FSL Heirloom Angel

12
Dec

This exquisite heirloom lace angel is composed of two pieces. Her skirt “buttons” up the back and the head and wings nestle into slots in the skirt. She can be easily unbuttoned flat for storage or shipped.

If you have a large hoop (200x300mm), she can be sewn in two pieces with no jumps or trims in just one color. She’s also split for smaller (5×7 and larger) hoops where you’ll need to do a bit more work to put her together.

This is a high stitch count design but with a smooth-running machine and a large hoop, she shouldn’t require any fussing once she starts stitching.

Perfect as a tree topper or a mantle decoration, angels are becoming popular as year-round decorations, not just for Christmas.

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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (12/12/2011)

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Winter Teddies Throw

04
Nov

Make an easy cozy fleece throw by adding a pieced and embroidered border and cutting in some fringe.

Ramona Baird designed and made this project with the Bear Paw in the hoop quick project and designs from Winter Teddies. The bear paw block is pieced in the hoop for accuracy. Use your continuous border hoop to stitch the holly border.

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Designed and made by Ramona Baird (2/14/2010)

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Silk Dupioni Clutch

23
May

For this project, I modified a free clutch pattern from in the internet and used the daisy corner motif rotated 45°. There are two versions of this project and this is the “evening” version.

To create a more elegant handbag, I constructed the bag with silk dupioni and stitched the design monochromatically using SoftLight Metallic thread. The bag has a small magnetic snap closure.

Credits

Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (5/29/2011)

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Denim Clutch Purse

23
May

This is the “day” version of the daisy bag, constructed this time with denim and lined with a ticking fabric that I also used for the piping.

The same daisy corner motif rotated 45° and stitched in “real” colors graces the front flap and the bag has a small magnetic snap closure.

Because designing a project—what you’re going to make and how you’re going to do it—can take a significant amount of time, why not make two and just vary the threads and fabrics?

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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (5/29/2011)

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Golf Towel

10
May

More fun with fonts and Building Blocks! This simple design requires some editing skill and software.

Building Blocks were originally designed for Generations users. As a native Generations file, these designs can be easily manipulated by resizing and reshaping.

Today we have software choices that are more user-friendly and more economical that allow us to do similar things with stitch files.

The only stitch editing you’ll need to do is to remove the crossbar on the “f” and replace it with the golf tee. That can be done even in Embrilliance Essentials and more easily in Embrilliance Enthusiast.

To recreate this design, select a “G” and an “f” and use the golf ball to replace the “o” and the golf club to stand in for the “l.” If you can edit, delete the stitches that form the crossbar on the “f’ and place the golf tee over it instead.

You’ll need to do some resizing and rotating but this little project shows you what creative things can be done with otherwise simple designs. Building blocks are intentionally simple with only a few color changes to make designing your own compositions fun and easy to stitch without excessive color changes.

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Bluework Sewing on Wood box

11
Apr

Have you tried embroidering on wood? You can!

For this project, I taped a piece of basswood to my hooped cutaway and stitched my design exactly the way I would on fabric.

It’s best to select a design that doesn’t stitch with the grain of the wood. The stitches parallel the grain, the needle can split the wood and the stitches can sink in and become lost.

Even on this rather swirly design, there are places where you can see places where a few stitches almost vanish.

After stitching, I lightly dry brushed the design using acrylic paints to add just and bit more color.

The finished piece is placed in the lid of a memory box designed to hold a photo.

Credits

Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/14/2011)

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Hardanger Candlewrap

23
Jul

Make a candle wrap by combining 3 designs as free-standing appliqué and ribbon lacing to secure in place. A ribbon laced up the back and tied with a bow secures the wrap.

The openwork designs in this set use a combination of cutwork and free-standing lace techniques to create the appearance of drawn thread work used in hand-stitched hardanger needlework.

Credits

Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (7/19/2010)

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Ring Bearer Pillow

18
Jul

For this little ring bearer pillow, I hooped line with chiffon for a reverse applique technique instead of an open cutwork design to prevent the rings from getting caught in the design.

This project is relatively quick and would make a unique and thoughtful gift for a bride-to-be. You could further personalize it with names, dates, or a monogram on the reverse side.

A Quick Project is available with just the designs for this elegant pillow or get it in the Hardanger Bundle collection.

Credits

Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (7/18/2010)

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Surf’s Up Beach Tote

13
Jun

Whip up a beachy tote bag or just embroider some pockets to add to a purchased one!

Building block designs are lower color “element” style collections to let you create your own compositions without having to digitize.

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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/13/2010)

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Perfect Man Apron

08
Aug

I used a purchased apron and prepared it for embroidery by appliquéing a doily using a zigzag stitch and invisible thread.

If you only have a 5×7″ hoop, you’ll need three separate hoopings to complete the stitching for the top lettering, the applique, and the bottom lettering.

Since the three designs are distinct, close enough hooping is just fine.

Have a larger hoop? You can combine the 3 designs and stitch in one hooping.

There are various versions of the text portion so you can also customize for the “Perfect Woman.”

I stitched this same design on a sweatshirt for a friend and got a lot of “make me one” comments. The apron always draws chuckles at shows!

Credits

Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (8/8/2009)

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Gingery Christmas Quick Gifts

08
Aug

Christmas gifts don’t have to be elaborate or take days to make. You can make any of these in under an hour.

I stitched “Ginger Cookies” (design #5 in the set) onto a purchased circular doily and then laced some ribbon through the crochet edging to secure the topper over a jar. Voila! Instant gift! This project easily translates to other designs.

The other two jar toppers use applique and quilting techniques and require a bit more time. The round checkered one with “Santa” stitched in the middle has a layer of fleece added for a bit more loft. I pinked the edges of my squares before hooping. If raw edges bother you, you could finish the edges or use cocktail napkins.

The pink one uses the same circular applique design to stitch to squares of fabric together.

Free-standing applique methods are used to stitch the gingerman ornament and gift tag. Any of the applique ginger cookie designs can be used. Keep in mind that if you choose the ones with the bite taken, you’ll lose the crumbs.

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