Beautiful work everyone!!! It makes me really want to master my machine!

I have a Viking Scandanavia 400. I do some quilting with it, but havent mastered the embroidery yet. Still have to get the software for it. What machine has the biggest hoop? I would love to do some bigger stuff. My hoop is pretty small. Also I have a hard time centering my stuff. Is there a trick to that?

JudyG, thank you for the offer, your projects are awesome!

I have the Babylock Ellure Plus. I am just getting to know her. I made hand towels for my grandchildren for xmas with their names on them and then added a novelty print to one end and finished them off with wide rick rack. They were a big hit. I just finished a 12" mini quilt using flannel backed satin and minki on the other side. I did an emb. design on the one side. It is the perfect little blankie for a baby to hold onto. If you put on a loop you can attach it to the stroller and it doesn't drag on the floor.

Christine

I have the BabyLock Ellegante. Yes, they were re-hooped. The Sharman's Vintage Garden center was re-hooped 17 times, and there is about 32 hours of just embroidery on it. The entire quilt is in the neighborhood of 2 million stitches. I have developed a technique for perfect placement hooping that works great. It doesn't use any special expensive equipment and will work with any machine. I'm writing an ebook on my technique in the near future, just can't seem to find the time to work on it. It is started but a long way from being finished. I have been teaching my technique for about 3 years in the Salt Lake City area and so far everyone loves it. Sorry I can't share it for free with you but I feel that would be an injustice to many students who have paid to learn it. But if you are interested I can let you know when the book is finished.

Hugs, Gail

Wow, Gail, those are just beautiful! Did you have a problem with the Jenny Haskins designs at all? I know some people doing that one that actually had to re-digitize some of it. I love that quilt! I am doing the Kerrie Hay Latte Quilt. I found the book to be very confusing so signed up for a class which really helps.
I would be very interested in your book. Please finish it soon :lol: I wish I could take one of your classes!

Yes, I do have problems with the designs and the instructions. Jenny actually told me that they guessimate the yardage for fabric and thread and that they purposely have mistakes because nobody is perfect and that no quilt should be perfect. My personal opinion is that I can do less than perfect all on my own, I really don't need her help with that part. I just made a label for a latte quilt that is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen. It is done with ivory satin, light taupe thread, ivory lace and ivory seed pearls. It is stunning. Good luck with your quilt, bet it will be awesome!!

Hugs, Gail

I have a BabyLock Ellageo Esg3, Brother PR-650, Pfaff Creative 2134. Don't ask me why I have 3! I am thinking of selling the Pfaff since I've only embroidered once. BabyLock I cannot seem to get rid off due to the designs. I make all my quilt labels with BabyLock. Now the Brother PR-650 I LOVE LOVE LOVE! No comparison to the other 2 machines. If you can afford it, I strongly suggest purchasing one. :) I put PR-650 on layaway and paid each month until it was paid off.

I have 2 brothers 270D and 8500. They are so easy to use and stitches are fantastic....my favorite is "in the hoop" designs...I've done needle cases, scissor holders, note holders, zippered totes and lots of just embroidering on an article....adictive LOL

what are you making with your embroidrey machines?

I am just starting a quilt with a horse theme to it. I am going to embroider a horse on some of the blocks and on some others the names of the horses I have had thru out my life. I will do 17 horse blocks to embroider and 8 blocks with names. I have searched and searched for a quilt design that will work with what I wanted to do and found one on the internet this morning. I am so excited!! I have had the fabric for several months and wanted to get started on this but just could not find the design I wanted. I am so charged up about getting to start this quilt. I washed my fabrics today and the last of it is in the dryer. I am going to start embroidering this evening if the weather gets better. It is supposed to storm and I won't have any of my machines plugged in when it is storming out. Anyway, that is my plan. I also have another horse quilt I will do when this one is finished. I found some beautiful fabric with horses on it at a shop in West Palm Beach. I have a stash of horse fabrics I have been collecting and most are nuetral colors but this one is really different. Can't wait to start that one too. And these will be for meeeeeeeee....lol. My daughter will not be happy about that but I will make her one later....if she is good. lol

I have the Janome MC9700 & had the same problem. I used 2 layers of stablizer & it worked fine no more bobbin thread on the front. Maybe I have the wrong stabilizer???
I don't know...but it worked for me

:)

Hi!

I have a brother pe-780d and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!


=)


here are a few things I've made with it so far:

A couple more:

Gorgeous bags, Jetnica. Looks like you're having lots of fun with it.

Jetnica, those are really cute!

Thanks JudyG and sewnsewer!!

I made a couple more today -- have two more purses and three backpacks to make for family vacation which starts in a week.

Then on to more fun things!! (more uantity, not more quality)

whoohoo! I got a laptop for our anniversary yesterday! Now I can actually play with my embroidery module. I may have to take the class again. Anyone else using the Bernina 440 QE? I really could use some HELP!

CONGRATS!!!! Sorry, but I have the 640E.

cool video to watch with lots of ideas of projects to make

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I05TS...eature=related

have the opportunity to purchase a Customizer 10000 unit for the Janome 300e

can someone please tell me what the unit actually does?

I am new to ME (luv ME) and stay at my machine since I still get jams in the bobbin area. I can hear a 'clunk' sometimes and often notice the bobbin jam or the top thread shredding. As soon as I notice it I stop the machine to hopefully make cleanup easier. I would love to feel confident enough to leave the machine area during the 3+ minute stitching.

Am I doing something wrong or is this typical? Should I just relax and let the machine stop itself? Thanks.

I am new to ME (luv ME) and stay at my machine since I still get jams in the bobbin area. I can hear a 'clunk' sometimes and often notice the bobbin jam or the top thread shredding. As soon as I notice it I stop the machine to hopefully make cleanup easier. I would love to feel confident enough to leave the machine area during the 3+ minute stitching.

Am I doing something wrong or is this typical? Should I just relax and let the machine stop itself? Thanks.

I stay in the room but do other things, I have learned to know the different sounds when it is going to mess up. Saves restitching a whole design.

Gee Hope I have a Janome 10000 bought it second hand I used it a couple of times and it did what you said your is doing I took it in to have it looked at and it was the bobbin case Ibought a new one and it worked fine but I had to replace it a second time it has been working fine now again

I have 2 Brother machines. ULT2002D and a Duetta.
I love to embroider my quilt blocks and then
I hand quilt my projects so I don't accomplish a large number.

My bernina is at the shop right now getting a good cleaning and oiling and once over. Gotta keep her happy! :lol:

I have a couple of the older design cards for the Bernina 180E embroidery machine. I was considering selling them on ebay or Craigslist. I have not sold anything on either site and was wondering if anyone has experience selling on either site and would suggest one site over the other?

I have a brother pacesetter 8500 that I have used for numberous quilts, using embroidery designs, straight line quilting and free motion quilting.

I have a Brother pe-150. It was my grandmothers. I can't use the PED software that came with it. Everytime we have ever tried to put it on a computer it gives the blue screen of death. I then have to take the computer in and get it fixed. Not sure why. Has anyone else had this problem?

quilt'nmomma, Have you tried using the PED software on another computer? If it does the same thing, then it is the software. In either case, I would contact the manufacturer and let them know of the problem. I am sure they would help you out in everyway possible to get you to enjoy PED. I have the PED myself and it works fine.

Just my thought(s)
Liz

We tried it on my grandmothers computer 2 or 3 years ago and I tried it on mine Monday. Both times it shut the whole computer down and it had to be taken to the shop.

I strongly contact company that manufacturer the PED and tell them your problem. PED are not cheap to begin with!=(

I say "GO AFTER COMPANY"! =) Good Luck!

I lost my emb file when my pc went down, is there anyway I can down load this. I am pretty new to this embrodiery thing,alhough I have had my Janome mc over 3 yrs. It is a lot of finding the time.

I have a Baby Lock Ellisimo I love it. I do a lot of embroidery on it and also have other Baby Lock machines that I sew on also. Love, Love, Love, them.
If you are afraid of your machine, go to a dealer and see if they will help you learn how to use it, that is the biggest part of it. Once you learn it you will love it.

These are a copy of bags I have done embroidery on, you have to take the bag apart to do it, or make it from scratch.

The best way to learn your machine is to play with it. I programmed all of this right into my Ellisimo, and then added the design in the middle.

Haha!! I also have an Ellisimo which I purchased last Mar/Apr. Went through the manual and did everything on the machine but stalled at the embroidery section. Yes, I was afraid. And the dealer is an hour away so never the time to go.

Yesterday I conquered my fear and embroidered a quilt label. It was so easy!! A few little learning glitches but I got a nice label. Fear is gone and I can't wait to use it again.

I have a jamone 10000 with the upgrade to 10001. I been work on a quilt, but not sure what i'm go to do yet.

I have the singer futura400 and the singer Quantum XL5000. I like them both. I do all kinds of things. I too collect lots of designs. I also like in the hoop designs. Here are a couple I have made in the past and given away.

I have a brother HE120 got it off HSN a couple of years ago I love it took some getting used to. I love it too sometimes I wish it had a larger space. Uses 4x4 hoop .I got the pez lite program and it does great.