Top 12 Machine Embroidery Designs of 2024
With Christmas right around the corner and the end of the year rapidly approaching, we wanted to reminisce on the year that was, including looking at what designs you liked...
Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Blogs
How to Use Scrap Thread and Fabric
It’s not uncommon to end up with lots of fabric scraps and bits of thread when machine embroidering. It feels like a lot of waste but it doesn’t have to...
How to Use Printable Fabric in Frames
Machine embroidery offers a wide world of ideas, and one we love to implement in our designs is the use of photos! We do this by using inkjet printable fabrics,...
Helpful tips when using leather for machine embroidery projects.
Mandala Tote Bag Design The idea of using leather for a machine embroidery project can be off-putting for many people. It can be a challenging and frustrating material to work...
November Sew-a-long, Christmas Star Table Runner , in the hoop machine embroidery design
Welcome to Sweet Pea’s November Christmas Sew-a-long – Sponsored by Sulky of America. This sew-a-long will run from 5th to 26th November 2018 (11.59 pm Australian time) To join this...
Positive and Negative Space in Design
When creating or editing designs in machine embroidery it is important to remember that what we are engaging in an artistic process. Even those of you that embroider as an...
Top 10 Machine Embroidery Tips For People Just Starting
When beginning a new hobby of any kind often it will be the first instinct of any person to jump right in and get started, especially with something as fun...
Mystery Medallion Quilt
Starting on the 10th of January at 10am Brisbane, Australia time. The Medallion BOM sew along quilt 4x4 5x5 6x6 and 7x7 in the hoop machine embroidery design. Each month...
Sweet Pea's November 2017 Sew-a-Long- The Winners are..
Congratulations to all the winners, could you please contact us at sweetpeanash@gmail.com to claim your prize :) Welcome to Sweet Pea's NOVEMBER Sew-a-long It will run for 2 weeks…18TH NOVEMBER...
Choosing the Right Stabiliser
When tackling a new machine embroidery project it is always important to have the right equipment and material on hand. We have already discussed the importance of choosing the right...
Sweet Pea Sew-a-long Challenge -August The Winners
Each month we will choose a 1st Place , 2nd and 3rd Place winners ( plus 4th, 5th and 6th) At the end of the 3 sew-a-longs we will have...
Machine Embroidery Twist on Sashiko Quilting
Sashiko Sashiko was a style of functional embroidery developed in Japan and used as early as the 17th century, which was very popular with the peasant class. Traditionally the style...
Sweet Pea Sew-a-Long Challenge - JULY 'The Winners'
Each month we will choose a 1st Place , 2nd and 3rd Place winners ( plus 4th, 5th and 6th) At the end of the 3 sew-a-longs we will have...
Choosing the right needle for machine embroidery
Choosing the right needle for a machine embroidery project doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect. Many an embroidery enthusiast may have avoided becoming a hysterical mess while attempting to...
Link between the "Yolo" bag and the Red Hat Society.
Recently, a number of you may have encountered a file on Sweetpea that can be used to create an ITH (In the Hoop) tote bag embroidery design featuring a wild-hearted...
How to insert a zipper in an "in the hoop" machine embroidery zipper purse
"In the Hoop" embroidery designs can sometimes be daunting when inserting a zipper. I know that I thought I would struggle with inserting a zipper in the beginning. At Sweet...
The Winners of our March Easter Sew-a-long
What a wonderful group we have had for our March Sew-a-long. It is by far the largest group we have ever had at 4265 members. Thank you to everyone who...
February Sew-a-long, in the hoop, machine embroidery ( now finished)
It is love month @ Sweet Pea so it is fitting that our sew-a-long project this month is our new release the "Heart Patchwork Bag" It is a fabulous handbag...
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Top 10 Machine Embroidery Tips For People Just Starting
When beginning a new hobby of any kind often it will be the first instinct of any person to jump right in and get started, especially with something as fun as machine embroidery. This, of course, c...
Starting on the 10th of January at 10am Brisbane, Australia time. The Medallion BOM sew along quilt 4x4 5x5 6x6 and 7x7 in the hoop machine embroidery design. Each month a new row will be released!...
Sweet Pea's November 2017 Sew-a-Long- The Winners are..
Congratulations to all the winners, could you please contact us at sweetpeanash@gmail.com to claim your prize :) Welcome to Sweet Pea's NOVEMBER Sew-a-long It will run for 2 weeks…18TH NOVE...
When tackling a new machine embroidery project it is always important to have the right equipment and material on hand. We have already discussed the importance of choosing the right needle, but no...
Sweet Pea Sew-a-long Challenge -August The Winners
Each month we will choose a 1st Place , 2nd and 3rd Place winners ( plus 4th, 5th and 6th) At the end of the 3 sew-a-longs we will have a total of 18 monthly winners. We will put the 18 winning...
Machine Embroidery Twist on Sashiko Quilting
Sashiko Sashiko was a style of functional embroidery developed in Japan and used as early as the 17th century, which was very popular with the peasant class. Traditionally the style features geome...