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  • The first day of the rest of the year…

    MY DESIGN WALL 5/1/20 It’s May 1st– we made it through one of the crazeist months of my lifetime. SO… I went back and read my blog post for March 16th– that is when the initial realization set in that… Continue reading

  • The Saga of Machine Embroidered Quilting

    This is the story of a two-year battle to stitched digitized quilting designs successfully on my Flower of the Month quilt from 2017.  It is long-winded and boring, except to a tiny minority of deranged proselytes in the cult of… Continue reading

  • Machine Embroidered Quiting vs. Freemotion

    In the background of running San Francisco Stitch Co., I’ve also been attempting to fully and beautifully finish some of our monthly block program quilts. So to take you back in time to the beginning of the year, I was… Continue reading

  • Cloud Club Final Layout…

    I’ve always said that the most joy I get out of this little business is seeing what YOU make from the designs! And every so often, you send me wonderful pictures. This arrived in my inbox yesterday, completely out of… Continue reading

  • Safe Travels!

    So we’ve just started a twelve-week free machine embroidery stitch-a-long project. To keep our spirits up, we’re now going on an extended “vacation” around the globe and we’d love you to join us! The link to the first destination’s design… Continue reading

  • Just 280 Days 'til Christmas!

    Yesterday was the first day I was able to focus and put what I consider a full day’s effort in. The news has taken on a degree of sameness which makes it easy to turn off. Instead I find my… Continue reading

  • The 600lb. Gorilla…

        Just last week I was so excited to get three new things out… and then as it did for all of us, priorities suddenly changed! There’s no news flashes here and no brilliant ideas… I just thought I’d… Continue reading

  • Forward, ever forward…

    Last week was hugely productive and we have at least three new releases coming up this week… are you ready? First up, we thought we’d get a head start on the March Cottage of the Month– these are beyond fun… Continue reading

  • Unfinished Business…

    Occasionally, we still see finishes of our “Language of Flowers” series (from 2017) pop-up on the web–  Just take a look at this eye candy from Laura G in Florida! Laura made the all-in-the-hoop version, and her neutral background really… Continue reading

  • Happy Valentine's Day!!

    We were so tickled with the way our Valentine Postcard came out, we thought that today we’d show you the evolution of a cross stitch design. They are sew fun to create! All our designs have very humble beginnings… many… Continue reading