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Embroidery Thread Color Management: Organize with a 60-Spool Rack & Color Cards Color coordination can make or break your embroidery project. Whether you’re stitching one-off designs at home or managing multi-head runs, hunting for the right shade—or second-guessing your choices—slows everything down. With a few smart systems—and the right tools—you can take control of your color workflow, reduce mistakes, and stitch with confidence. In this post, you’l …

Hello, fellow stitchers! We’ve all been there. You spend hours creating a beautiful embroidery project—a baby blanket, a kitchen towel, a polo shirt—and the final step is to add a name, a date, or a monogram. You pick a font, shrink it down, press start, and… you’re left with a blobby, unreadable mess. What should have been the perfect finishing touch ends up ruining the whole piece. It’s one of the most frustrating experiences in machine embroidery. But I&rs …

Machine embroidery is a rewarding craft, but your work isn’t truly finished when the machine stops. As a seasoned embroiderer, I’ve learned that how you finish, press, and care for your embroidered pieces can make all the difference in their appearance and longevity. In this guide, I’ll share no-nonsense tips (with years of experience behind them) on properly finishing a machine embroidery project, pressing it without damage, and caring for it so it stays be …

 Are you a fan of sewing with solids? With no fabric motifs to distract, solids are all about saturated color, and all about the quilt design. They work beautifully in any pattern - give it a try, starting with the runner I stitched below! I had such fun putting together two solid fabric fat quarter bundles - 12 cool colors and 12 warm colors. Today I'm working with the cool colors to create a fresh summer table runner - there's just something about the combination of multiple greens, t …

Feeling those summer vibes? I sure am! I think that calls for a new summery bag to carry around my sunscreen, book, and phone! I used the warm prints from a pack of Color Notes 5" squares to get started.  Working with precut squares is such a great shortcut - you can simply start sewing! I created a patchwork drawstring bag and couldn't believe how quickly it came together. These bags are addictive - I bet you'll want to make more than one! The finished bag measures 13-1/2" square. …