Do any of you quilters also machine embroider?

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02-12-2009, 05:17 AM

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Bevsie

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Hi,

Thanks for all the replies to my embroidery question.
I buy designs from Embroidery Library all the time, great site. I also do Amazing Designs, Buttercup, Dk Embroidery, and GoNutsGoCreative. If you've never been to Buttercup or DK Embroidery check it out, both have cute designs for very reasonable prices. DK you can join for six dollars a month and download all you want..........Buttercup has lots of free sets to download. I have had good luck with what I done from both of them. Also some applique designs at Buttercup, which I think are fun.
My little flash drive stick is full of designs I have downloaded, also buy CD's from my Babylock dealer if it's something I have to have the whole set of. I am great at collecting designs...need to get them stitched out!
I embroider and sew on Babylock machines.
I just got the Elegante2 last week and also have an Ellure and a Decorators Choice. I couldn't resist the new one, I had a year old Esante and loved it, but our dealer was closing one of her shops and offered fantastic deals on ones she had new in the shop.....I caved. I traded in the Esante and upgraded.....but I did resist for about 5
whole days. I work at the quilt shop in town and my Ellure I keep there.
I plan to both quilt and embroider on my Elegante. (I think I better!!!) I wonder what tool my hubby will get now??? LOL
Am doing a table runner for myself with Amazing Design apples, will post when I get it done.
Happy stitching.
Bev

02-12-2009, 05:27 AM

#12

reneebobby

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Location: cleveland ohio

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I just got my machine 2 weeks ago and it's a brother ULT 2002D I bought it for the Disney. I love it.

02-12-2009, 05:28 AM

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tlrnhi

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My machine embroiders as well. I don't do as much as I'd like with it, but will hopefully soon. I love embroidering on it

02-12-2009, 05:44 AM

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mpspeedy

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Location: rural Maryland

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Hi, I have a Bernina 650 embroidery machine. As well as a Bernina Serger, two older model Bernina sewing machines, a Singer Featherweight and a treadle machine. I have my sewing area set up so that I can embroider while I am sewing or quilting and also use the serger all without leaving my chair. I merely spin around from one machine to the other. My embroidery machine only does a 4 inch field but I have had it since the early nineties and have thousands of dollars tied up in software. I have made two complete quilts with embroidered blocks and numerous other items over the years. My colleciton of thread, stabilizers etc. is sinful. When I figure out how to post on this site I will put some pictures up.

02-12-2009, 05:59 AM

#15

sandpat

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I have a Bernina 200E and I love it! I embroider more than I thought I would, in fact yesterday I embroidered a roll of toilet paper for my Dad's wife who just got out of the hospital (she had an intestinal thing...so I put @*it happens on the roll)...

I found a site called embsupply.com where they will sell single designs for the really cheap!

My LQS is having a class called embroida block where you can make an entire quilt in your hoop. Its like a combination of paper piecing and QAYG in the hoop. Its here http://hoopsisters.com/. I'm not taking it because I personally like the process of building my own quilt, but it is interesting.

02-12-2009, 07:05 AM

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Rose Marie

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Im curious about how you quilt a large quilt with embroidery.
I see demos with small pieces but never a large quilt.
They now have very large hoops that you could do a nice size square with. But is it too much for it to move with a large quilt.

02-12-2009, 07:08 AM

#17

sewjoyce

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I have a Bernina 200E and I love to machine embroider. A lot of times (especially during the Christmas gotta get it done time) my embroidery machine is going as well as my Bernina 440QE on which I'm sewing. :roll:

02-12-2009, 07:13 AM

#18

Barbm

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waiting for my Singer 200 to come in the mail, then I'll join the ranks here of multi talented people. :)

02-12-2009, 09:58 AM

#19

mic-pa

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I have the Janome 9000 and Janome 10001 and they both do embroidery. I have embroidered blocks to put in my quilts. I did a Christmas Quilt with all Christmas Embrod. designs then used Christmas fabric for blocks in between. I do shirts, pants, towels, etc. Love it. marge

02-12-2009, 08:43 PM

#20

ScubaK

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Location: South Puget Sound, Wa. State

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for what it is worth...everyone!!!!
I did email Konstin about having a sub forum for ME...
He said it would happen if we had enough interest...
So...Email him and let hin and the mods know we would lilke a sub forum for Machine Embroidery...
If you would like to...I would rather have someone here answer my questions than someone from another place do it!
Kirsten