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April Janome Club 15000

  The April  Janome Club 15000 highlighted the use of the gathering foot.  Jeanette demonstrated various uses for the gathering foot and showed samples.   For more information on the gather foot, click here:  Janome 15000 Gathering Foot.

Janome Bobbin Holder (Case) Chart

The 15000 has a choice of three different bobbin holders, red dot, yellow dot and blue dot.  The main difference is the tension setting.  To obtain the correct stitch you need to use the correct bobbin case as well as the correct needle.  You should use this chart as a guideline.  You may not need to use the blue dot bobbin holder if when free motion quilting your thread does not pull up to the top or pull down to…Read More

Janome Needle Chart

There have been questions regarding the use of Janome needles.  This chart, created by Whitlocks, can be used as a guideline to aid you in deciding on what is the best Janome needle to use depending on sewing or embroidery.  This chart is a guideline. Click below for a PDF copy of the chart. JANOME NEEDLE CHART          

EMBROIDERED TABLE LINENS

Take a look at these table linens from Janome.  This projects includes two free machine embroidery designs. Click Here:  Embroidered Table Linens from Janome Click Here:  Zip File for Napkin Machine Embroidery Design and Zip File for Placement Embroidery Design for two free embroidery designs.  Remember to extract the zip files in order to obtain the embroidery design.              

TIPS ON HOW TO BIND AND FINISH A QUILT

This eBook from Quilting Daily brings you 13 creative—yet easy—ways to finish quilts. One of the techniques discussed is how to bind quilts with curved edges.  Another is standard edges and corners, inside and outside curved edges, and a point.  These are just a sample of what is included in the eBook.   PDF for TIPS ON HOW TO BIND AND FINISH A QUILT.  

OMBRE BASKET

Janome Artisan Kelly Crawford made a beautiful Ombre Fruit Basket using her Skyline S7 sewing machine.  While it is called a fruit basket, there can be a number of uses from holding yarn to fabric scraps. With just one package of vibrant cotton clothesline rope and thread in a similar color, you too can create this wonderful project. Download PDF at  www.janome.com .

TECHNIQUES FOR PRINTING ON FABRICS

Learn Screen Printing, Monoprinting and more with this eBook from Quilting Daily. Learn how to make a silk screen, how to screen print, gelatin and collograph monoprinting techniques, and more. Learning how to print on fabrics may seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.   PDF Techniques for Printing on Fabrics from Quilting Daily.

FREE MOTION EMBROIDERY DESIGNS

  Free Motion Embroidery by Machine.  You use your sewing machine and free motion to create embroidery designs. How to Machine Embroider Quilts:  5 Free Embroidery Designs and Techniques is an ebook from Quilting Daily. Your sewing machine does not need computerized embroidery stitches to create beautiful machine embroidery designs.  With just a few stitches you can free-motion your own embroidery designs. PDF Free Motion Embroidery Designs from Quilting Daily.  

FREE HAND SEWING TECHNIQUES FOR QUILTERS

Have you  wanted to learn hand sewing techniques? This Free tutorial from Quilting Daily will show you how to do hand embroidery, running stitches, trapunto and more. Learn how to embed objects under the quilt top to make surface embellishments. Learn basic embroidery stitches. PDF for Hand Embroidery Stitches from Quilting Daily