Quilted Ornament Tips and Tricks
How to make personalized embroidery for your Snow Globe ornaments.
I’ve had lots of people asking me how to do the personalized embroidery that I’ve been using lately in my Snow Globe ornaments. Since I am now officially completely addicted to machine embroidery, I am happy to show you! I am so excited about this embroidery thing because it opens up so many new ideas…
Read MoreThe CUTEST way to use up your quilting scraps.
One of the questions I am asked most often about my quilted ornament patterns is: “I have tons of scraps and fat quarters left over from my bigger quilting projects. Are these pieces big enough to make quilted ornament projects from?” The answer is, absolutely. In fact, quilted ornaments are a perfect way to use…
Read MoreEmbellishing your quilted ornaments.
This weekend, I was cleaning out my fabric stash. (Alright, really I was just looking at it all. Cleaning out? What does that even mean??) I came across some cute snowman-y fabric that I must have bought a few years ago. And, I had even bought it in 2 colors. I felt inspired to make…
Read MoreRough Styrofoam or Smooth (polystyrene) foam?
Here is a question I get several times a week: When making quilted ornaments, should you use the regular Styrofoam (rough) or Smooth (polystyrene) foam balls? My answer is… either, depending on the type of ornament you are making. I’ve used different foam balls based on the type of ornament pattern I’m doing. Rough Styrofoam…
Read MoreHow to add charms & embellishments to your quilted ornaments
UPDATE! I originally wrote this post in 2011. I’ve now also got a couple of videos on YouTube showing some Tips & Tricks for embellishing your ornaments! Click the links below: One of the questions I’m often asked about my quilted ornaments is how I attach the little charms and bells and other embellishments that…
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