tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47282155923596979822024-03-14T03:58:51.069-04:00Stitched By JanayJanayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.comBlogger993125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-72612792770521647612018-04-27T15:22:00.000-04:002018-04-27T15:22:29.731-04:00It's been eleven years, here's my best advice:
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<span class="s1">Eleven years ago today I received my first embroidery machine, and that turned out to be a life changing day! I have learned so much over the last 11 years, and from the beginning have done my best to share what I have learned with the embroidery community. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today I have one very important piece of advice to share:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">DOWNLOAD YOUR PURCHASED DESIGNS WHEN YOU BUY THEM. THEN BACK THEM UP. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">This is YOUR responsibility, no one else's.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Yes, you may be ordering late at night on your phone before a coupon code expires, or ordering from work on your lunch break, so I understand the need to wait until you are sitting at the correct computer before you download. But do it ASAP. Here's why... life happens! Not just to you, but the people on the other side of the computer. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">In my time doing custom embroidery I have known digitizers who:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-had websites with download links that expire in a short time, and that setting was out of their control.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-as their business grew their original cheap shopping cart could no longer handle the increase in business and had to upgrade to something completely different, but previous customer records could not be imported over, so everyone started with a clean slate.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-had websites that completely crashed and they lost all customer records.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-had their entire home burn up in flames, including all aspects of their business.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-suffered from horrible illness or family tragedy</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-passed away </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Those are all examples of unfortunate circumstances that could make it impossible for you to return to their site and download design files. But what about the possibility of exciting circumstances...</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-a digitizer that has a new baby and wants to be an exclusively stay at home parent?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-a digitizer that has a new/different job opportunity open up?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">-a digitizer that is ready to retire?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Aren't digitizers like the rest of us? Can't they change jobs, too? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">If a digitizer is no longer producing new designs and dedicating time to promoting themselves, it is generally not cost effective to continue maintaining a website. Sure, it's convenient for us if they do (we can always return to the site to download files or use their site as a search engine). But if sales don't exceed the costs of monthly hosting and bandwidth charges... there's no point in keeping the site open. No one should be expected to go into debt for OUR convenience.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Let's say you decide to close your custom embroidery business. But you have several customers that haven't picked up their products and you have to pay for a storage unit to keep those items until they do. Are you going to keep paying for the storage unit month after month waiting for them to come around when they should have picked it up right away in the first place?? No, of course not! That's absurd, right? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Soooooooo.... can we take a little bit of personal responsibility and acknowledge that when we buy a design from a digitizer, even if they do allow you to return to your order history to download, that is a perk, not a guarantee? When you buy a design, you are not also receiving indefinite cloud storage from the digitizer. Get your design, back it up, and go actually stitch it out! :)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If I may be so bold to add one last thing that might help the digitizers who ARE still in business STAY in business -- buy the designs yourself. Follow the terms of use. Do NOT share files with anyone. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">And maybe, just maybe, consider happily paying full price for a design once in a while. ;) </span></div>
<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-48572821223914670532014-08-19T21:24:00.000-04:002014-08-19T21:24:26.781-04:00Back to School bagsI took this picture Sunday night before going to sleep, all of our bags packed and ready for the first day of school!<br />
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Annaliese's <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-day-of-school-2012.html" target="_blank">backpack</a> from last year (errr, two years ago!) is still holding up, so I didn't have any monogramming to do for her.<br />
Dashiell picked out this Spider-man backpack and lunchbox set. I knew I'd make a keychain type tag for his lunchbox.<br />
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We debated (at great length) WHERE the monogram should go on his backpack. Front and center didn't work because it would cover up the spider symbol. He nixed every suggestion I made, and I physically couldn't do his suggestions. Boy, he was getting frustrated. Finally he said, "can you put it here?" and pointed to the little plastic sleeve for contact info. I said, "sure!"<br />
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NO JOKE this took less than five minutes. I hooped tearaway, sprayed adhesive, laid down a piece of black vinyl, stitched the monogram, trimmed the rectangle to proper size and slid it in. EASIEST bag monogramming job ever!<br />
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I was going to use ribbon for the tag on his lunchbox but realized the vinyl would be super cool. I just monogrammed a strip, folded it in half around a D-ring, and stitched it up on my sewing machine! We used <a href="http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/spidey-alphabet-embroidery-design.html" target="_blank">8CP Spidey font</a> for his monogram<br />
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As I have done in the past, I bought a couple Publix shopping bags and monogrammed them to deliver school supplies in. I picked<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Box-Font-Alpha-Applique-Set_p_399.html" target="_blank"> I2S Box Font Applique</a> for the big monograms which made it easy to cover the printed logo. To make things simpler, I skipped the satin stitches and just made the applique raggy (yes, I admit I was doing this at 9pm on Sunday night). I love this print with the tiny owls!<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Cinnamon-Cake-Embroidery-Font_p_620.html" target="_blank">Cinnamon Cake</a> to add Mrs. Harvey's name:<br />
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And I used <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Jelly-Bean-Embroidery-Font_p_144.html" target="_blank">Jelly Bean</a> to add Ms. Sperling's name:<br />
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I thought they turned out cute!<br />
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If you don't own the Box Font <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Box-Font-Alpha-Applique-Set_p_399.html" target="_blank">alphabet set</a> or <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Box-Font-Applique-Numbers-Set_p_464.html" target="_blank">number set</a>, they are on sale until Friday morning! You can read all the details on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/151179271570043/photos/a.151283918226245.24658.151179271570043/781006051920692/?type=1" target="_blank">I2S Facebook page</a>, but in short -- it's because they are my favorite and we are celebrating my 1 year anniversary with I2S :) ENJOY!<br />
<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-76226618072697463992014-08-18T21:19:00.001-04:002014-08-18T21:19:28.105-04:00First Day of School 2014Well, the day finally arrived... my little man is in kindergarten, and my big girl is in fifth grade! How did this happen?!?<br />
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This is the one year that they will be at the same school, Dashiell's first year as a Springwood Owl, and Annaliese's last. I am so incredibly blessed that not only do they want to wear applique shirts to school, but they genuinely want to MATCH! Mommy is soaking it in and taking advantage as long as possible. :)<br />
I knew I wanted to use owls, so when I saw Beau Mitchell Boutique's scholar owls at the beginning of summer, I knew they were it! I added the text with I2S's Covered by Your Grace.<br />
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I used the Owl Scholar for Dashiell:<br />
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Out of all my aqua fabrics, he picked the chevron! I was surprised...</div>
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And the Owl Girl Scholar for Annaliese:<br />
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I didn't really give Annaliese much of a choice on fabric, so thankfully she agreed with my vision, ha!<br />
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Here they are, ready to walk to their classrooms! They got lots of compliments on their shirts :)<br />They had a great first day and we anticipate an awesome year!</div>
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-64514786121921453942014-08-17T13:38:00.000-04:002014-08-17T13:41:45.479-04:00Expert Editing and More! (AG 2014 Part 2)In my last blog post about <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/applique-getaway-2014-part-1.html" target="_blank">Applique Getaway 2014</a>, I mentioned that I taught a class, FONTastic! Expert Editing and More! It was a really fun experience. I said I would share some of what I taught in a second blog post. I cannot type word for word what I covered, but I will hit the highlights to show off this cute custom birthday shirt I made:<br />
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using elements from these designs from <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/" target="_blank">the Itch 2 Stitch</a>:<br />
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I walked through the design editing process in both <a href="http://www.embird.net/" target="_blank">Embird Editor</a> and <a href="http://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/jrox.php?id=120" target="_blank">Embrilliance Essentials</a>, not only to help those who already own one of the programs, but to show their different strengths for those who want to purchase software so they could make a more informed decision. I picked these two programs because they are comparable in price AND they are the only two I am familiar with. Ha! <br />
Spoiler alert: I love both programs for different reasons and can't really recommend one over the other -- I'm glad I have both! :)<br />
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I will briefly describe my process in each program, then at the end you can download my handout that goes into a bit more details. This is NOT an exhaustive review of everything these programs are capable of. I simply created a project to walk through that shows off the features I use the most. I also have several disclosures/disclaimers that I will put in detail at the bottom (I don't work for either Embird or Embrilliance, read and follow the Terms of Use for the designs you purchase, do not share your merged design files with other embroiderers, edit at your own risk). Ok, here we go!<br />
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I opened the 2 from the <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Football-Varsity-Applique-Numbers_p_434.html" target="_blank">Football Varsity Applique Numbers</a> set. I deleted the white stripes and laces<br />
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<li>Embird: right click the white color box and select "delete" color</li>
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I merged in the <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Fishing-Puppy-Applique_p_816.html" target="_blank">Fishing Puppy Applique Design</a>, then deleted the pole, string, and hook.<br />
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<li>Embird: you can do the same as above, but with a multistep design if you aren't sure which color stops are which, you can right click a color box, select "separate all colors" to break the design into multiple elements. Then the thumbnails will make it clear what colors you should delete. Delete the pole/string/hook. Select all and rejoin those items back together. </li>
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I merged in the <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Birthday-Dino-Box-Applique-_p_854.html" target="_blank">Birthday Dino Box Applique</a> to borrow his party hat! Use the same steps as above to remove everything from the design EXCEPT the placement/tackdown/satin/dot for the hat. </div>
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I moved the hat over on top of the puppy and rotated it</div>
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<li>Embird: select the "rotate mode" button in left toolbar to free rotate the object</li>
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In Embird only, I adjusted the pull compensation of the puppy so the satin stitch width of the puppy matched the satin stitch width of the hat. I separated all colors of the puppy, selected just the satin stitch steps and went up to Edit -> Pull Compensation. Entering positive values increases pull compensation (makes it thicker) and negative values makes it thinner. I usually start with something like 0.2 or 0.3, undoing and trying again until it looks just right!<br />
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To make the puppy a bit more girly I added a heart to the collar. I first merged in the <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Love-Bug-Ladybug-Applique_p_738.html" target="_blank">Love Bug Ladybug Applique</a> then deleted everything but one little heart</div>
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<li>Embird: select the love bug design. Then down in the lower right panel, click on one of the pink pink elements. In the workspace the item selected will turn red. I checked to make sure I had the right cheek heart highlighted, then right-click and select "delete all items except this one". BOOM the whole design is gone except for that little heart! </li>
<li>Embrilliance: expand the design, highlight the pink step that contains two hearts and copy/paste. Now deleted the entire ladybug design, what you will have left is a new object that is just the hearts. To separate the hearts, you will watch it in stitch simulator, and add a color stop between the hearts. Then you can delete the left heart leaving behind the right heart. </li>
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I reflected the heart so it was tilting the way I wanted</div>
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I removed the overlapped satin stitches from the designs elements that were being covered by a different applique design. </div>
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<li>Embird: I started with the dog/hat first. We do NOT want to mess with the placement and tackdown stitches, so on the bottom object click on the satin stitch step and select "hide all colors except this one". Then select the two overlapped applique objects and go to Edit -> Mask. This will remove the satin stitches that are under other stitches, but now we want to remove the stitches that will also be covered by fabric. Hide all colors of the top design, and then use the Freehand Select Mode to lasso the unwanted stitches. Click the split button, which will break those stitches out into it's own object, and delete it. Now join everything together and your little dog will have a fun party hat attached!<br />Put the dog where you want on top of the applique 2 and do that process of removing overlapped stitches again. </li>
<li>Embrilliance: Position the dog/hat/heart exactly where you want on top of the 2. Assign "applique position" or "applique material" to each color of the placement/tackdown steps of all the applique elements. Then click the "remove hidden stitches" button and BOOM they are gone! Watch this Embrilliance video to see it in action: <a href="http://youtu.be/0Jy7bfWm3Cg" target="_blank">Remove Hidden Stitches</a></li>
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I recolored the design so my preview image in software would match as best as possible the threads I would actually choose at the machine. </div>
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<li>Embird: right click a color box in the upper right panel for a whole bunch of options, but most likely you will "select color from catalog" to change each color as needed</li>
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Last, I added the name using the 1.5" size of <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Twinkle-Star-Embroidery-Font-_p_820.html" target="_blank">Twinkle Star</a>! </div>
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<li>Embird: merge in the individual letter files. I rearranged the stitch order of the letters as needed by dragging and dropping them in the upper right hand panel. I roughly placed them where I wanted in a straight line, selected them all and used the "align" button to make more exact changes (align bottoms so they are perfectly straight, with the exception of the y that dangles below the baseline -- in that case you select a different letter like the n and the y, and align tops). Select all the letters, join them, then drag into position. </li>
<li>Embrilliance: install the BX file that comes in the zip (assuming the digitizer includes it). Click the A button to create a lettering object, type the name, select the font and BOOM there it is! Drag into position.</li>
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In both cases since it was the same font/name/hoop, the name was too wide for the hoop, so I had to resize. Both programs you can either drag the design to the final size you want, you can adjust the size by typing in a percentage change, or adjust size by typing in an exact dimension. In Embird it is very important that if you attempt to resize and do not like the results, UNDO and try again from the original. Embird recalculates stitches with each change you make, and that can introduce errors with a cumulative negative effect. (Embrilliance does not recalculate stitches until you save, so you can play until your heart's content.)<br />
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Select everything and be sure it is centered in your hoop and still fits the hoop dimensions.</div>
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FINALLY Save As a new design name! Now sew!</div>
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One thing I wanted to point out at my machine -- remember how we did not change the placement and tackdown stitches and only deleted the overlapped satin stitches? Well this is what it looks like at the machine when you finish the 2: </div>
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Trim those jumps and then run the placement stitch for the dog: </div>
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The fabric is going to overlap. Sometimes that is ok sometimes, not. For example, when I laid the yellow fabric on top, the stripes show through!</div>
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I did not want stripes running through my dog, so I carefully trimmed away the parts of the 2 that would be covered by the dog fabric: </div>
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And now I'm ready to continue on. That added extra step at the machine really helps the overall product look like it was digitized that way instead of merged. </div>
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Special thanks to <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Fabric</a> for donating the lovely fabrics I used on this shirt! </div>
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I *think* that accurately summarizes everything, but it is very hard to type it all out. I hope someday to record some new how-to videos, but that is still a ways off as I transition to a new computer. </div>
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You can download a pdf of the handout we distributed at AG. Again, it is not word for word, but it does include images of the buttons I clicked for each step of the process.<br />
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<a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3955532/AGClassHandout.pdf" target="_blank"><b>FONTastic! Expert Editing and More! handout</b></a></div>
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And lastly, my disclosures/disclaimers:<br />
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<i>I bought Embird Editor myself 7 years ago because my mother-in-law basically required me to before she gave me my embroidery machine, and I have used it basically every day since. Embrilliance Essentials and AlphaTricks Publisher were complimentary (as an employee of The Itch 2 Stitch) so I could create BX files for our fonts, and I've used it for 6 months. I am not an employee of either Embird or Embrilliance and I did not receiving kickbacks from either for teaching the class. I'm simply a fellow embroiderer showing off what you can do with good editing software. </i></div>
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<i>I used I2S designs and fonts in my class... and that's primarily because I was at AG with my boss! But I also have her permission to pick apart her designs to come up with something new. And that brings me to my first disclaimer -- please read the terms of use for the designs you buy and be sure to follow them. For the most part digitizers don't mind if you do design editing for personal use. But there are some who explicitly state "You may not use our designs or any parts of our designs to create a new design for your own use." Make sure you can abide by the TOU before purchasing. </i></div>
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<i>Assume the TOU for the original designs allow you to sell final products, then you could do something like take an apple from one digitizer's designs, borrow some eyes from a second design, pluck some sunglasses off of a third design and add "School is Cool" using a font to make a custom design to stitch on a shirt for your kid or for a customer. But you CANNOT share or sell that design file to another embroiderer. You did not digitize any part of that merged design, and therefore do not have the rights to distribute the design to anyone else. If a friend a couple states away wants to make one too... she would have to buy all the designs and merge it herself. </i></div>
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<i>And finally... as soon as you open a design in software to resize, rearrange stitch order, delete elements, add elements, adjust pull compensation... you have basically voided the warranty so to speak. A digitizer cannot guarantee a proper stitchout once you have modified the original file. So edit at your own risk!! I am very confident in Embird's abilities to edit designs, but that's because I have put it to the test and been pleased with the results. Do not take my word for it! Test your first merge jobs on scraps before putting it on a valuable blank. </i></div>
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Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-76197277605866281012014-07-20T13:33:00.001-04:002014-07-20T13:59:55.701-04:00Applique Getaway 2014!! (Part 1)It's hard to believe <a href="http://www.appliquegetaway.com/" target="_blank">Applique Getaway 2014</a> was three weeks ago already! Like last year I combined my attendance at the conference with a long family road trip. We've been home for a week now, I'm basically caught up with my I2S work after vacationing for two weeks (you really should check out all the <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/All_c_25.html" target="_blank">cuteness Cristy digitized</a> while I was gone), and I'm ready to share my AG experience! Like <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2013/07/applique-getaway-2013.html" target="_blank">last year's post</a>, I'm writing this as my personal diary entry about my experience. However, since I taught a class this year, I'm going to talk about the details of what I covered there in a second post. Here we go!<br />
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My journey to Frisco got off to a rocky start. We were supposed to leave Thursday morning at 5am, but between midnight and 2am my son threw up three times. :( I got ZERO sleep worrying about what in the world I should do... drive by myself and leave sick kiddo at home with daddy, ruining ALL of our plans for the trip? Get in the car anyway not sure if it was a fluke or did we all have a stomach bug? Either way I HAD to go, I was teaching!! I felt nauseous (but it was just nerves). <br />
He woke up chipper and ready to go see Grandmama, so I decided to "lay out the fleece" so to speak -- if no one threw up in the morning we would leave at noon.<br />
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We said goodbye to my husband and pulled out, making it to Baton Rouge in seven hours, only making one stop. Unfortunately Dashiell threw up again, but it was in the parking lot of the rest stop, so YAY for that! And then he threw up again in the middle of the night at the hotel (NOT fun). So yet another restless night for mommy... <br />
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The next morning he seemed ok, didn't even remember taking a bath in the middle of the night. We decided to press on to Frisco and get to MY MOM whom I was desperate to see at that point. We pulled into my aunt and uncle's house, immediately took Dashiell to the walk in clinic five minutes away (no waiting at 5pm on Friday) found out very quickly he had an ear infection, got antibiotics, and then I left both kids in the care of my mom and dashed over to the Embassy Suites. Almost right away I found my dear friend Kaycee and I think I started crying when I hugged her. Whew! I made it!<br />
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I was supposed to arrive by 4pm as a volunteer to help set up, but by the time I rolled in after 6pm, most of the set up work was done and several attendees had already gone through early registration. You can see some ladies putting the finishing touches on their booths here:<br />
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There in the middle of the picture is a pooped Janay who got to meet Lori of <a href="http://happytownapplique.com/" target="_blank">Happytown Applique</a> and Johnnie Lee of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LilDarlingsDesigns" target="_blank">Little Darlings</a>. So fun to meet internet friends! :) Unfortunately I was so tired from running on adreneline and caffeine that I didn't get a real picture of us together. (This pic courtesy of Tobye of Just Sew Pretty).<br />
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Cristy's booth for <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/" target="_blank">The Itch 2 Stitch</a> was already done. Later we did add a few things that I had brought along with me, but I didn't get any pictures of the table after that. Phooey.<br />
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I found Cristy, met her husband Chad (he sends me my paycheck stub so he's pretty important, ha!) and got settled in my room. Honestly, I don't remember much of what else happened other than going out to dinner with a huge group of volunteers and digitizers! It was yummy and fun even though I was in a daze. Special thanks to Tracy for sharing this big group picture! <br />
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I got back to my room, got my final thoughts together for my class the next day, and CRASHED.<br />
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Saturday morning I was up bright and early to get our room set up for our class: FONTastic! Expert Editing and More!<br />
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Even though I had been nervous to the point of nausea weeks prior, the morning of I was quite calm. I'm so thankful for the hundreds of friends I had praying for me! See how I'm not freaking out?<br />
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Our class was in the first time slot of AG, and we were put in the largest room. The capacity was 180 and they brought in more chairs! The room was full and deep and kind of intimidating:<br />
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But everything went really well. I walked through the process of creating a merged design in both Embird Editor and Embrilliance Essentials. I showed how to take elements from these designs: <br />
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To make this!<br />
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(More details about that project in a separate post)<br />
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I talked non-stop for 1 hour and 45 minutes, ha! :)<br />
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We had lots of vendors that donated door prizes:<br />
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So many in fact that we didn't have time to call individual names! So we put business cards under 36 seats and surprised the class at the end. That was fun. :) We did draw names for the bigger prizes like a gift certificate to I2S and a copy of Embrilliance Essentials.<br />
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Whew! After that experience I had to decompress.<br />
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I ate lunch at the registration desk with several other volunteers:<br />
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I didn't end up attending any other classes Saturday. The one I was most interested in (taught by Sheila of <a href="http://savvystitchesapplique.com/" target="_blank">Savvy Stitches</a> and Marisa of <a href="http://www.akaapplique.com/" target="_blank">AKA Applique</a>) was right after mine, and by the time I regained some strength and checked the schedule again... it was almost over! The rest of the day I really just wandered around, visiting with people
and browsing the vendor booths. So much to look at! I spent quite a bit
of time in <a href="http://allstitchedupbyangela.com/" target="_blank">All Stitched Up by Angela</a>'s booth and left with lots of fun
fabric.<br />
The meet and greet that night was nice (and tasty!) The photobooth was a fun idea, and I love this picture of me with several digitizers and assistants (L->R Kaycee, Lyndsie, Whitney, Susan, Jodie, ME, Tobye, Rachel, Sara Ann, Janna):<br />
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Kaycee and I also got to chat with Sheila and Marissa! (OH and Shawn... who was gracious to answer all my questions about running Embird on a Mac, which is next up on my to do list).<br />
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Afterward I went out to dinner with some of my favorite people: Kaycee, Janna, Sara Ann, Cristy and Chad, Rachel and Jose. Nice relaxing evening, no pictures though!<br />
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Sunday morning we repeated our class, this time in a smaller room with a smaller crowd (about 100?). The way the room was set up I had to stand in the middle at the podium. That was different, facing the screen with everyone else instead of being up front and facing them. I kind of liked it better. <br />
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I'm thankful for this picture because the gal right in the middle gave me my favorite memory of the weekend:<br />
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After showing a particular feature of Embrilliance she gasped out loud and exclaimed "That was worth the price of the whole weekend!" :) <br />
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After that class we did a bit of packing and reorganizing. I snagged Lyndsie and Kaycee for a quick picture, I just adore these two women!<br />
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Cristy, Janna and I headed over to the photo booth in our matching tee shirts. This is The Itch 2 Stitch team! I L-O-V-E working with these girls! Cristy digitizes fabulous designs, Janna brings them to life with her always beautiful combination of fabrics and threads, and then I... well I do a bunch of technical stuff to help get the files online. Ha! I love it!<br />
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I joined a group of volunteers for lunch (it was nice to meet some new faces) but I had to skedaddle to my volunteer job before the food arrived.... I helped in Lyndsie's class, where she demonstrated how she digitizes an applique design (a cowgirl cutie that will be coming soon to <a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/index.php" target="_blank">Lynnie Pinnie</a>).<br />
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It had the same effect as last year -- I'm in total awe of what our fabulous digitizers provide for us and it confirmed yet again that *I* do not want to be a digitizer! (I'm much happier working for one!)<br />
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When class was over I walked down with Lyndsie to the main room, where everyone was congregating for the door prizes to be given away. At some point she called all the presenters to the stage. I was not expecting that. It was neat to get a stage view of the whole room though. I didn't take this picture (used with permission from Applique Getaway), but it gives the scope of the whole thing (click to enlarge):<br />
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Alas, I did NOT win the grand prize (Janome MB-4). Oh well... <br />
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I helped the crew of All Stitched Up by Angela pack up their booth and hugged goodbye to many dear friends. <br />
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Then the icing on the cake... I got to meet a very special little guy. Lyndsie and I ran up to her room so I could see her son Jacoby. Last year she was VERY pregnant with him at Applique Getaway. And I gave her a gift of <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2013/07/monthly-milestones-ninja-style.html" target="_blank">monthly milestone bibs using her Ninja Number designs</a>. Well out of all the bazillions of things she had to remember, she thought to pack his 10 months bib so we could get a picture in person! Neat, huh?!<br />
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This charming little boy is so adorable, but he had NO interest in being in my arms, he desperately wanted his mommy who he hadn't seen much of for 48 hours. I'm impressed Lyndsie got this shot before he jumped out of my arms back to her. :)<br />
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And with that, Applique Getaway was over! It was such a wonderful experience. I really enjoyed teaching, and if they will have me back, I plan to teach again. I think next year I will teach Embird and Embrilliance as two separate classes instead of cramming them both into one time slot. If you happened to attend either of my sessions and have any feedback to offer, I'd love to hear it! You can email me at stitchedbyjanay @ gmail.com<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-19332716342620346012014-06-18T22:54:00.000-04:002014-06-18T22:54:58.717-04:00Bubble Buckies for the Birthday GirlMy niece turned two last week. When I asked if there was any special theme for her celebration, her mommy said that Gabriella really liked Bubble Guppies. It's amazing how fast you can get out of the realm of toddler shows because I know nothing about Bubble Guppies, ha! But I had a cute mermaid design in my stash, so I put together this for her to wear. Once completed, when Gabriella saw it she exclaimed "Bubble Buckies!" so apparently it was a win! <br />
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The applique 2 is from <a href="http://happytownapplique.com/number-applique-set-applique-design-machine-embroidery" target="_blank">Happytown's Swanky Numbers Applique</a> set. The mermaid cutie was from <a href="http://www.theappliqueclub.com/" target="_blank">The Applique Club</a>, and I added her name with <a href="http://www.designsbyjuju.com/ruby-embroidery-font" target="_blank">DBJJ's Ruby font</a>. Using <a href="http://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/jrox.php?id=120" target="_blank">Embrilliance Essentials</a> it was so easy to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jy7bfWm3Cg" target="_blank">remove hidden stitches</a> from the overlapped appliques and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJWHh2O-e4&index=5&list=PLudPni1FqKxG98Mh0xNYUs7EZcAGxe3sG" target="_blank">curve the text</a> around the 2. <br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-91902199516666542672014-06-07T21:06:00.001-04:002014-06-07T21:06:47.679-04:00Applique Monogrammed Tank TopA little friend of mine had a birthday party today. This is the most last minute gift I think I have ever made... I hit start on my machine at 1:05 and party started at 2:00 :) It had to be sweet and simple, so I picked a one fabric applique (her initial) with her name!<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Wacky-Applique-Font_p_252.html" target="_blank">I2S Wacky Applique font</a> for the A. This is a really chunky font that shows off the fabric. I've had this cute fabric sitting in my stash for a while, just waiting to be used for a little girl who LOVES pink! I added her name with <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Jelly-Bean-Embroidery-Font_p_144.html" target="_blank">Jelly Bean</a>.<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-30973729331843602932014-06-04T22:59:00.000-04:002014-06-04T22:59:28.314-04:00Monogrammed Beach TowelsMy daughter's two special friends both had birthdays recently. It's growing challenging coming up with new ideas for these girls.... We've done so many things over the past 7 years! This year we opted for monogrammed beach towels and sunglasses cases:<br />
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I used the 3.5" size of<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/One-Thing-Embroidery-Font_p_516.html" target="_blank"> I2S One Thing</a> for the towels:<br />
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And the 1" size for their names on the sunglasses cases:<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-39339798581726367352014-05-22T22:14:00.001-04:002014-05-22T22:14:06.614-04:00Preschool Graduation!Thumbs up, this boy is almost done with preschool!! <br />
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Tonight night was Dashiell's preschool program, and included in that
was a brief graduation ceremony for the VPK classes. In honor of that, I
made him this shirt, very similar to the <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2009/05/graduation-time.html" target="_blank">one I made Annaliese</a> five years ago.<br />
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The monogram is Five Star Font's <a href="http://www.fivestarfonts.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=168">Diploma~Graduation Monogram</a>. The rest of the text uses the font “Hog Bold HMK” which is the font from the school logo on their t-shirts and bags.<br />
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Oh boy, does this kid have personality! He was quite entertaining to watch tonight from start to finish! Not a shy bone in his body... it helped keep me from getting super sentimental and emotional at the program because I was laughing. Or mouthing "STAND STILL!" ;)<br />
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It wasn't until I was home comparing pictures that I got teary... Isn't this amazing? They sure do look alike!<br />
We love Timberlane Preschool!! <br />
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Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-12789910117219129962014-05-20T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-20T09:00:05.179-04:00Baby gift for WilderI recently made this gift set for friends of ours that had a second little boy:<br />
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I made matching shirts for Wilder and his big brother using<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Box-Font-Alpha-Applique-Set_p_399.html" target="_blank"> I2S Box Font</a>, and added their names with <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Girls-Have-Many-Secrets-Embroidery-Font_p_786.html" target="_blank">Girls Have Secrets</a>. You know what my secret is? This font is great for boys! Ha!<br />
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I couldn't decide if I should outline the letter in red and do name in blue, or vice versa. Decided to do one of each!<br />
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For the burp cloth I used this little monster design (from The Applique Club) and added his name with Behind These Hazel Eyes:<br />
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and the bib... well like <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/welcoming-baby-shepherd.html" target="_blank">Shepherd's bib</a> when he was a baby, it is a bit of an inside joke from one dad to another. Both my husband and Wilder's dad enjoy James Bond movies (they record a <a href="http://podjamespod.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">podcast</a> together in fact). This came up as a joke and had to be made into a reality.<br />
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This project was one where BX files saved the day! Can you imagine merging all this letter by letter, especially when you weren't sure what font to use in the first place?! I typed the phrase in Embrilliance, scrolled through several different fonts to decide which one I wanted to use (<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Covered-By-Your-Grace-Embroidery-Font_p_481.html" target="_blank">Covered by Your Grace</a>), then once I picked it, I save the design as a PES file. Then I opened in Embird to get it sized exactly as I wanted (kept height the same but squashed the width to fit on the bib) and adjusted the pull compensation to thicken up the letters to stitch better on the terry bib. So fast and came out perfect! <br />
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You can see the little cutie wearing the bib on <a href="http://tmblr.co/ZmVq0r1FHb0Mc" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-30419928766896903532014-05-18T22:41:00.001-04:002014-05-18T22:41:40.873-04:00Monogramming for myself!Big news at The Itch 2 Stitch... <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/search.asp?keyword=fancy+circle&search.x=0&search.y=0" target="_blank">Fancy Circle</a> has had a facelift! Lots of changes to the files, but the two most significant changes were altering the size of the right letters, and adjusting the fill settings for the large sizes. I'm super excited about it and was anxious to put it to use! I monogrammed a couple items for myself to show the differences between the 4.5" and 5.5" sizes. I used the 4.5" size on this bag sitting in my stash. At this size the font is completely satin stitch!! (Previously there were small sections of the center letter that had a split satin stitch.)<br />
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Isn't it gorgeous?!<br />
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For one of my coverups I used the 5.5" size. It features a split satin for most of the letter.<br />
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Equally pretty!<br />
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I've got a sweatshirt waiting for a jumbo monogram... I might try a double hooping project using the 6.5" size! We shall see... ;)Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-34242580620107852862014-05-15T20:50:00.001-04:002014-05-15T20:50:40.535-04:00SODA-lighted you were my teacher! (Take 3)For the last two years I've made <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/can%20koozie" target="_blank">can koozies</a> for teacher appreciation week, and they have been so well received I did it again: <br />
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This year I used<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Fancy-Circle-Monogram2-Smaller-Size-like-Master-Circle_p_463.html" target="_blank"> I2S Fancy Circle Small</a> (the 2.5" size) on the koozies. The little <a href="http://www.tammymitchellphotography.com/2012/04/27/make-this-free-printable-teacher-appreciation-week-creative-gift-idea-soda-lighted-youre-my-teacher/" target="_blank">SODA-lighted tag</a> is a free printable I found last year on the <a href="http://www.tammymitchellphotography.com/2012/04/27/make-this-free-printable-teacher-appreciation-week-creative-gift-idea-soda-lighted-youre-my-teacher/" target="_blank">Tammy Mitchell Designs blog</a>. I love the little play on words sort of appreciation gifts. :)<br />
Ms. Snyder is a big Phillies baseball fan, so I used blue and red and baseball ribbon:<br />
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For Mrs. Williams I used this cute owl ribbon that has been in my stash forever waiting to be used on a Springwood Owl project, and paired it with a pink koozie:<br />
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They were a hit! <br />
Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-90584561938329746442014-05-13T17:02:00.000-04:002014-05-13T17:09:24.969-04:00Home is where your mom isFor Mother's Day this year I made cards for our moms:<br />
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I just love this <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Home-Is-Where-Your-Mom-Is-Applique_p_826.html" target="_blank">"HOME is where your MOM is" design from I2S</a>. And I love the sentiment! Even though we have lived in FL for nearly nine years, Central IL will always be home. My in-laws are still living in the same house they were in when my husband and I started dating, and that quickly became a second home to me. And although my parents moved out of state after retirement, their new house feels like home to me none-the-less... because MOM is there!<br />
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To attach the designs to notecards, I did the following:<br />
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--I removed the hoop from the machine and taped the notecard to the backside of the hoop inside the stitched rectangle.<br />
--Then I stitched a triple bean stitch rectangle that was inside the outer rectangle by 1/4". <br />
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--I removed the stabilizer, trimmed the fabric to be the size of the notecard, and then frayed the edges. <br />
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I've used a similar technique before on <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/card" target="_blank">other cards</a>. <br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-68316872045169258442014-05-09T22:01:00.001-04:002014-05-09T22:01:52.913-04:00C is for Cherri!This week was teacher appreciation week at our preschool, and as our gift to Ms Cherri I appliqued one more apron! We had done a <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2013/10/more-fall-designs.html" target="_blank">sock monkey with a pumpkin for fall</a>, and then a <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/2013/12/winter-apron.html" target="_blank">sock monkey with a snowman for winter</a>, so this time I made a general one that could be worn the rest of the school year: C is for Cherri!<br />
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I like how this turned out! The C applique is from <a href="http://www.designsbyjuju.com/sock-monkeys-applique-alphabet-5x7" target="_blank">DBJJ's Sock Monkey Alphabet</a> and I added the text with their newest font, <a href="http://www.designsbyjuju.com/all-designs/ruby-embroidery-font" target="_blank">Ruby</a>. <br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-41945469589667344422014-05-08T09:43:00.000-04:002014-05-08T09:43:54.572-04:00Baby Gift for Twin GirlsMy original primary role as an I2S assistant is customer service, but I do some test stitching on occasion, primarily 4x4 designs that I like to put on baby items. When the I2S released these two (oh... last fall), I knew I had an upcoming baby gift for expectant twins, so I used the same thread colors to make this set:<br />
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Aren't they cute? The first is <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/I-Love-You-to-the-Moon-and-Back-Embroidery-Design_p_730.html" target="_blank">I Love You to the Moon and Back</a><br />
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And the second is <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/I-Love-You-a-Bushel-and-a-Peck-Embroidery-Design_p_729.html" target="_blank">I Love You a Bushel and a Peck</a> (the larger sizes have more text)<br />
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Once the babies were born, I made this bib set, using the<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Whoos-Who-Applique_p_696.html" target="_blank"> I2S Whoo's Who</a> design, adding their names with <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Behind-These-Hazel-Eyes-Embroidery-Font_p_480.html" target="_blank">Behind These Hazel Eyes</a>.<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-70912433411390501882014-05-07T14:23:00.000-04:002014-05-07T14:23:19.855-04:00The Newest Owl in our familyOh dear, the time has come. Kindergarten Orientation was today!!! ACK!<br />
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When I told Dashiell about the upcoming meeting I asked if he wanted anything special to wear and he said, "Yes! An owl shirt!" (our school mascot if you are a new blog reader.) Silently inside I shouted, "YES!" because I have had one picked out, purchased, and sitting in my design stash waiting for this day. I used <a href="http://www.pickandstitch.com/boy-owl-applique-design-bean-stitch/" target="_blank">Pick & Stitch's Bean Stitch Boy Owl design</a>.<br />
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I love the look of her bean stitch design, hoping this style will extend the life of Dashiell wearing applique shirts. <br />
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When I showed Dashiell the design, he was concerned about the eyes being different sizes. I did NOT want him to refuse this owl, so I told him "the owl is making this face and saying, 'what's kindergarten all about?'" Then he was totally on board. :) He helped me pick fabrics from my brown and turquoise stash, and then I got to work.<br />
Here he is, saying, "What's Kindergarten all about?!" This is the one and only snap he let me take before leaving.<br />
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Whoooooo's ready for kindergarten?! Well this boy is. Not so sure about momma though...Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-75699920821134890762014-04-27T21:51:00.000-04:002014-04-27T21:51:13.738-04:00What I've been up to for the last few months...Seven years ago today my in-laws arrived for a visit with an embroidery machine in hand for me. Who knew that gift would be a life changing thing?! There is no way I could have predicted being where I am today. I've loved the adventure of the last seven years! I've shared my entire journey here, but I've been so busy on a big fun project for the last couple months that I haven't taken time to blog about it.<br />
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I love fonts. I love using a variety of fonts! I love it so much I even stitched it! Ha!<br />
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If you've read my blog though the years, this love of fonts is no surprise to you. :) You know how ecstatic I was to win a subscription to 8CP way back in 2009, how I worked on font images for the 8CP font CD, how I have tried to use a huge variety of those fonts through the years. If you have interacted with me in embroidery and applique groups, you know I have an unusual visual memory and can recognize digitized fonts pretty well. I get tagged in font questions often, and honestly it bugs me if I don't know the answer right away. Ha! Some have even named me the "Font Queen" which frankly I find kinda silly. <br />
<br />BUT after my last few months, I just might accept that title!<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$10:0">Last August I started working for <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/" target="_blank">The Itch 2 Stitch</a>, initially just to help answer emails. We
got requests for BX format (whatever that was), and I copy and pasted our standard response,
that Cristy would not be adding BX format to her fonts. </span><br data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$11:0" /><br data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$13:0" /><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$14:0">I
finally decided on my own to do a bit of research. The <a href="http://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/jrox.php?id=120" target="_blank">Embrilliance</a>
website asks for bloggers to contact them, so as Stitched by Janay, I
did. Surprisingly they responded right away and gave me the tools I
needed to explore. By that I mean they gave me Embrilliance Essentials AND AlphaTricks.</span><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$16:0">... BUT I didn't install the software for MONTHS. Just got too busy to take on something new. Can you believe that? Totally kicking myself. </span><br data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$17:0" /><br data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$19:0" /><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$20:0">Once
I got through the holidays and settled into a new routine for 2014, I
decided to look into it again. </span><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$24:0">After
I played with AlphaTricks for, oh, 10 minutes?! I was enchanted with what I saw, how easy it
was to use, and I asked Cristy if she wanted me to run forward with it.
We did further research, and then I worked non-stop creating and
testing and prepping for launch of adding the BX files to our fonts. </span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$24:0">There is really no way to describe the sheer giddiness I have felt over all of this. </span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$24:0"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$6:0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$24:0"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$6:0">So I wanted to make a BIG deal about our adding the BX files to the fonts. Jolson's has had BX format for about a year. This isn't
overwhelmingly new. I remember reading his first newsletter. I don't
know if I was skeptical or thought it was too good to be true or what,
but I completely ignored it. Me. "Font Queen" Janay. I ignored it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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chose to make<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudPni1FqKxG98Mh0xNYUs7EZcAGxe3sG" target="_blank"> how-to videos</a> for our I2S customers because I didn't buy into it when Jolson's
launched. And I completely regret as someone who does custom
embroidery that I didn't pay attention until this year. So I made the
videos to help out my fellow embroiderers. And I can't seem to stop! My head is swimming with ideas. It's like I've found a new calling :) </span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$34:0"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$34:0">This is the first video in the playlist. Checkout the awesomeness of being able to TYPE digitized fonts instead of merging letter by letter!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0">This weekend I posted a big BX FAQ in an applique group I am a part of. I thought I should go ahead and post it on my blog, too! So here you go...</span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Janay's BX FAQ </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0"></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0">BX is not a machine format like PES or JEF. <br />BX is a software
installer file used with embroidery programs made by BriTon Leap
(Embrilliance Essentials, Embrilliance AlphaTricks, Designer’s Gallery
EmbroideryWorks, etc). <br />Basically a BX file maps a pre-digitized font
to the keyboard so you can type text and save as an embroidery design
instead of merging and manually arranging individual letters in your
software. Cool, huh?!<br /><br />History:<br />About a year ago Embrilliance
released a new piece of software called AlphaTricks. You can purchase
this as a stand alone program and map any predigitized font you own to
the keyboard, then use it's functions to type and quickly edit text
designs (including respacing the automatic kerning, curving, resizing,
and more). They also created the extension .BX so that digitizers could
offer their fonts pre-mapped to AlphaTricks users. A couple of
digitizers offered the BX format early on, and since March several more
have started updating their fonts to include BX files. <br /><br />What most
people may not realize though is that you can install the Express
version of Embrilliance and use digitizers' BX files for free. Yes!
FREE! <br /><br />Download and install the full software package from
<a href="http://www.embrilliance.com/jamaffiliates/jrox.php?id=120" target="_blank">Embrilliance</a>. (NOT the demo, but the FULL program). It is available for
Mac and Windows:<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fembrilliance.com%2Fdownloads&h=0AQHO84qo&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://embrilliance.com/downloads</a><br /><br />When
you launch the program it will ask for serials numbers. If you have not
purchased Essentials, AlphaTricks, or any of their other programs, you
have nothing to enter. Simply click DONE. It will say you are running in
Express Mode, and all you can do is use digitizers' BX files. That's
cool, no complaints because it is FREE! <br /><br />Then you will need to
install the BX files provided by the digitizer. Please note that you
cannot install BX files while they are sitting in a zip file. You must
extract the files first, then you can install by either double-clicking a
BX file (which will install and and launch the program) or drag and
drop them into the workspace of Embrilliance (can select multiple bx
files to install at once). If you don't know how to extract a zip, in
Windows you should be able to right click and select "Extract All".
Alternatively, you could drag the BX files out of the zip to your
desktop, then drag them into Embrilliance. <br /><br />IF you want to resize
text or merge text with an applique design, you won't be able to do
that solely with the free Embrilliance Express version. You will need to
do one of two things:<br />--Purchase Essentials and do it all in one program<br />--Type
and save your name in Express. Then using the editing software you
already own, open your applique and merge in the name file and keep
editing there. It will likely be faster than merging individual letter
files!<br /><br />Each digitizer will include directions for using the BX files, most likely as a pdf in the zip with your font.<br /><br />Want
to see it in action? These videos walk you through installing and using
BX files. Everything shown in videos 1-7 can be done with the FREE
version. (I used I2S fonts, but the same steps apply for any digitizers'
BX files.)<br /><b>Playlist:</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudPni1FqKxG98Mh0xNYUs7EZcAGxe3sG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudPni1FqKxG98Mh0xNYUs7EZcAGxe3sG</a></span></span></span><br />
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<li>Video 1 is a brief overview of how it works: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZ94b5Oec-JE&h=UAQHLXQJp&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z94b5Oec-JE</a></li>
<li>Video 2 shows how quickly you can preview a name in multiple fonts, as well as some editing tips: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSMp0n7d3Ag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSMp0n7d3Ag</a></li>
<li>Video 3 shows editing features of multi-line text designs: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmkJvqL7kcb8&h=GAQGSNDWg&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJvqL7kcb8</a></li>
<li>Video 4 shows how to use the circular text function: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJWHh2O-e4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJWHh2O-e4</a></li>
<li>Video 5 shows how to use bx files for fonts mapped as 2-letter and 3-letter monograms: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4rEsOrLiBc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4rEsOrLiBc</a></li>
<li>Video 6 shows how to create a three-letter monogram for an alphabet mapped with upper and lowercase letters: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZncWTDe1PsM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZncWTDe1PsM</a></li>
<li>Video 7 shows how to combine multiple fonts in one embroidery design: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwwvioeoCGlY&h=LAQFh8zuD&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvioeoCGlY</a></li>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".1j.1:3:1:$comment733007903405426_733042156735334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$52:0">Have fun NOT merging!!! </span></span></span>Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-38826281597484545782014-04-22T21:10:00.000-04:002014-04-22T21:10:16.066-04:00Bunny shirt perfect for a boyDashiell requested a bunny with carrot shirt. He had a VERY particular vision, and none of my bunny holding carrots designs were quite what he wanted. And we were about to settle on one (that I didn't own yet, of course) but then I remembered this design... the bunny is not holding the carrot but instead riding on it! He thought it was awesome and I got to work:<br />
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The<a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/embroidery-designs/bunny-on-carrot-skateboard-applique-4x4-5x7-6x10-7x11-svg/prod_10627.html" target="_blank"> bunny on carrot skateboard is from Lynnie Pinnie</a>. So adorable!<br />
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I was out of town with my girl for Easter weekend, so I missed Dashiell's Easter egg hunt and party at preschool... no pictures! But here he is posing at home:<br />
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and pretending to be on a skateboard:<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-88790825517536591732014-04-10T13:21:00.000-04:002014-04-10T13:21:14.534-04:00Annaliese is TEN!I feel like I say this with shock and dismay every year, but today is my daughter's birthday and she's 10. TEN! Double digits! How is that even possible?!<br />
Thankfully she still loves to wear applique shirts so I got to make something special for her yet again:<br />
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She requested this herself, a cake plate where the pedestal is a 10. Clever idea, right? And not only does she still like applique shirts, she specifically wanted this puff sleeves and ruffle bottom shirt :)<br />
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I started with <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Cake-on-Stand_p_774.html" target="_blank">I2S's Cake on Stand</a>, but I deleted out the pedestal and inserted the numbers from <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/One-Thing-Embroidery-Font_p_516.html" target="_blank">One Thing</a>. Annaliese picked the fabrics and threads herself! Thankfully they were EXACTLY what I had envisioned using, too. Yay! Easy Peasy project.<br />
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I love my girl, she makes parenthood a delight!<br />
<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-8814627527798822002014-04-07T21:14:00.001-04:002014-04-07T21:27:00.759-04:00Castle Frame fit for a little Princess!So I'm not taking orders. I'm not. But sometimes if you ask at the very right minute... I might say yes. Ha! If it's a "two birds with one stone" kinda situation. <br />
A friend asked if I had time to make a birthday shirt for her sweet little girl. We were chatting on fb at the exact moment I was updating the LP testing database for new designs.<br />
I told my friend that I was sorry, but I didn't have time.<br />
Then a moment later said, "hold up, princess themed??" <br />
I gave her one option, this sweet <a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/embroidery-designs/swirly-split-castle-applique-4x4-5x7-6x10-svg/prod_10637.html" target="_blank">Swirly Split Castle Applique</a> that I had the opportunity to test for LP. She loved it, and I got it done the next day! <br />
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Isn't this a great design?! One fabric, the beauty is in all the embroidery. I added Kendal and the 3 with LP's <a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/embroidery-designs/strawberry-limeade-embroidery-font-3-sizes/prod_10501.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Limeade</a>.<br />
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And guess what?! If you do custom embroidery yourself, you can go grab it for <a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/embroidery-designs/swirly-split-castle-applique-4x4-5x7-6x10-svg/prod_10637.html" target="_blank">free from LP's site</a> for a limited time. HURRY! Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-77671988951222960912014-04-06T15:29:00.001-04:002014-04-06T17:13:05.006-04:00Custom gift bagsIn keeping with Dashiell's insistance to buy toys to take as gifts to birthday parties, we have compromised by me making custom bags to wrap said toys in. :) <br />
For Audrey, I actually put a pocket on a pink tote bag. I stitched the<a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/TuTu-Cute-Bunny-Applique_p_765.html" target="_blank"> I2S TuTu Cute Bunny</a> design on fabric first, and then made it into a pocket on the front of the bag:<br />
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Rex and Anthony got Spider-man themed monogram tote bags like Owen and Joey did! I used <a href="http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/web-applique-alphabet-embroidery-design.html" target="_blank">8CP's Web applique</a> and <a href="http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/spidey-alphabet-embroidery-design.html" target="_blank">Spidey</a> fonts. I completely forgot to take a picture of Rex's until we were at the park, so all I have is a phone pic:<br />
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And I didn't realize how bad my pic of Anthony's was until it was too late! But I wanted to show it off anyway, I took a gamble and resized the Spidey font to 50% to get his name on there. Anthony is significantly longer than Rex in this font, ha! But it worked!<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-38376484487415277922014-04-03T18:56:00.000-04:002014-04-03T18:56:28.363-04:00Let's Play Ball!I don't have an athletic bone in my body, but Dashiell sure does! That sports gene from my dad jumped right over me and into him. This year he has started Tee Ball! I don't have a whole lot of interest in sports, so I'm making up for it in cute clothing :) Yesterday was his first game, and Annaliese and I were sporting new shirts for the occasion. <br />
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As you can see, his team colors are maroon and gray, so I went with a heather gray shirts, used white sports vinyl for the applique, and maroon and dark gray threads.<br />
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My shirt uses a relatively new <a href="http://www.katelynskreativestitches.com/tee-ball-mom-2-applique-and-filled.html" target="_blank">Tee Ball Mom design from Katelyn's Kreative Stitches</a>. I added Dashiell's number with her <a href="https://www.katelynskreativestitches.com/corinthia-script.html" target="_blank">Corinthia Script</a> (it includes numbers and punctuation!) I really like how it turned out!<br />
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For Annaliese's shirt I used the <a href="http://www.theappliqueclub.com/march-2014-designs-p12.phphttp://www.theappliqueclub.com/march-2014-designs-p12.php" target="_blank">Baseball Bats Heart design from the March 2014 set of The Applique Club</a>. I added the text with <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/Hambone-Embroidery-Font_p_655.html" target="_blank">I2S Hambone</a>. I think it looks great with the wood grain fabric and vinyl!<br />
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Here she is, watching intently :)<br />
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<br />Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-4163564318864591612014-03-22T11:18:00.000-04:002014-03-22T11:18:13.341-04:00Rejoice!<div style="text-align: left;">
I have been so busy with my "day job" that I have severely neglected my
blog. But I'm taking some time to catch up over spring break, and I want
to share this beautiful project from earlier in the year... before Easter
has come and gone!<br />I had the honor and privilege of testing this <a href="http://lynniepinnie.com/shop/embroidery-designs/rejoice-easter-frame-applique-4x4-5x7-6x10-svg/prod_10628.html" target="_blank">Rejoice design</a> for Lynnie Pinnie:</div>
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Isn't it gorgeous? I love everything about it! The way the fabrics are tacked down and top stitched for the gradient sky, the texture of the cross, the font choice... it's beautiful!<br />I stitched it on a nice woven fabric first, then before I unhooped I floated two layers of burlap and a loop of ribbon under my hoop and added a triple-bean stitch rectangle around the perimeter to tack it all together. Trimmed it and frayed it and turned it into a wall hanging for myself! <br />
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When I hung it up my daughter said, "Oh is that for Easter?" and then immediately said it was good anytime though. That's exactly right! We can rejoice in our risen Savior every day of the year! Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-74188358669170672102014-03-18T21:41:00.000-04:002014-03-18T21:41:52.195-04:00Nerd Lunch Podcast PolosI do lots of embroidery for my family, but rarely for my husband... He's just not all that into appliqué ;) <br />BUT he did make a request... Oh, about a year ago? He has his own <a href="http://nerdlunch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and records a weekly <a href="http://nerdlunch.blogspot.com/search/label/podcast" target="_blank">podcast</a> with like-minded friends, <a href="http://nerdlunch.blogspot.com/search/label/podcast" target="_blank">The Nerd Lunch Podcast</a>. He asked if I could get his logo digitized to embroider on items.<br />
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Last year I contacted Whitney of <a href="http://www.sewgrammie.com/" target="_blank">That's Sew Grammie</a> to see if she was up to the challenge. This logo includes fading checkerboard, gradient background, reflection highlights, and lots of lettering. All squeezed into a 4" wide design and stitched with thread?! She tackled it with a "bring it on!" attitude.<br />
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The first draft design attempted to cover all bases. I tested it as is, and then stitched a simplified version. <br />
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Then I took my tests with me to the Appliqué Getaway and got to show
them to Whitney in person. We talked it over there, with the intention
of finishing once we were both home and recovered. I look really tired here... <br />
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Fast forward several months...<br />
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My husband was going to meet up with his podcasting friends and asked, "hey could you actually finish that project from long ago and embroider shirts?" Ha! So I contacted Whitney and we got it finished up. Had to recall all the things we discussed in person:<br />
-the checkerboard turned out awesome!<br />
-We decided that my thread choice for the gradient was too harsh, so I swapped the white underneath to a dark orange and then it worked great! Thrilled with the gradient effect.<br />
-The top stitching on the text "Nerd Lunch" was a valiant effort, but at this size didn't translate well in thread, so it was eliminated.<br />
-We altered the stitch style of the top stitching for the highlights on the box<br />
-and believe it or not, I asked for a skinnier version of Podcast. That's probably a rare request since we all love our wide satin stitch fonts! ;)<br /><br />Then I stitched it a few more times to get my thread choices just right.<br />
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I finally put it on three polos and sent him out the door for a road trip! Pardon my photography, this was literally a late night before he left photo shoot... <br />
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Here they are together! (My guy is on the right. He's got long arms to do a group selfie. Ha!) <br />
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We were please how it came out, ESPECIALLY considering how non-embroidery friendly the logo was to start with! :) So if you are looking for some custom digitizing, I would highly recommend Whitney! You can find her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SewGrammie" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and her site <a href="http://www.sewgrammie.com/" target="_blank">That's Sew Grammie</a>! </div>
Janayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570801211495586896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728215592359697982.post-60680935102990514302014-03-17T21:45:00.001-04:002014-03-17T21:46:09.487-04:00Counting Sheep!I ordered these super cute pajamas during<a href="http://www.arbblanks.com/pajamas" target="_blank"> ARB Blanks' spring PJs</a> preorder, and when they arrived I then had to decide what to put on them. About that same time I2S had released some cute <a href="http://www.theitch2stitch.com/search.asp?keyword=sleepy&search.x=0&search.y=0" target="_blank">"sleepy" animal designs</a>. I loved the lamb for Annaliese, and sweetly asked my boss if she would create a boy version (less swirly wool, no bow, no eyelashes) for Dashiell,and she did! Aren't these adorable?<br />
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I also ordered a pair of doll sized PJs for Annaliese's American Girl doll. I took the 4x4 size of the design, reduced it (maybe to 75%?), increased pull compensation to widen the satin stitches back up, and stitched away. Turned out so cute, I love Embird!<br />
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Dashiell has been rather miffed every time Annaliese gets a matching doll clothing item and he doesn't get something for his BuildABear, so this time I found a blue onesie in my stash and made something for him. He was SO excited and appreciative :) I chopped it off and used steam-a-seam to "hem" it. Ha!<br />
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Here they are, all comfy and ready for bed ;)<br />
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