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Eggsquisite Carrot Hanger

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Create a cute Easter decoration using a wire frame and Bonnie’s embroidered eggs!

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St. Patrick’s Day Clover Project and Free Text Files!

This month, we celebrate the luck of the Irish and Bonnie has the perfect design to do just that. Just add GlitterFlex to a four-leafed clover and it’s pure magic!

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Pedal to the Metal: Feathered Friends in Metallic Thread

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Would you embroider an entire design in metallic thread? You would if you used this brand!

Bonnie shared why she is fond of King Star metallic thread in this blog. I decided to give it a try and instantly discovered exactly why this brand is a favorite.

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Baste for Better Embroidery Part 2: Three More Top Reasons

Why Baste Machine Embroidery 2 with SewInspiredByBonnie.com

Farm Buddies

Basting stitches are one of machine embroidery’s most useful tools. Here are three more reasons to use them. We have already discussed how basting is useful for keeping embroidery layers secured in place, holding toppers in the hoop, and lining up designs that need hooped multiple times. They can also be stitched on stabilizer to aid in positioning oddly shaped items that you can’t hoop.

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Quilting for a Cause

Quilting for a Cause with SewInspiredByBonnie.com

Featured Image is Feathered Friends

Bonnie has so many awesome embroidery designs that are perfect to use in donation quilts for kids and adults alike. As makers, we often donate our creations to local churches and charitable organizations. These national organizations also accept quilts. Check the links below for more information and submission requirements.

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New Machine – Change Brands or Stay With the Same?

Buying a new embroidery machine--stay with same brand or change? on Bonnie's Blog at Sew Inspired by Bonnie

If you're in the market for a new embroidery machine, do you stay with the brand you have or go with another?

We’ve talked about what to look for when you are buying a new machine. If you already have a machine, the task is a bit more complicated.

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Make Sparkly Valentine Cards With GlitterFlex

GlitterFlex Valentines with SewInspiredByBonnie.com

Use fabric and GlitterFlex scraps to make pretty Valentine cards for all the loves in your life! We have discussed how and why it is a good idea to keep fabric and GlitterFlex scraps. You may be surprised that even the smallest pieces of GlitterFlex can be put to good use. I’ll show you how I used them to create some quick and easy Valentine cards.

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Why Don’t My Colors Match the Design Photo?

Have you ever opened an embroidery design on your machine or in editing software only to find that the colors did not look exactly like the photo? How can two of the same designs be so different?

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Machine Embroidery Extensions: What Do They Mean?

Machine embroidery stitch file formats: What do they mean?

The language of machine embroidery files can be confusing - HUS, PES, DST, BX formats. What does it all mean? We’ll help spell it all out for you!

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Frankenbatting: Stitching Batting Scraps Together

 

What is the best use for batting scraps? Turn them into Frankenbatting!

Frankenbatting is a pretty awesome term that describes the technique of joining batting scraps together so that it can become useful again. We’ve talked about saving fabric scraps. Maybe you should also save your batting scraps, too.

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