Are you ready for another episode of Coffee with Cookie? She is {sew} excited to share this fun project for your pets! Pets need accessories too, right?
There are two patterns for two different sizes, and the nice part about this project is making quick gifts and meaningful messages that can convey a disability like deafness, low blood sugar, and more!
Download your project instructions, patterns, and designs in the file below:
Join us tomorrow 7//14/2021 at 4:30 PM EDT on our Embellish Facebook Page for this LIVE tutorial event! Follow the link below to watch when Cookie goes live!
Hey there! It’s Shinae from Floriani! I wanted to bring you a few tutorials that go with our peach cobbler towel which you can find in the following link:
First, let’s learn how to edit with Sketch-A- Stitch. This is a Floriani Software stand alone program that allows you to convert drawings within the software into embroidery stitches! This amazing new software can be used with any Embroidery Machines. Create specific stitch designs on the fly and on-screen! Follow along below:
Now, let’s learn how to add the text! Follow along in the video below:
Thanks for joining Floriani on this fun tutorial! Let’s us know if you love using our latest software, Sketch-A-Stitch, and if you’d like to see more tutorials too! Happy Creating and Happy Sewing Everyone!
Another great day to have #fabulousflorianifreebiefriday and the new release of our Floriani State Flower! This week, we are celebrating the fun state of Maryland!
First things first, let’s download our printable instructions to learn how to make a wonderful and festive door decoration!
Did you see our new scratch off reveal on Facebook? Every week, we will now reveal the next state’s release by scratching it off to reveal that state flower! Now, let’s learn some fun facts about Maryland!
Fun Facts About Maryland:
If you like seafood, Maryland is the hub for blue crabs, soft clams, old bay seasoning, and Chesapeake bay seasoning!
Almost half of the land surface of Maryland is covered by forest, which includes forty-seven state parks.
Maryland is known as the “mini America” as it has almost every type of terrain, landscape, more animal and bird species than any other state.
Maryland has 48 people that are the years of 114 and older.
The Baltimore Ravens are named after Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem, The Raven.
Jousting has been the official sport of Maryland since 1962.
The movies Runaway Bride and Tuck Everlasting were both filmed in Berlin, Maryland.
Maryland was the first state to start Worker’s Compensation in 1902.
The US Naval Academy was founded in Annapolis, MD, which is also the sailing capital of the world.
The American Flag has flown continuously over the Francis Scott Key birthplace in Keymar since 1849.
That’s all for this week! We hope you have an amazing week filled with creativity, sewing, quilting, good times with those you love, and creating lots of memories. Happy Sewing and Happy Creating Everyone!
We have loved this journey! Seeing the projects you make, and sharing them on our Floriani Embroidery Group, receiving your emails with stories about how this has inspired you to quilt, and more! Thank you so much for being a part of this community! We are so grateful for you!
Today, we are taking a virtual trip to Alaska! Get your designs, project instructions, past designs, and fun facts below!
Today’s designs can be downloaded at the following:
re you ready for another amazing #florianistateflower?! Today we celebrate the amazing state of Delaware. The peach blossom is Delaware’s beautiful state flower! Follow the blog below to see what we will be learning this week!
Download your project instructions in the link below:
Download your Delaware State Flower design in the link below:
Now, let’s learn some fascinating facts about the fun state of Delaware!
Fun Facts About Delaware:
Buffering is something that Delawareans rarely have to worry about. The state enjoys the fastest Internet speeds in the country, with connection speeds higher than every other country observed with the exception of South Korea.
Despite being the second-smallest state, Delaware is also the 6th most densely populated state in America.
Another nickname for Delaware is the “Diamond State.” Thomas Jefferson reportedly once referred to it as a “jewel” due to its ideal location.
In Wilmington, Delaware, students once set the record for the world’s tallest LEGO tower. The tower was 113 feet tall and made from more than 500,000 LEGO bricks.
First settled by the Dutch in 1631, Lewes is the first town in the first state.
Delaware is the third most bike friendly state in the U.S.
Annie Jump Cannon, born in Dover, classified more than 225k stars! She was also the first woman to become an officer in the American Astronomical Society.
Delaware has the largest population of horseshoe crabs.
Got milk? isn’t a question in Delaware, as their state beverage is milk!
The Dover National Speedway is home to a 46 foot statue of a monster holding a full sized car in it’s hand, giving the speedway the nickname “Monster Mile”.
We hope you love this beautiful state flower and enjoy continuing the Floriani State Flower journey with us! Come back next week for another amazing freebie! Happy Creating Everyone!
It’s another great #fabulousflorianifreebiefriday where we are featuring our Floriani State Flowers! This week, we are heading over to the state of Missouri to stitch out the White Hawthorn Blossom!
Don’t forget to drop your beautiful designs and projects in our Facebook group! We love seeing what you have created, and featuring you on our Floriani Embroidery Page!
…And last but not least… Have you entered our giveaway? We are giving away 3 amazing prizes to go with our Sketching Across America, Floriani State Flowers! Follow the link below to be entered to win:
We are getting ready for Memorial Day Weekend! That means lots of Red, White, and Blue, and so many decorations to make!
Clarrisa, from Clarrisa’s Corner, has made this beautiful heart design, filled with Patriotism! Download your free design below, and remember that there is no Clarrisa’s Corner this week! Join us next Thursday at 4:30 PM EDT for a new episode! You can also view all previous episodes on our Floriani Embroidery Facebook page under videos.
Hi, I’m Susan from Sewfeet.com and today we’re talking about stabilizer basics. Embroidery stabilizers are a key element in machine embroidery. They provide a firm foundation that can support the thread that is used to create the design being stitched. Without them, the fabric would be puckered around the design once it is un-hooped, and the stabilizer is removed. I’m going to start with my three go-to stabilizers that are good to always have on hand. Here are three stabilizers I use on a regular basis. I have other stabilizers that are more specialized for specific embroidery situations, but these are my every day, mainstream, often-used stabilizers that I make sure that I am never without. These three stabilizers are great to start with if you are new to machine embroidery.
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Embellish Soft Cutaway
Most cutaway stabilizers are stiff with a lot of body. This may be useful if you need some structure in your project. But there are times when I want the support of a cutaway but without the stiffness and this soft cutaway is perfect for that. It is very stable with no stretch in any direction. After stitching, trim away the stabilizer, leaving about ¼” around the design. The rest of the stabilizer remains behind the stitched design.
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Floriani Medium Tearaway
I like this stabilizer because it works for most projects that need a tearaway stabilizer. Crisp, but not stiff, it tears easily and cleanly away from the stitching. Tearaway is similar to cutaway but is more paper-like and tears easily. If using more than one layer of tearaway, it is best to remove the layers one at a time.
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Floriani Water Soluble Topping
A great stabilizer to use when you are stitching terrycloth, velvet, or other textured fabrics. An easy way to keep this in place on top of your hooped fabric is to wet the corners of the topping and then stick them to the fabric in the hoop. Typically, toppings are a film or mesh that dissolves with water. After stitching, trim the excess stabilizer from around the design and then rinse the project until the stabilizer completely is dissolved.
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Six Embroidery Stabilizer Facts and Tips
Before the home embroidery machine came about, stabilizers were used by commercial embroiderers. They were called backings because the majority of stabilizers are placed on the back of the fabric. The term used by the home machine embroidery industry is stabilizer.n
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Determining the type of stabilizer and the amount your project requires takes some testing using your project fabric with a variety of stabilizers until you find the stabilizer for that works best for your project. The more you work with stabilizers, the more intuitive it becomes.
The only hard and fast stabilizer rule is that knit fabrics, including t-shirts and sweatshirts, require cutaway stabilizers. It provides a very stable foundation for stitching. Woven fabric may use a variety of stabilizer types, depending on the fabric and the project.
Use commercial quality stabilizers made by reputable embroidery companies. These stabilizers contain silicone, which lubricates the needle as you sew, reducing the wear and tear on the needle and the machine. Substitutes such as paper, coffee filters, freezer paper, etc. are not recommended as they may contain other materials such as cellulose (wood pulp) that can be harmful to your machine.
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When stitching a fabric that has a nap or pile to it such as velvet, terry cloth, or corduroy, you will need the stabilizer behind the fabric plus an additional stabilizer on the surface of the fabric. Called a topping, this stabilizer keeps the stitches from sinking into the loops of the fabric. These work with fabrics that can handle moisture and dampness because toppings are water soluble so they can be completely removed after your stitching is complete.n
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The last five tips have been referring to using stabilizers for machine embroidery, but another use is with your sewing machine for decorative stitching. It keeps your fabric nice and flat with no puckering or tunneling as you stitch. It goes behind the fabric, the same as for embroidery and can be removed by tearing or cutting it away, depending on they type you are using.
Hi, I’m Susan from Sewfeet.com. I don’t know about you, but I love sewing machine stitches! Today’s machines have hundreds (or more) stitches in a variety of styles – florals, geometrics, cross stitches, abstract designs, and more. I also love making mini art quilts. In today’s post, I am combining the two with a simple mini art quilt that showcases some of my favorite stitch patterns. The finished size of this mini art quilt is 14” x 7”.
Supplies
Quilt Top: 15” x 8” rectangle of quilting cotton
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Backing: 15” x 8” rectangle of quilting cotton
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Batting: 15” x 8” rectangle of Embellish Premium Fusible Batting
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Stitched Strips: 8-10 strips 1” x 8” quilting cotton in a solid or subtle print that contrasts with the quilt fabric
Open Embroidery Foot for decorative stitching and couching
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Batting
Place the Embellish Premium Fusible Batting with the non-fusible side facing the wrong side of the quilt top. I used Embellish Premium Fusible Batting. I did not fuse the batting to the quilt top. As you stitch, the fabric will shift slightly, creating small bubble and puckers in your fabric for a textured look.
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Quilting
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Using the free-motion presser foot, meander over the surface of the fabric until it is completely quilted. I randomly covered the fabric with loops circles, and curved lines. My intent with this type of stitching is to create texture on the fabric, so you can be as free as you like with your fabric movement. It doesn’t have to be award-winning stippling or perfect free-motion stitches. What you want is a pebbly surface on your quilt. After quilting, trim the quilt top to 14” X 7”. Once it is stitched, set it aside. Note: You are quilting through the top fabric and the batting only. The backing will be added after the decorative stitches are sewn to the quilt top.
Decorative Stitching
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Place stabilizer behind one strip and select a decorative stitch of your choice. Sew down the middle of the strip. Tear away the excess stabilizer from the wrong side of the strip. Repeat with the remaining strips, trimming them to various lengths.
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Raw Edge Appliqué
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Arrange the decorative stitch strips as desired using the photos as guide. Stitch along all four edges of the strips to hold them in place.
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Stitch by Stitch
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Position the label on the quilt and stitch or glue in place. Place the decorative button on the label and stitch it be hand or machine.
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Finishing
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Trim the backing fabric to match the quilt top. Place the backing right side out behind the quilt top and fuse it in place. Cut the yarn into two pieces. Starting on the lower edge, place the two pieces of yarn along the edges and sew it to the quilt using a zigzag stitch. Set the stitch width wide enough to stitch into the quilt and over the yarn. Stitch the yarn along all four edges, overlapping the edges and backstitching to secure it.
