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10 Best Embroidery Projects for a “New You” in 2017
Inspirations for a New You in the New Year 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.... more »
Adding Va Va Voom To Your Machine Embroidery Projects
Hand embellishment dos and don'ts 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... more »
Snowman Themed Embroidery Project Ideas
Inspiration for Those Cold Winter Days 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... more »
It’s a ’Christmas’ Cracker Of a Winner!
Hatch Facebook Christmas embroidery competition 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... more »
Elf’s Eleven – Last Minute DIY Christmas Gift Ideas
They are all quirky and can be personalized with embroidery! 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... more »
Personalized Christmas Tags & Ornaments with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs – Part 2
Embroidered Christmas ornaments make decorating the tree more special - project by Kristie J Smith Embroidered Christmas ornaments are really easy to create with Hatch Embroidery software and can be personalized by adding some lettering or monograms, so... more »
Personalized Christmas Tags & Ornaments with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs – Part 1
The perfect finishing touch for memorable gifts - project by Kristie J Smith 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... more »
10 Paw-fect Embroidered Christmas Gifts For Your Furry Friends
Don’t let your pets miss out on celebrating Santa-Paws! 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... more »
Personalized Christmas Gifts For A More Festive Holiday Season
DIY ideas you can easily embroider to make your present even more special 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... more »
Spooktacular Designs Using Hatch Embroidery – FREE Halloween Designs
Special features and stitch effects that will take your embroidery to the next level 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... more »
PINKing of You – FREE Embroidery Design & Video
Supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign by the American Breast Cancer Foundation 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... more »
Halloween Ornaments Project with FREE Instructions & Embroidery Designs
Embroidery digitizing in Hatch is not scary at all! 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... more »
FREE Software Update for Hatch Embroidery 2 Users
Enhanced features & new fonts for Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 2 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,... more »
Create Memorable Embroidered gifts with PhotoStitch and PhotoFlash
Plus Video Overview by Lindee Goodall The Color PhotoStitch and PhotoFlash tools are used for auto-digitizing photographs and are located in the Auto-Digitize toolbox. You can create memorable embroidered gifts with PhotoStitch and PhotoFlash. Both... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 6 – Perfectly Pieced Block & Assembling Your Quilt
Fun quilting tutorial series with Kristie J Smith - FREE tutorials and embroidery designs It’s the last installment of the Hatching a Quilt tutorial series, ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 6 – Perfectly Pieced Block &... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 5 – Trapunto Block
Fun quilting tutorial series with Kristie J Smith - FREE tutorials and embroidery designs This week we’ll explore trapunto with ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 5 – Trapunto Block. Trapunto traditionally means to quilt with... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 4 – Continuous Quilting Block
Fun quilting tutorial series with Kristie J Smith - FREE tutorials and embroidery designs Wow, we are already on week 4 with ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 4 – Continuous Quilting Block. As a quilter, I love continuous quilting... more »
ITH Leaf Table Center by Allison Nash from Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery
Plus Bonus FREE 'Learn in The Hoop' Zip Pouch Project About ‘In the Hoop’ 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... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 3 – Appliqué Block
Fun quilting tutorial series with Kristie J Smith - FREE tutorials and embroidery designs It’s week 3 of “Hatching a Quilt” tutorial series with ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 3 – Appliqué Block, and... more »
’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 2 – Fills, Thrills & Outlines Block
Fun quilting tutorial series with Kristie J Smith - FREE tutorials and embroidery designs Welcome to block 2 of the ‘Hatching’ a Quilt tutorial series, ’Hatching’ a Quilt – Part 2 – Fills, Thrills & Outlines... more »