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With the advancement of technology, sewing machine embroidery design has opened all new areas of creativity for home crafters.

Hand embroidery of days gone by was beautiful, and painstakingly done.

For anyone who’s ever tried their hand at handmade needle work, the hours and concentration that it takes to complete one small piece are immense.

Today’s embroidery machines take much of that hard hand stitch work away, while furnishing the user ample opportunity to edit, change, and completely make up their designs; allowing even the newest of crafters to explore artistically.

Companies like Husqvarna are complimenting the sewing and embroidery machines they produce with software created specifically to let the user choose from their own pictures and downloads, along with ready made designs.

Suddenly, the world of embroidery has opened up for the seamstress, novelty crafter, and quilter alike. Embroidery programs are made downloadable from your computer to your machine’s screen for editing and use, giving the home seamstress the ability to complete intricate designs they couldn’t have attempted before.

Designers, such as Jenny Haskins, have revolutionized the embroidery world for quilters and embroiderers alike. Haskins has published a number of books on the subject of sewing machine embroidery design; most notably “Machine Embroidery”, which is often referred to as the “Color Purple Quilt”.

Mrs. Haskins produces original designs that are in part inspired by her artistic painting background. Her techniques are easy to follow and learn and are taught in her seminars as well as elaborated in her writings on the subject. At her website, you’ll find free designs to download for your own use as well as tips and information on her many publications.

Many of the makers of embroidery and combination sewing embroidery machines also offer free designs and a plethora of design variations are for sale on software and sewing machine cards.

Choosing a Design

There are whole volumes of floral designs, holiday embroidery, and popular embellishments for your kitchen and home, even your favourite dog breeds.

You’ll find children’s designs based on popular cartoons like Nickelodeon and Disney characters and embroidery after literary works such as Beatrix Potter. You can even find popular characters such as Betty Boop, Tigger, Calico Cat and Snoopy.

Quilters can embellish their creations using any number of embroidered lettering, floral designs, Victorian motifs; the list goes on and on. For the beginning crafter, it’s easy to develop designs for everything from pillow cases to table runners, to monogrammed towels. The design possibilities are truly endless.

You can easily find free designs to enhance your work, or for the truly artistic, you can pen your own.

Whether embroidery is a passion of yours from the beginning, or an addition to your sewing and quilting repertoire, the use of these designs will enhance your product and your enjoyment.

Even popular companies like Longaberger have been immortalized with twelve designs of their popular baskets being available to purchase.

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Can I use my sewing machine to embroider ?

If you're skillful and have the right kind of machine you can create some attractive effects with a regular sewing machine.

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