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Stitching Sweet Valentine’s Pictures with Nicola Elliott – FREE Downloadable Embroidery Designs
In this week’s blog post we are featuring an embroiderer with a truly unique style. We are also offering three of her beautiful and brand new Valentine’s Day themed embroidery designs to be downloaded for FREE. You will still have plenty of... more »
14 Best Valentine’s Day Projects From Us To You
Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, but there is still plenty of time left to create something truly LOVEly for that special person in your life. Or why not simply treat yourself? We collected 14 SWEET projects that can easily be created and then personalized... more »
Choosing the Right Threads for Your Machine Embroidery Projects
When it comes to machine embroidery, the types of threads you want to reach for are a little different to those used for hand embroidery. Machine embroidery threads come in many different materials, ranging from rayon (the most popular) to silk and to... more »
10 Best Embroidery Projects for a “New You” in 2017
Forgot to make your New Year’s resolutions? 2017 can still be your greatest year yet! We collected 10 fun and easy embroidery projects that will help motivate you to become the very best version of yourself. Although most of these projects... more »
Adding Va Va Voom To Your Machine Embroidery Projects
Nothing says lovin’ like embroidered gifts. What you choose as your project says something about how you see the receiver. What you choose to embroider on the gift says something about you. If you really want your design to pop, adding embellishment... more »
Snowman Themed Embroidery Project Ideas
Who does not like snowmen? As the chill of winter blows over the great outdoors, most people find themselves spending more and more time inside. If you are looking for a fun way to keep busy and keep your creativity flowing during the cold season, try... more »
It’s a ’Christmas’ Cracker Of a Winner!
Leading up to Christmas we have seen so many beautiful embroidery designs everywhere, which made us curious to see what kind of embroidery projects everyone was working on at home. So… we asked our lovely Facebook followers to share their embroidery... more »
Elf’s Eleven – Last Minute DIY Christmas Gift Ideas
Have you ran out of ideas? Are you in desperate need for some last minute Christmas gift inspiration? Look no further! We collected the 11 best gift ideas the Elf recommends. They are quick and easy to make. They are also quirky and can be... more »
Personalized Christmas Tags & Ornaments with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs – Part 2
Embroidered Christmas ornaments are really easy to create with Hatch Embroidery software and can be personalized by adding some lettering or monograms, so everyone in the family can have their own ornament on the tree! In this blog article we take you STEP... more »
Personalized Christmas Tags & Ornaments with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs – Part 1
Embroidered gift tags that double as Christmas ornaments are a great way to add an extra touch to a special gift. They can be personalized with names or simply sewn for decoration. These customized tags are super quick and simple to create with Hatch Embroidery... more »
10 Paw-fect Embroidered Christmas Gifts For Your Furry Friends
Hatch Embroidery Software together with your embroidery machine, will let you produce unique and colorful pieces for yourself or your furry friends. Embroidery can be functional, beautiful and personal, so get inspired and amaze your friends and family... more »
Personalized Christmas Gifts For A More Festive Holiday Season
The festive season is almost upon us once again, so it is time to turn our attention towards those all-important gifts for family and friends. There is nothing quite like a handmade personalized gift. It is a fun way to get creative! Embroidery is a... more »
Spooktacular Designs Using Hatch Embroidery – FREE Halloween Designs
It is so easy to take a simple design and make it “Boo-tiful” with Hatch Embroidery! This week we are giving you two designs that we have taken from simple to exciting using special features and stitches in the Hatch Embroidery Software. We... more »
PINKing of You – FREE Embroidery Design & Video
We continue to find ways to help you promote Breast Cancer Awareness month. Last week we gave you several pink ribbon designs to stitch out in embroidery. This week we found a fun and effective campaign run by the American Breast Cancer Foundation. We... more »
Halloween Ornaments Project with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs
This Halloween Ornaments project by Kristie J. Smith is a simple tutorial to help you practice digitizing objects in the software. This project is fast, fun, and an easy way to create décor for the Halloween season. The digitizing tools in Hatch... more »
FREE Software Update for Hatch Embroidery 2 Users
Please note: This is a free software update for Hatch Embroidery 2 users only. Some of the features listed are for specific Hatch Embroidery levels. If you would like to add a feature, please upgrade your software today. Determine your Redwork start... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 6 – Perfectly Pieced Block & Assembling Your Quilt
It’s the last installment of the Hatching a Quilt tutorial series, ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 6 – Perfectly Pieced Block & Assembling Your Quilt. I’m feeling very accomplished and also a little sad. I hope you have... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 5 – Trapunto Block
This week we’ll explore trapunto with ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 5 – Trapunto Block. Trapunto traditionally means to quilt with padding or puffiness. Old-school trapunto was done by pushing extra layers of yarn into a quilted... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 4 – Continuous Quilting Block
Wow, we are already on week 4 with ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 4 – Continuous Quilting Block. As a quilter, I love continuous quilting in the hoop because I get consistent quilting designs and consistent stitches, and it saves... more »
ITH Leaf Table Center by Allison Nash from Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery
Embroidery machines have long been used to embroider on existing articles such as towels, hats etc. This blog "ITH Leaf Table Center by Allison Nash from Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery", will guide you through an ITH project from start to finish. One of the... more »