Category Archives: Discussing machine embroidery
Guest blog: Renaissance Fuchsia Tea Party
I began my project by combining, on my computer, selected designs from the Renaissance Fuchsia Collection and a single scallop from the May free design from Graced in Petals for the tray cloth, tea cosy, napkin and heat pad to … Continue reading
Creating an embroidery card for Christmas 2020
Those of you who have followed my blog over the years know that each December I set about designing a machine embroidered card for my sister. This year I decided to do something a little different and I used a … Continue reading
Use Nutcrackers when wrapping presents
When I created the nutcrackers I discovered that they were perfect for embroidering on felt. I confess it was a new medium for me but it is wonderful for machine embroidery as it appears that puckering is almost impossible. Although … Continue reading
Guest blog: Creating the Paisley Pastel Dreams Quilt
My beloved Husband of 54 years passed away suddenly as lock down started and I was completely isolated from family and friends. As a means of coping I decided on the challenge of a quilt – because of my fabric … Continue reading
Guest blog: The challenges of wedding dress embroidery
A while back I was delighted to receive an email from a couple of ladies who were making a wedding dress and wanted to use designs from the Natalie’s wedding day collection. This was exactly what I had in mind … Continue reading
A re-blog: How to embroider Nutcrackers for Christmas
With the release of Disney’s film, “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”, there have been a surge of interest in these little figures. At present there are now 6 nutcrackers in the collection at Graceful Embroidery. These little men have … Continue reading
A re-blog: Preparing fabric for an heirloom project
Careful planning is required for an heirloom project and most times it will be necessary to test out how design combinations will look. May I encourage you to try anything that comes to mind, especially if it almost sounds too … Continue reading
Getting back to embroidery during the pandemic
It seems that many machine embroidery enthusiasts are prone to taking a break from embroidery for a time and require some inspiration to plug in their machines, hoop up some fabric and get embroidering again. Maybe this is the result … Continue reading
A re-blog: embroidering applique orchids
I have two all time favourite flowers, orchids are grown inside my home and fuchsias grow outside in my garden and many of the tender ones are over wintered in my greenhouse. It took me a long time to finally … Continue reading
A re-blog: Celtic Claddagh with applique ivy leaves
Adding some dimension to embroidery can be a challenge but I have tried to make it as easy as possible with the designs which have this option. A little practice may be advisable to perfect the technique, but when you … Continue reading