Hi everyone..new here

[mewchi]

Hi thanks for letting me join. I hope to learn more about machine embroidery , find a new design,,Have a great day!!!
Nina

[pinecone]

Welcome. I mostly do quilting with a few easy things for my little granddaughters.

piney

[MartySews2]

Hi Nina, welcome to the forum. I do lots of machine embroidery and will be glad to share what I know. I find that I love http://www.soniashowalterdesigns.com and to me the prices are reasonable for the quality of the digitizing. Looking forward to seeing pics of your projects. I'm a garment sewist and am constantly am sewing for others as well as myself. I teach classes and am in the American Sewing Guild (ASG) and the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA) plus I sew for Threads of Love. It keeps me busy as I sew something almost every day.
Marty

[LeapFrog Libby]

Welcome Nina, we are glad you found us. I am having problems with my hands right now, so I haven't sewed much lately, but I check this site every day that I get on my computer. (Usually about 5 days out of seven) I am 80 yrs old and have been sewing since I was 14. I do a lot of crafts and a lot of easy projects as I get older. I still make t Shirts to wear for myself because all in the stores are made for people taller than I am. And I can make a lower prettier neckline that the plain ones. I appreciate embroidery but I do not have a machine capable of that. I felt I was too old when they came out to justify the cost, so I just kept my trusty Janome Memory craft 4000. I also haave a serger and a coverstitch machine, in addition to "Old Faithful" as my sons call my singer 221 featherweight I purchased used in 1957. Best machine in the whole wide world, it still makes the prettiest buttonholes of any machine I ever saw.

[sewingrandma]

Welcome Nina. Welcome to the boards. I don't do any embroidery but have thought about it. I'm with Libby in that I don't think the cost is worth it at my age. My sewing machine allows me to do the alphabet and a few other decorative stitches but they are fairly small so not very useful for really decorating clothing or linens with. I have made labels for blankets using my sewing machine but that is about it. Make sure you post pictures of what you make.

[LeapFrog Libby]

Brockie, you reminded me. Mine has the small alphabet also , along with a lot of decorative stitches. Thanks. I had not used the abc's lately and forgot to mention that in my earlier post.

[sewingmom]

Nina, I'm Belinda, I have an older embroidery machine that I have to purchase design cards for and cant get designs from the internet. I do enjoy the embroidery function when and if I get the opportunity to sew. Though I am game to attempt anything sewing, I am still a novice and am very slow. Currently my husbands stroke has sidlined mey sewing. I had hoped to retire and do alterations for a bit of extra spending money. Reality set in about a year before Ronnie became ill and I realized that it is more lucrative if I keep working as long as my mind and body hold out and just enjoy sewing as an occasional diversion. I hope you visit here often and post your projects for us to enjoy.
Belinda