Pats8e8

Beautiful flowers!

Jennja

I have a Brother Innovis 4000D and tend to make a lot of FSL and in the hoop designs. Towel toppers, cosmetic bags (all done in the hoop even putting in the zip) Have made a couple of evening bags, table runners, 3D flowers are always a favourite. FSL bookmarks are always popular to tuck into Christmas Cards which have been embroidered on my machine.

pattypurple

SylviaK, these are beautiful. I'm just getting into mach. emb. took my first class today. I love it. I have a BabyLock Ellure Plus.

Jratcliff

My son wears cotton scrubs for work. I did his name and title on them and so far my favorite stabilizer has been a sticky back water soluble. That way I didn't have to hoop the shirt but stuck it on. The next one I would go with is a light weight polymesh that was designed to use with baby items so it's soft on the skin. Consider hooping two layers in opposite directions to reduce the stretch during sewing. I know you can get it in either black or white to go with whatever it is you are doing. You might also use a size 10 or 11 ball point needle. My latest experiment was with a tear away from JoAnn's that is quite soft and has lots of holes. It works so great, I love it and I get yards with 50% off coupons.

Jratcliff

I love MollyMine for designs. They are quite inexpensive and so extremely accurate. Her digitizing is amazing. I recently joined Artistic Thread Works and have been very happy with their designs as well. I believe they come from different digitizers so not all are great, but I haven't gotten a bad one either. They have a great website with lots of tutorials. I did get designs for Christmas cards and package tags there that I love!

Jratcliff

I just realized that postings to this thread ended about a year ago. Hoping others start to post here again as I really enjoy reading about what others are doing and getting new ideas. I found a very cute, simple, and free stuffed bunny design from Urban Threads. I make bunches of bunnies to donate to a local hospital for the kids.

snipforfun

I too have made a bunch of the bunnies for foster care small children. My daughter has made 60 pillowcases for the older kids. I downloaded a great free gift card holder from fivestarfonts.com. I really like their cute stuff. They are having half price sale right now. I have bought several designs from them. The also include great directions. Im addicted to in the hoop!

retta97

Here are some of what I have machine embroidered projects, and I also finished a Double Wedding Ring Quilt that I started 10 years ago for my daughter and her hubby.

Sandygirl

I like to put small designs as a "logo" on my polo shirts. If a design will take longer that 45 mins to stitch out...not happening! Yes, I have two sewing machines but I end up watching the embroidery stitch out.

I will do towels, the occasional quilt label. Small projects.

Janome 9700 sew/embroidery combo machine.

sandy

nygal

I have a Brother Simplicity embroidery machine and it has worked very well for me over the years. Things that I have put embroidery on are: tea and hand towels, baby clothes, quilt blocks and aprons just to name a few.