The Sewing Mom

As many of you know, I own a sewing/embroidery machine that I do all of my sewing work on. I love my machine and the embroidery has opened up a world of possibilities for me. Having an embroidery machine does not mean however, that I can meet every customer request that I get.

For example, while I can embroidery letters and names, it takes time for me to create the graphic design on my computer, transfer it to my embroidery machine and then stitch it out. There are also certain items that I don’t enjoy working with such as ball caps and smaller pieces of pre-made clothing. For those types of embroidered products , I recommend Threadsmith.com because they have a patented technology that allows them to create digitized graphics on demand. They also have no minimum quantity requirements and fast delivery.

I’m personally considering using Threadsmith.com to created a personalized sweatshirt for my daughter with her softball team logo and player # on it. The team provides the uniform, but no other clothing items and I can assure you, she needs a sweatshirt and sweat pants when they play in the winter, which they do here in Texas. I can simply upload the team logo and they take care of the rest, it couldn’t be more simple.

So, for any of you wondering how to get something personalized, whether it’s for an individual or a whole team, you may want to consider Threadsmith.com.

I created this bag using contrasting black and white poinsettia fabrics for the exterior and a wonderful black fabric for the interior. This large tote bag has 6 exterior pockets, with the machine embroidered poinsettia on both the front and back of the bags center pockets. All fabrics are 100% cotton. The inner lining is a polyester batting which provides both softness and support. The handles also contain a batting inner lining for added comfort for the shoulder.

If you would like to have this bag for yourself or as a gift for someone special, it is for sale for $35. This prices includes shipping in the continental U.S. If you live outside of the continental U.S., please contact me price and shipping information.

  I had fun making this blanket, in fact, I made several of them. Each one is approximately 36″ square, a great size for travel or keeping in the car. The edge of the blanket was sewn on the serger giving it a nice finished edge before adding the lace trim. The blue blanket has a fleece binding instead of lace. The bunny and words are designed and machine embroidered by me.This is such a great baby gift, for only $15.

I have designed a small name badge for each of us to wear at our booth next week.  I created the design on my embroidery software and have transferred it to my sewing machine.  It really should be a very simple thing to create.

Instead, I spent 4 hours fighting with my embroidery/sewing machine.  The machine would tell me what size hoop to use, I would place that hoop on the machine and would tell me I was wrong.  I battled with it until I couldn’t take it anymore.

I am concerned that perhaps the embroidery arm of my machine has somehow gotten out of whack.  There is a sensor inside that tells it which hoop is attached and I’m not sure it’s reading it correctly.  This could be a costly repair.  I think I will be taking the entire machine to the store and ask them to look at it.

I really need my machine this week, so if it needs to be sent off for repair,  it will have to wait.  I can still sew on it, I just can’t embroider.

I finished this bag a month or so ago and never got a chance to post it. The bag fabric and the outer pocket fabric is opposite black/white pattern from each other. You have to look closely to see it. The flower on the middle pocket was machine embroidered by me and there is an identical one on the back side. This bag is made from 100% quilters cotton and interlined with craft fleece. I used fusible interfacing in the pockets which adds to the firmness and provides support to the bag. This tote bag is fully lined and the 26″ handles are lined with craft fleece for additional comfort and support.

This is one of my favorite tote bag patterns and I love being able to add the embroidery work.