An Embroidery Design In Hatch Embroidery Software Part 9.
Digitizing An Embroidery Design In Hatch Embroidery Software Part 9. As I designed, I was a bit naughty and didn’t set my preferred colours before digitizing so I needed to go back and change up the colours.
