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FSL Christmas Tree
Are you a lover of lace? You can embellish your entire Christmas tree with free-standing lace designs including an heirloom lace tree topper.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall.
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- (lgp001) Heirloom Lace Angel
- (lgp003) Heirloom Poinsettia Angel
- (lgs024) Winter Jewel Snow Flakes
- (lgs031) Free Standing Lace Angels
- (lgs032) Pocket Angels
- (lgs046) Pocket Angels 2
- (lgp028) Sweetheart Tea Light Angel
- (lgs068) FSL Stars and Snowflakes (3-inch)
- (lgs114) Free-Standing Lace Snowflakes
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Holiday Wreath
I used the heavier, more densely stitched snowflakes in FSL Stars and Snowflakes and Free-Standing Lace Snowflakes, to embellish this wreath. I stitched using standard white embroidery thread in the needle and then wiped the finished, dried flakes with glitter glue.
This was a purchased wreath (Costco) and bow (Hobby Lobby). Snowflakes and bow were wired to the wreath with floral wire.
A third set of snowflakes using a mock crochet technique (Winter Jewels Snow Flakes) is also available. Since this wreath is outside, I chose the hardier versions and keep the more delicate flakes for my indoor tree.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (12/04/2020)
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- (lgs024) Winter Jewel Snow Flakes
- (lgs068) FSL Stars and Snowflakes (3-inch)
- (lgs114) Free-Standing Lace Snowflakes
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Easy ITH Mini Stockings
Elegant or cute and whimsical, the choice is yours! These in-the-hoop mini stockings take only small bits of fabric and are quick to make. They’re perfect for your holiday table or for mini treat bags.
Make them for yourself, for gifts, or to sell finished sets in your Etsy shop or craft show.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/20/2020)
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- How to Make an ITH Mini Stocking (YouTube video)
Easy Tree Embellished Ornaments
If you have digitizing software, it’s relatively easy to turn a standard embroidery design into an in-the-hoop ornament.
Even if you don’t have software, you can get the same result by skipping thread colors at the machine, cutting out your shape and then stitching together on your sewing machine.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (12/16/2019)
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- Crystalize Your Embroidery for the Holidays – video included
FSL Halloween Earrings
These earrings are so fast and easy to stitch up. You’ll spend more time embellishing them!
Make them for yourself, for gifts, or to sell finished sets in your Etsy shop or craft show.
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Made by Debi Kuennen-Baker (9/23/2019)
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Halloween FSL Wine Bottle Tags & Cat Earrings
Small designs like these are perfect for embellishing more than just earlobes. Look for wire stemware rings. These have a little catch on them and can be attached to the base of wine glass or looped over a fine bottle.
Make them for yourself, for gifts, or to sell finished sets in your Etsy shop or craft show.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/18/2019)
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Cowboy Pink Flamingo Tee-Shirt Dress
A tee-shirt and 2 half-yard lengths of fabric can make a quick and easy flouncy dress. After digitizing, the original Cowboy Flamingo artwork, which were all redwork style, I decided to remake them as filled version.
I did have to shrink the design somewhat to fit this tee-shirt style. This set comes in the standard machine file formats plus EMB, which is the best format for resizing and editing. If you have Hatch Embroidery (or other Wilcom product, including TrueSizer) you’ll be able to modify them exactly as I did.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/9/2019)
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FSL Halloween Candy Jar Tags
Small designs like these are perfect for embellishing more than just earlobes. Here I’ve used them on Halloween candy jars. Add a small jump ring and then a larger one (i used stemware rings) added it to a piece of black elastic to secure it to the jar.
Make them for yourself, for gifts, or to sell finished sets in your Etsy shop or craft show.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/23/2019)
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ITH Zip Bag with Melted Crayon Technique
This project used a melted crayon technique I learned in a class with my local quilt guild. The flower, from Pen & Ink Flowers, was colored on white fabric and treated as a raw edge applique. This set comes with an outline version and a detailed version, which means you don’t need to anything special with the designs to duplicate the effect.
I chose one of the bags from the SIngle Zip ITH Vertical Bags, which is a set of plain zip bags ideal for adding your own embellishments. Refer to the related articles for more information on the technique.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/25/2016)
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Thanksgiving Potholders or Hot Pads
These single-color continuous line quilt designs make really fast potholders or hot pads for your holiday table. Also make a great hostess gift or craft bazaar item. Good project for a young/new sewist and using up small bits of fabric and batting.
Set of 10 designs, 3 sizes each.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/7/2018)
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Redwork & Colored Christmas Stocking
Not a complete ITH project but stocking-shaped designs in single color. This one was stitched in metallic gold thread and then colored in InkTense colored pencils.
I backed it with a deep wine-colored velvet, lined it with a matching satin-y fabric and piped the edges with a matching heavy cording and topped it off with a faux furry sherpa type fabric. I further embellished the stocking body with a few hand-stitch pearly beads.
The set has 10 stocking designs in 4 sizes each from 5″ x 7″ on up to 9.5″ x 13.5″. Choose just one, a set of one size, or the bundle with all versions.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (12/9/2018)
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All Designs
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January Calendar Block
OK, so I live in the desert southwest and we really don’t get snow here but I grew up with snowy winters so I chose and snowman scene from the Snowman Blocks bundle for my January block.
The ITH block with “January” all around is from the In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set. This set is designed for ultimate flexibility so that you can insert whatever design you want for the center block.
Again, I’ve used the InkTense colored pencils to get the color. These pencils are easy to use, no clean up required, and moisture is used to get the water-color effect and make the color permanent.
Credits
Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/7/2018)
Products Used
- (lgp030) In-the-Hoop Calendar Quilt Block
- (lgs080) Snowman Blocks
- (lgs08003) Colored Snowman with Bunny (6.8-in)
All Designs
All Designs
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December Calendar Block
Christmas is one of my favorite holidays so I chose a Santa scene from the Vintage Christmas Scenes bundle to combine with the blank December block from the In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set.
The In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set is designed for ultimate flexibility so that you can insert whatever design you want for the center block.
Again, I’ve used the InkTense colored pencils to get the color. These pencils are easy to use, no clean up required, and moisture is used to get the watercolor effect and make the color permanent.
Credits
Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/7/2018)
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- (lgp030) In-the-Hoop Calendar Quilt Block
- (lgs100) Vintage Christmas Scenes Bundle
- (lgs10011) Santa with Deer & Gifts (6.8-in)
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November Calendar Block
My choice for my November calendar block from the Thanksgiving Traditions Blocks set and combined with the blank November block from the In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set.
The In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set is designed for ultimate flexibility so that you can insert whatever design you want for the center block.
Again, I’ve used the InkTense colored pencils to get the color. These pencils are easy to use, no clean up required, and moisture is used to get the water-color effect and make the color permanent.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/7/2018)
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- (lgp030) In-the-Hoop Calendar Quilt Block
- (lgs079) Thanksgiving Traditions Blocks
- (lgs07942) Cornucopia with Harvest – colored (6.8-in)
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All Designs
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October Calendar Block
I love line-art style designs. This design set is done in a single color and multi-color. I’ve used it to quilt my project.
The block is also colored with Inktense colored pencils, my current favorite media for coloring fabric. The pencils are easy to use, no clean up required, and moisture is used to get the water-color effect and make the color permanent.
This pumpkin and cat design comes with the In-the-Hoop Calendar Block set. There are many other sets to choose designs for the rest of the months based on what holidays you celebrate and whether you live in the northern hemisphere or southern.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/23/2018)
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- (lgs075) Halloween Scenes 1 Mega Bundle
- (lgs07548) Kitten with Pumpkins Multicolor (6.8-in)
- (lgp030) In-the-Hoop Calendar Quilt Block
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Eat, Cray, Love Lobster Fest Napkins
Eating seafood can be messy business. A large square tea towel doubles as a bib and napkin to sop up the mess.
Read more about prep, placement, hooping tips. and thread recommendations in the related article below.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (11/25/2017)
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Good Vibrations Water Bottle Cover
We’re surrounded by chaos and negativity. Add some high vibrational motivation to your life with this very simple in-the-hoop project.
Why a water bottle cover? Why these words? Read the related article for the full story!
Or stitch it up as a simple little banner, add to a pillowcase for sweet dreams or incorporate into another project by simply deleting the colors used for the ITH steps (first and last few colors).
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (2/2/2018)
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Junior Chef
Projects are especially fast when using premade blanks.
On this “junior chef” outfit, I’ve paired one of the Cute Chef Rabbits with some text created with the Child Dot font.
For the cap, you will definitely need to use a floating technique for embroidering. Add a double basting stitch.
Stitch the first on directly on the hooped stabilizer as a guide for placement. The second basting stitch will secure the cap.
Depending on your hoop and design choices, you may not need to float the apron. I recommend hooping between the rings whenever possible for optimal stabilizing.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (1/23/2018)
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All Alphabets
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Easy Holiday Lace Candles
OK, so we can’t really embroider on candles, but we can embroider designs and apply them to candles!
See the related article for details!
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Designed by Lindee Goodall, made by Lindee Goodall (12/8/2017)
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- (lgs03108) Angel – Arms Outstretched
- (lgs04603) Angel with Candle
- (lgs06808) 6 Point FSL Snowflake 4
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Victorian Crazy Patch Wall Hanging
There’s just no way I would have done an embellished crazy patch project like this any other way!
By digitizing all the crazy stitches, I could work them out before I ever stitched and having my embroidery machine do all the piecing and embellishing made the only time consuming part be the fabric and thread selection!
The border was digitized to match the width of the sashing strips (1/2″ wide finished) so that too is “automated.”
And yes, this yet another quilt as you go project.
Finished size is 26 x 26″
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/31/2017)
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Appliqué Baby Animals Quilt 2
Another variation on the continuous line Quilted Baby Animals designs; this quilt uses the smaller appliqued and stipple quilted blocks combine with its corresponding mate from the original set.
Finished blocks here 6″ and the finished quilt is 34.5″ by 47″.
Again I’ve used quilt-as-you-go to assemble the quilt this time using narrow sashing strips. I love the bolder colors on this quilt!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/24/2017)
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Appliqué Baby Animals Quilt 1
I loved the baby animals from the continuous line artwork used to create Quilted Babu Animals one-day quilt so it repurposed the animals into appliqués.
This quilt features the set of larger designs and I’ve used the versions that have the additional stipple quilting echoed around the applique. Finished blocks are 8″ square.
I’ve used quilt-as-you-go techniques to assemble the quilt.
I chose soft colors for the sashing and soft flannel for the backing. Finished size is approximately 33.5 x 44.5″.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/18/2017)
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Crazy Patch Journal Covers
Journal and book covers are easy to sew and make great gifts for just about anyone! They’re also a perfect palette for showcasing embroidery designs!
I’ve further customized these crazy patch in-the-hoop designs by adding a monogram. See the related blog post for more details plus videos on how to stitch crazy patch in the hoop and how to make a journal cover.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/5/2017)
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Baby Animals QAYG Quilt
I made this little quilt in just one day and I didn’t burn the midnight oil to finish it. Finished size is 30.5″ x 39″and the blocks are 7″.
These designs are low stitch count, single color, with no jumps or trims and are designed for quilting. Here I’ve used them for feature blocks but I really intended to use them in another quilt as the alternate blocks.
Another great thing about this quilt is that it works equally well for either boys or girls. And with it sewing up so quickly, you won’t be concerned if the dog or cat curls up with baby too!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (8/3/2017)
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Tea Light Angel #1
The lace versions are higher stitch count and require a bit more attention to detail while the organza versions stitch up more quickly and are more substantial.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/28/2017)
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Tea Light Angel #2
Multi-colored angel stitched on organza. Organza versions are lower stitch count than their fully free-standing lace sisters and are just as beautiful!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/28/2017)
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Tea Light Angel #3
These Sweetheart Tea Light Angels were specifically designed to be easy to stitch, easy to assemble, and work in a 5 x 7″ hoop. While each angel is composed of 3 pieces, they only take 2 hoopings a for each one.
They’re named Tea Light Angels because they can be placed over a small, battery operated tea light candle. The organza versions in particular glow softly when lit from within.
The lace versions are higher stitch count and require a bit more attention to detail while the organza versions stitch up more quickly and are more substantial.
Single-colored free-standing lace angel. One of 4 in Tea Light Angels set.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/28/2017)
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Patriotic FSL Angel
When my friend Claudia sent me her edited version of the “praying angel” to make it into a patriotic angel, I was so delighted with the idea that I asked her if she minded if I reworked the original in the same way.
Rework involved replacing the hands with a star and resequencing the design for efficient color changes while still maintaining registration. Along the way, I did a few other tweaks to improve her while also lowering the stitch count.
I did use matching colored bobbins on the skirt area and regular white for the rest.
Of course, you can still stitch her all-white if you like, in which case you will have jumps and trims because this one isn’t optimized for single color or color her for other holidays.
Stitching multicolor lace does require a little extra work so that thread tails don’t mar your work. Bring up the bobbin thread at each color change, sew enough stitches to secure, then clip the thread tails.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/30/2017)
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Tea Light Angel #4
Multi-colored free-standing lace angel. One of 4 in Tea Light Angels set.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/28/2017)
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Whoo’s Got Your Reader Owl Bag
Lori doesn’t sew much, had never operated my 12 needle machine and only saw this the day before she was to fly back home. Still, we were able to it done with 35 minutes to spare and we didn’t even have to stay up late the night before.
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Designed and made by Lori Ross (6/6/2017)
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Kaleidoscope Tote Bag
Kaleidoscope Blooms Appliques are versatile designs that can be stitched either as appliques or as “normal” embroidery. The advantage of having the applique steps programmed it is that it makes the design much more versatile.
For example, satin stitches—particularly when they’re narrow like most of these—can get lost in textured fabrics like terry cloth. For this tote bag, I used the applique to create a more neutrally colored background to allow the threads to be more visible.
Another versatility feature programmed into these designs is that they are multicolor while at the same time digitized to permit the same productivity no matter how you recolor it.
In other words, there are the same number of jumps and trims (generally none!) whether you sew it multicolor or monochromatically.
This basic tote bag is lined and has a boxed bottom. Handles are long enough to throw the bag over the shoulder. Basic totes like this don’t really need a pattern and are easy to construct when you have basic sewing skills.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/5/2017)
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- (lgs062) Kaleidoscope Blooms Applique
- (lgs06210) Kaleidoscope Bloom Applique Flower 10
- (lgs06215) Applique Leaf 3
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Rescue Me Doggie Bandanas
This set of designs is mainly targeted as a promotion for pet rescue and adoption and can also be adapted for other items.
Doggie bandanas are easy and inexpensive to make and are a great quick item to dress up your dog, give as gifts to doggie friends, or make for fund raising or craft shows.
For some of the ones shown here, I’ve extracted bits from one design and combined them with bits from other designs. This is easy to do when elements can be isolated by color change.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (5/17/2017)
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Doggie Bandanas
Pet owners love their pets! I speak from experience here because I currently live with 4 cats (Cisco, Peanut, Goose, and the ever famous Lucky) and one dog, Riley, a 6-year old Cavapom rescue who joined us last summer.
This set of designs is mainly targeted as a promotion for pet rescue and adoption and can also be adapted for other items.
Doggie bandanas are easy and inexpensive to make and are a great quick item to dress up your dog, give as gifts to doggie friends, or make for fundraising or craft shows.
For some of the ones shown here, I’ve extracted bits from one design and combined them with bits from other designs. This is easy to do when elements can be isolated by color change.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (5/17/2017)
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In-the-Hoop Stuffed Koalas
These cuddly critters are fully stitched in the hoop except for the small opening where the animals are turned right side out. Once stitching is complete, remove from the hoop, stuff, turn right side out, and hand stitch the opening.
Like their bunny friends, there are sizes for hoops as small as 4×4″ on up to the largest home hoops.
While it’s difficult to see in these photos, the noses are actually dimensional and raised off the face. Larger ones are well suited for personalizing on the ears or bellies.
The fully illustrated step-by-step instructions include tips I learned while personally making all these koalas plus ideas for customizing your own.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (3/6/2017)
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Adorable, Stuffed ITH Cuddly Bunnies
It doesn’t get much cuter than this! After making the smaller, simpler Easy ITH Stuffie Bunnies, I received immediate requests for larger more complex animals. These bunnies are the first in a series.
Each bunny requires multiple hoopings to complete with the final one to attach all the pieces. Sizes are included for hoops as small as 100 x 100mm (4×4″) up to the gargantuan 240mm x 360mm with 4 popular sizes in between. Of course, a bunny loves carrots so an in-the-hoop carrot is also included.
I used knits for all my bunnies in this collection. There’s no reason why you can’t use other fabrics as long as they aren’t too thick for your bunny size. I found the knits to turn easily and the plush sorts I chose to make for a cuddly animal. Choose “micros” for the smallest bunnies and thicker fleeces for the larger ones.
I did do some handwork on these bunnies to add “fingers” and a puffball tail. The two smallest bunnies used purchased pompoms.
The larger bunnies also offer a perfect opportunity for personalizing on the ears or belly. I’ve included appliques here but you could omit the appliques for a larger area to customize. Two of the bunnies come with a bonus front that includes a message.
The fully illustrated step-by-step instructions included tips I learned while personally making all these bunnies plus ideas for customizing your own. I also show you how I got “puffy cheeks” on the bunnies!
Credits
Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (2/14/2017)
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Easy ITH Stuffie Bunnies
How cute are these little bunnies! Beautifully detailed in-the-hoop stuffed bunnies stitch up quickly. Customize your bunnies by swapping up the fabrics or adding fun little embellishments like ribbons or small buttons.
Each bunny can be completed in just a single hooping. I used brushed cotton on my first bunny and slinky microsuede on the other 3.
The slinky knit worked up much better, turned more easily and has a nice “fur-like” feel. Smallest “baby” bunny fits a 100x100mm (“4×4”) sewing field while the standing bunnies are designed for a 130x180mm sewing field.
These make a quick little gift for baby showers or Easter baskets or “just because!”
Credits
Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (2/3/2017)
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ITH Bags Made with Candy Wrappers
Yep, you read that right! I used actual candy wrappers to make these in-the-hoop bags.
The trick here is to match the design size to the wrapper because you can’t resize an ITH project with a zipper; all the proportions will get wonky.
No, you don’t have to use candy wrappers! With bag #1 in this set, I made one with a KitKat wrapper, a second with a Heath Bar wrapper, and a third using leftover bits of fabric from the rest of the bags in this set.
These bags work up quickly and make a fun project for Valentine’s day, birthdays, Halloween for big and little kids alike! My mother got a kick out the Tootsie Roll bag I sent her (filled with her favorite Tootsie Roll Midgees, of course!)
If you don’t have a wrapper that fits, I cover some alternatives in the directions. Working with the wrappers does require a bit of extra work and I show you how to do it along with what not to do plus a way you can patch wrappers that might not be big enough.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (1/24/2017)
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Autumn Leaves Wall Hanging
Simple outline or “redwork” style designs can be so versatile. Here I’ve adapted them for raw edge applique and quilting.
After creating the original leaves for another project some years ago, I added a few more and while I was doing that, I had the idea for this project. It’s really quite similar to the technique I used in Pen & Flowers but instead of layering the fabric underneath the main fabric for a shadow effect, I placed it on top.
Then the trick comes in that you have to know where to place your pieces unless you plan to trim the fabric off after stitching. This collection includes a plain placement line for each leaf. Combine the two designs, stitch the outline first, place your cutout leaf (cut it larger than the placement line) then stitch the detailed leaf design.
If you have Embrilliance Stitch Artist, or any other digitizing software for that matter, find a font you like and type in AUTUMN. Then simply apply a bean (triple) stitch to the outlines. I colored it in with Inktense colored pencils.
I go into more detail on this project in this blog post: How to Use Inktense on Fabric with Embroidery.
Although this collection is called “Autumn Leaves,” the leaves don’t necessarily have to stitch to that season.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/27/2016)
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Monogrammed Jute Tote Bag
Strolling through Hobby Lobby looking for inspiration, I found this jute tote bag and some wide jute ribbon with a lace overlay on markdown so I snapped them up and just stored that in my head for some future project.
Sometimes those ideas stew up quickly other times they just never seem to come to a boil. This time all I did was use the ribbon as a “raw edge” applique and added a monogram.
This was stitched on a tubular machine so I didn’t need to remove the pocket and the pocket is still functional.
One thing to be aware of on projects like this is that purchased items aren’t always square, so you’ll have to figure out how to align your embroidery so that it doesn’t look uneven. Choosing rounded or irregular designs are less obvious than designs with strong horizontal or vertical lines.
Realistically, once this project is in use and stuffed with items, small inconsistencies will not be visible at all so it’s not that big a deal if your embroidery is not to engineering perfect placement and alignment standards.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/29/2016)
Tangled Floral Doodle Blocks Colored Tote
Of all the colored pencils I’ve tried, Derwent Inktense are definitely the best! They combine the ease of use of pencils with the performance of inks.
I made a test sample on some duck cloth to see how they would work. I was so pleased with the result, I made it into a pocket on a large tote bag.
Sorry, I don’t have the pattern, I just made it up as I went. I’m sure you can find a similar one if you feel you need a pattern.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (10/25/2016)
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Single Zip ITH Vertical Bags
You can make any of the bags in this set in one hooping with only minimal finishing such as trimming off stabilizer and excess fabric and turning right side out.
Of course if you want to add any straps or handles, extra pockets, and any other customizing touches, those are all extra and may require some extra prep work.
All the bags in this set are plain. I show you how to add customizing touches but any designs shown on the bags are available separately.
Whether you embellish with extra embroidery designs is highly dependent on your choice of fabrics. It’s not at all hard to add in a design.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/25/2016)
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Around Town ITH 3-Zip Bag
There are two sizes of this in-the-hoop bag. The larger one requires a 200 x 300mm sewing field and the smaller one fits a 150 x 240mm sewing field. Each size has two versions: one plain and one embellished.
Believe it or not, this bag can be made in just one hooping! It has three separately lined zippered pockets plus the instructions explain how to customize with additional pockets inside and on the back.
This is a rather complicated project and you’ll need to follow the instructions carefully. Mostly that means placing the correct piece of fabric in the right place at the right time. Don’t worry, I have photographs and directions for every step.
I’ve attached a purchased leather over-the-shoulder strap to the denim one and it’s become my go-to everyday bag. I get tons of compliments on it and people are flabbergasted when I tell them my embroidery machine made it!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (8/26/2016)
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ITH Phone/Glasses Slip Case
This padded slip case is made entirely in the hoop! Since no zipper is required, you probably have everything you need to make one already in your sewing room.
The collection has 11 front panel designs and 6 back panel designs. You can mix and match any front panel with any back panel for a huge range of combinations.
If you want a single hoop project, simply layer on the fabric as indicated in the instructions. For an embellished back, stitch the back panel first and attach it at the end of the second hooping for the front panel.
I use the denim on with the hook to carry my iPhone 6s attached to the belt loop of my jeans.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (8/18/2016)
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Sew Simple In-the-Hoop Zippered Bags
15 easy one-hoop designs to make a lined zippered bag with no exposed seams.
To finish, turn right side out and close the opening. Use thread colors suitable for your project. 5 different design patterns in 3 coordinated sizes. Includes patterns and full instructions.
There are many ways to construct an in-the-hoop zippered bag. This one is very basic, with quilted front panels. You will need to do some stitching or use a fusible product to close the seam where the project was turned.
Yes, there are ways to make a bag completely in the hoop with no final seam to close. Those require more fabric and when teaching ITH projects, it seems more confusing to students.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (8/2/2016)
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ITH Snap Bag
All 5 of these bags are made from the exact same design, just embellished differently.
The two in the back row have boxed bottoms to allow them to stand up. You can layer in extra trims at key points, which are all covered in the included instructions.
“Snap bags” use bits of carpenter’s metal tape rulers to cause the bag to snap just.
These bags are not fully completed in the hoop because the metal strips need to be inserted before the bag is fully stitched. You’ll need to finish these at the sewing machine.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (6/2/2016)
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Running In Circles – Coaster, Pockets, Cord Wraps & More
What can you make with a free-standing applique circle? A lot of things if you’re as creative as Linda McGehee!
I teamed up with Linda McGehee to create this fun project collection you can whip up quickly with your embroidery machine.
Originally designed to make coasters, mug rugs, or cord managers using precut, double-sided, fusible interfacing, the Running in Circles Design Pack has limitless possibilities for appliqué or embroidery on garments, towels handbags, totes, ornaments, quilts, or table runners.
Use individually or place multiples on the project to create one of a kind designs. Experiment with different thread types such as variegated thread to make the design uniquely your own.
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Designed and made by Linda McGehee (5/25/2016)
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ITH Snappy Glasses Cases
Six in-the-hoop quilted panels to make a glasses or phone case with a snap closure using a metal tape measure. The case is fully lined, with no exposed seams and resulting in a professionally constructed bag.
Warning: Finishing does require some quick and simple basic sewing. Why? Because you need to insert a metal tape measure, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to risk hitting that with my embroidery machine!
You’ll stitch one panel for the front and second for the back. Each of the 6 panel designs provides a different quilting motif: 4 glasses and two basic quilting. Mix and match as you choose!
Since the glasses designs are also quilting, or outline style, to get them filled in like the photo, you’ll need to color them somehow (paint, ink, colored pencil, glitter glue – your choice).
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/28/2016)
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Snail Trail Mini-Quilt
I made this little 4-block pieced (and quilted) in the hoop project using Log Cabin 3 from Cabin Fever to see how I like these blocks in these colors.
I enlarged the original design, pieced four blocks by stitching through hooped batting and backing and then used a piece-as-you-go technique to assemble it.
You may notice I used piece-as-you-go, also known as quilt-as-you-go quite a bit. I’m not at all confident about the actual quilting so if I can do it in the hoop I will.
If I need “real” quilting, I “quilt by check,” as they say. We have some great longarm quilters locally.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/26/2016)
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In-the-Hoop Log Cabin Coffee Mug Rug
I started by enlarging Log Cabin 2 from Cabin Fever: Piecing in the Hoop.
For this mug rug, I had to shrink a coffee cup design I had. Because shrinking bean stitch designs doesn’t always work well, I added this revised version to the shop.
I used Adine Script to add all sorts of coffee-related terminology into the “logs.” (I just googled “coffee terminology when I ran out of ideas.) This actually took quite a while to find just the right length to fit the space without repeating any phrases.
Once I had all the lettering where I wanted it, I sequenced it to sew in an optimal matter, coloring all the text on the light logs dark and the text on the dark logs light. If I stitch this again, I’ll increase the contrast between the lettering and fabric colors because it’s actually quite hard to read.
The instructions for Cabin Fever call for piecing in the hoop onto the stabilizer. Instead, I hooped the backing fabric (face down) with a layer of batting on top and pieced onto that.
This resulted in quilting the layers together as I pieced. You’ll want to use a backing fabric with a busy print to camouflage the stitching.
Think of creative ways to use your designs!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/25/2016)
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- (lgs008) Cabin Fever: Piecing in the Hoop
- (lga026) Adine Script 10mm
- (lgs00802) Log Cabin 2
- (lgi01018) Steaming Coffee (outline)
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In-the-Hoop Log Cabin Cupcake Mugrug
For this project, I started by enlarging Log Cabin 2 from Cabin Fever: Piecing in the Hoop and then added Cupcake 6 Redwork (small) from Crazy for Cupcakes.
The instructions for Cabin Fever call for piecing in the hoop onto the stabilizer. Instead, I hooped the backing fabric (face down) with a layer of batting on top and pieced onto that.
This resulted in quilting the layers together as I pieced. You’ll want to use a backing fabric with a busy print to camouflage the stitching.
Think of creative ways to use your designs!
Credits
Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/25/2016)
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- (lgs008) Cabin Fever: Piecing in the Hoop
- (lgs038) Crazy for Cupcakes
- (lgs03816) Cupcake 6 Redwork (small)
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B&W Feathered Quilt Blocks Table Runner – Inked
This project was inspired by a vintage red and white quilt I own.
You might be surprised to learn that the blocks aren’t pieced at all. Even at shows when visitors can see this runner close up they think it’s pieced.
Read the related post linked below to find links to videos on this project.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/16/2016)
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Purple Feathered Quilt Blocks Table Runner – Inked
Like the black and white runner, this project was inspired by a vintage red and white quilt I own. And like the other runner, this one is white fabric that’s been inked.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/16/2016)
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Feathered Quilt Blocks Table Runner in Metallic Thread
Table runner in the same construction style as the inked versions and using alternating color blocks with the largest designs as they come (not edited) in Softlight Metallic thread.
If you’re not up for all that inking business, then this runner works up very quickly.
Each block is quilted in the hoop and the feathered quilt block embroidery designs make it look like I’m an expert at perfectly shaped and identically matched feathers.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/16/2016)
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Tinted & Glittered FSL Angel with Bouquet
You can easily dress up free standing lace. This angel was stitched in white and her skirt has been tinted with a very thin wash of blue Tsukineko ink.
I rubbed gold glitter glue over her halo and wings and made her a tiny bouquet with blue strawflowers tied with 1/8″ wide satin ribbon.
Another way to glitz her up would be too stitch her on sparkle organza and then remove the excess. This is a great tip if you want to make your lace more durable or you’re having trouble with stitches not properly connecting.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/15/2016)
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Glittered Angel with Star
Free-standing lace offers a perfect palette for a little extra glitz.
I rubbed gold glitter glue over her halo and wings and made her a tiny bouquet with blue strawflowers tied with 1/8″ wide satin ribbon.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/15/2016)
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Hummingbird Greeting Cards
It’s totally possible to embroider on paper—even with metallic thread!
Stitching on paper is ideal for combining with other coloring media; I used colored pencils on one of the cards.
The basic tricks are similar to any embroidery:
- Choose the right design
- Choose the right fabric, or, in our case paper
- Hoop it without damage to the machine or project
- Use the right stabilizer, thread, and needle
- Make sure your machine is optimized (speed, tensions, clean) for your project
So just what are those for paper? Check out this blog post: 15 Top Tips for Perfect Machine Embroidery on Paper.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/15/2016)
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Quilt Labels
I have a quilt that I inherited that I was able to track the history of because it had a brief hand-stitched label with a name and date on the back. You may not think you’re creating heirlooms but you never know!
With an embroidery machine and a lettering program, it’s easy to whip up a label. I have a standard label template design that I just open, edit, and then Save As. My favorite font for many, many years now has been Adine Script.
When Embrilliance provided us designers with a way to make alphabets that were actually used to create long strings of text, Adine Script was one of the early ones I released. You can create your own template in Essentials just as easily.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall
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Inked Vintage Easter Bunnies Quilt
After a disaster at a show where my husband spilled coffee on two of the colored pencil mini-quilts and I found out the book whose instructions I followed to make the color permanent didn’t actually work, I went back to inks.
Tsukineko Inks are most definitely permanent when you follow the directions. This project turned out a little brighter than I would have liked but I’ve heard so many comment, “I love the bright colors!” that I guess maybe that was a good thing.
This seasonal mini quilt doesn’t follow the “windowpane” format I used for the Winter Friends and Halloween Haunted House mini quilts because I really need a rectangular landscape shape.
To keep this one similar in style and size, I instead used a different design in each “pane.” The benefit here though is that you have more designs that can be used in more ways.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (3/10/2016)
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Halloween Haunted House Mini Quilt
Since the release of the Winter Friends quilted and colored wall hanging, I’ve been getting requests for other seasons.
Like it’s companion project, this one is digitized for both multicolor and monochromatic. Also, I’ve colored it with pencils, a technique I happen to like.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/30/2015)
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Ocean Dreams Quilt
As a scuba diver and former sailor, I love nautically themed items (even if I do live in the desert!) These two projects feature quilting in the hoop and use a piece-as-you-go technique to finish.
Read more about this project: Finished is Better than Perfect!
While I’ve used the designs to make a quilt, because I’ve designed the pieces separately, the satin stitch versions are great for lightweight summer apparel and beachwear. Learn to re-imagine!
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/30/2015)
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Ocean Dreams Wallhanging
I originally thought I’d use these leftover blocks to make a pillow but it was a little too large so I turned it into a coordinated wall hanging.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (9/30/2015)
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Rose Hoop Art
For month 12 of the Echidna PIE Embroidery Training series, the folks over at Echidna requested a “hoop art” project. I had to do a little research to find out exactly what hoop art was before designing this project for the final lesson in the series, which is on thread.
The rose is the birth month flower for both Australia and the U.S. and is one of the most enduring symbols of love and appreciation.
Although I had some fabric selected for the applique, I decided it interfered too much with the Softlight Metallic thread I had chosen. My background fabric is a pink silk dupioni.
Just because a design has appliques doesn’t mean you have to include them. However, you do need to know how to inspect your design in software to make sure those fabrics aren’t covering up some areas of stitching that aren’t intended to be visible.
The message shown uses Apple Chancery but instead of just typing it in, I digitized each letter. Although we read and type from left to right, that creates a really long jump from one the end of one line to the beginning next when stitching that way.
It doesn’t matter what order we stitch so instead of the middle line of the text stitches from right to left. Whenever you can minimize hoop movement during embroidery, you should!
Whenever possible, I stitch labels for my projects. I hand blanket-stitched a felt backing to the reverse side of my hoop art and it made the perfect area to add a message about the project. (Embroider the label before you add the backing!)
If you’re one of those people who think handwork is a dirty four-letter word, then just fire up the glue gun and hot glue it in place.
I nearly always use Adine Script for labels. Adine Script is a running stitch font and although taller than the smallest satin stitch fonts, it’s thinner and less bulky. Besides, it’s pretty!
Although month 12 is technically the end of this series, I provided a bonus lesson the following month which included the instructions for making both quilts. During the year, many designs were included but not all of them were the applique blocks for the quilt and those are all available separately.
Learn more about the training series: Looking for High-Quality Low-Cost Embroidery Education? (Note that the entire series is now bundled into one downloadable product.)
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (5/19/2015)
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- (lgq006) Rose June Birth Month Flower
- (lga026) Adine Script 10mm
- (epb001) Echidna P.I.E. Training Series (Complete)
- (CSF-1) Chancery Script Font
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His & Hers Towels
You wouldn’t believe how many people ask about that colored stripe on these towels! Maybe you were wondering too? It came that way.
I created lettering using the Harrington font and then added knockdown stitches, which can be done with Embrilliance Enthusiast.
You won’t need to do that, you can simply download the ready-made versions of His and Hers.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/12/2015)
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All Alphabets
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Depresso Tea Towel
Making fun combinations like this is a cinch with Embrilliance Essentials and even the free Embrilliance Express. Once your font is installed via a simple drag-and-drop process, you’re ready to select it and just type!
Trying to merge in letters one at a time is just ridiculous and is totally unnecessary if you can get your fonts in BX format.
Fonts used: Euforia and Zelda.
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Designed and made by Lindee Goodall (4/12/2015)
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- (lgi01008) Depresso: Day without Coffee
- (EF-1) Euforia Font
- (ZSF-1) Zelda Script Font
- (lgi01011) Of 17mm font
- (lgi01008) Depresso: Day without Coffee
All Alphabets
