Just in time for Christmas, Bonnie’s little gingerbread man makes a great centerpiece for a holiday garland!
Once again, I’m using Bonnie’s Christmas Cookies designs, namely, the gingerbread boy. I stitched him in the freestanding applique technique on felt and you can see how it is done here.
Turn a wire snowman shape into a dazzling door hanger you can keep up well after the holidays!
Use one of Bonnie’s angels to stitch a freestanding applique that can be glued onto a candle or a glass-sided lantern.
Take a holiday rolling pin, add one of Bonnie’s Christmas Cookies, and you have a fun holiday decoration! Add some 3D fabric paint, and you have a creative mixed media project that takes it up a notch.
Have some fun adding dimension and extra pizzazz to your machine embroidery with embellishments. Whether you use paint, beads, or buttons, there are so many fun ways to embellish Bonnie’s Christmas Cookies!
Keeping your stabilizers identified properly makes a big difference. Here is one way to ID them and keep them from unrolling!
Anyone can go to the store and purchase a gift or, even easier, have something delivered right to the door. So why do handmade gifts mean more?
Heat-away may be one of the most under-utilized stabilizers in machine embroidery. Here are just some of the reasons you may find it useful.
Felt image from BenzieDesign.com
Whether it is ornaments, banners, or embroidered cards, these tips will help your felt projects stand out! We are rapidly approaching the most wonderful time of the year for makers. I have several Christmas project blogs planned that involve embroidering on felt, one of my favorite mediums.
How you secure projects in the hoop depends upon what you are embroidering. Fortunately, we have several options!
