DO THIS!.. before you loose all your files!
I have seen this nightmare way too many times. I get an email almost every week from someone who tells me their computer crashed and they lost all their embroidery files. EEEK! Ladies, stop trying to back up files to USB sticks... they break or get lost. Stop using a...
Create Shadow Designs
Have you seen our fun shadow designs? This unique technique stitches parts of your design directly onto the cutaway stabilizer so that it provides a “shadow” effect on the finished design.
Wendy provided a helpful video to make this as easy as possible!
Applique for Beginners – a Step by Step Guide
Here is a quick and easy tutorial for creating an Applique using your Embroidery Machine. Materials Needed: Embroidery Machine and Hoop Fabric for Applique Matching Thread Stabilizer Garment to Applique on ( I use a Burp Cloth in this Tutorial) Embroidery Scissors (My...
Adjusting your Machine Speed
You can adjust your own machine speed so that it does not run any faster than a certain SPM (stitches per minute).
Refer to your machines manual to make these adjustments. This can be a major factor in the outcome of a great stitchout.
8×8 Fast Frames
Here I explain the difference between a true 8x8 Fast Frame and an attachable 8x8 Fast Frame.
Spring Pillow Tutorial
The design used on this pillow is our Spring Flower Trio Set you can find HERE Materials Needed Fabric Sewing Machine Thread Notions (if desired) Soft Fiber Fill (pillow stuffing) Begin by cutting the pieces of fabric you will need to assemble the pillow. Here is a...
Sewing Story Projects
Sewing Story Projects is a Facebook page that is creating a quilt each month. The part that we are excited about is that she told us she will be using a Baby Kay's Applique on 1 block of each month.. WOW! Here is her January Quilt. So amazing! That is our little...
DIME Embroidery A-Z Event
I recently attended a local event called the "DIME Embroidery A-Z Event." It explained that it would be about all applique and embroidery techniques from Applique to Zippers. I was really excited to see what I could learn. I loaded up my notebook and headed to the...
We love our Customers
We love our customers and the creations you all come up with. Sometimes I am just floored by how beautiful you all can make a Baby Kay's Applique. I am so proud I just have to show off some of your most recent creations with everyone. Here are some photos that have...
The Fabric Dock in South Mississippi
Recently my husband and I decided to take a little trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We had not traveled this way in a few years and had a chance to get away for a day. On the way down Hwy 49 I saw a little sign in the distance that read The Fabric Dock. I yelled...
The Perfect Product Photo
Have you ever wondered how some shops take those amazing product photos? Have you seen the clean distressed wood backgrounds and think, "Wow, did they build that background"? or "How do they get the photos so bright"? While every shop may have a different way to...
Personalize an Applique with a Name
I am always asked what software I use when adding a name. I know how painful it can be to pull in each single letter of a name and then try to line them up just right. It would be so much better if you could just TYPE in the name you want using embroidery letters....