Kategorie: Tutorials

  • Quilting fabric in the Embroidery Machine

    Quilting fabric in the Embroidery Machine

    The idea for this new embroidery file I got from one of my longtime testers, Cornelia of Zwergenwelt. Cornelia desired a quilted fabric, to be more clear, an embroidery file to create own fabric with different patterns in different sizes. It sounded an interesting idea and today I am sharing with you the result of my work. The embroidery…

  • Happy Bunnies

    Happy Bunnies

    There are only a few weeks left til Easter. But, it does not really like like Spring: Today we have more snow then the whole winter, it is gray and cold. And this is called „meteorological spring start“. Nobody likes this weather. The snowdrop and crocus don’t like to show up at all. Where is…

  • A 1st Christmas Freebie and our new Christmas Bags

    A 1st Christmas Freebie and our new Christmas Bags

    Like every year in the time before Christmas we have prepared some surprises for you. We want to thank you for the year you spent with us, and of course hope we will see you next year as well. Our first gift is 2 gingerbread men embroidered as applique. If you are new to applique…

  • My new Roses Bag

    My new Roses Bag

    Sometimes it simply takes some time. That’s why this bag became a year project of mine. The really great pattern I got from Machwerk. It is their bag „Arya“. I cutted out and embroidered to bag’s pieces already one year ago. Yes, you are reading right, one year. Then something different came to my mind … and…

  • Crazy Patchwork

    Crazy Patchwork

    Some time ago we presented you our Patchwork-Minis and our Patchwork-Alphabet. You liked the edges around the cute motifs very much and asked if we could not offer more embroidery of this style. And here we go: The numbers 0 to 9 and the beutiful motifs like hart, house, tree flower and more are done in no minute, since they…

  • A cuddly quilt from dreamy Fabrics

    A cuddly quilt from dreamy Fabrics

    Now it is the time to show you what I did the last weeks in my little sewing room. Since my work was about the birthday gift for my mam, and she is reading this blog, I couldn’t unhide this earlier. So enjoy the pics (and I am saving the words). These MODA-Precuts I found during…

  • Cheating Paper Piecing

    Cheating Paper Piecing

    In this former post I already reported about my trials with hexies. The little basket is still doing it’s job and is taking anything flying around. As I am not that patient when it comes to new techniques I was looking for a way to sew together hexagons using the Paper Piecing technique in my sewing…

  • From Precut to Advent wreath

    From Precut to Advent wreath

    The Advent wreath is essential for the advent and christmas times. Of course we have a traditional wreath with 4 candles on the table. On the house door we have a wreath made of fir. In the garden the wreath are „enriched“ with bird seed. Since yesterday we have another one. This one is just:…

  • Our first Advent Freebie

    Our first Advent Freebie

    Those of you that are members of the Stickbaer family for a longer time already know that every year in December we have some presents for you. Of course our  Stickbaer-Advent Calendar is the biggest gift we are making. Every day til Christmas you find here current embroidery files for less money. But we also have…

  • An Embroidered Felt Basket – DIY Tutorial and Freebie

    An Embroidered Felt Basket – DIY Tutorial and Freebie

    Today I’m making you a gift. Or even 2. It is an embroidery file Freebie and a tutorial for a nice felt basket. You can combine both by embroidering the freebie onto the felt basket, or just use each for itself. The freebie is an Ilex branch, small and nice, and a perfect motif when…