Instagram Magic Part II

Posted by on June 27, 2015

As a followup to a previous post a week or two ago (Instagram Magic), I am happy to report that I received my first batch of CHATBOOKS Instagram books in the mail this past week!! As I told you before, all of my IG photos divided by 60 photos/book totaled 13 books. I chose to receive 5 at a time, so I got my first 5 and should receive my next 5 next month (July), then the last 3 (plus I may be ready for #14 by then) probably in August. Although after receiving the first 5, I kind of want to go ahead and get them all!!

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Above are 4 of the 5 and each book measures 6″ x 6″. I was SO HAPPY looking through all of these IG photos (MEMORIES) going back to 2011! Jeff and the kids enjoyed looking through them too (and pointing out all of the clothes from 2011 that Jeff STILL WEARS!) We live in the age of cell phones photos. I can’t even say we live in the age of digital cameras anymore. We do, but I have taken mine on 2 beach trips this summer and have yet to take a picture with it. I only use my digital camera for AC design photos! Everything is on my phone.

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Each book is labeled. You chose the name of the books and I went with The Gulledges. Original, I know. I love that each book is organized by date and broken down in to volumes. I guess I joined IG in 2011? You also get to go through ALL of your IG photos and exclude any that you don’t want printed in the book. Like the picture of the rain or that rabbit you saw in the yard.

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Each photos is also labeled with the date (YAY!) and some of them have the location. I guess it depends if your location services was turned on? Each pic also has captions underneath and some of mine were blank. I guess before I “got” Instagram and understood how to use it? The Emojis also show up as little characters. NOT Emoji friendly I guess but they are cute!

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Anyway, I love this *HAPPY* and wanted to share!! If you are an avid IG lover like I am, then try it out! You can get your first book free with my code!

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In Applique Cafe news, we’ve started our 4th of July SALE!

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I also added 3 new designs last week and all of them are the quick vintage/redwork stitch designs that are so easy and popular right now. I used medium cutaway stabilizer on these shirts, plus water soluble on top. You could also use a lighter cutaway. You just want to be sure to avoid any puckering! All of these are featured on our home page in case you are working on FALL. football helmet 3 500-horz

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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20 Things Every Embroiderer Should Know

Posted by on June 17, 2015

In case you missed the weekend Craftsy sale a couple of weekends ago, I have a special offer for 1 particular class you can take advantage of. 20 Things Every Machine Embroiderer Should Know by Lindee Goodall is one that caught my attention and you can get it for 43% off through midnight next Wednesday, June 24th. Once you purchase this class, or any other, it’s YOURS to watch over and over and over again! Just click on either link below to check this one out! 20 things class

Here are the basics of this class:

1) Hooping – I say when you can master this, you’ve climbed a huge mountain!! Hooping was my #1 issue when I first started doing embroidery! I still hoop most everything!

2) Choosing Stabilizers – When to use what, where, when, how and why! 🙂

3) Selecting Needles & Threads

4) Removing Embroidery – We all make mistakes! Learn how to avoid them, and what to do when it happens (besides cursing and throwing the machine out the nearest window).

5) Finishing Embroidery – Trimming jump stitches if your machine doesn’t do it for you, removing stabilizer when you are done, pressing (or ironing) the finished product, etc.

6) Choosing Designs & Fabrics – Your #1 choice you make when doing applique is which design and FABRIC! Also, learn how to avoid those annoying complicated designs (with 48 steps).

7) Customizing Designs

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New designs were added to Applique Cafe yesterday, btw….. Evidently we have a beach theme + church thing going on this week! 🙂

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School.Is.Out…

Posted by on May 31, 2015

Y’all. It’s SUMMER. I think I am in denial and feel like I’m just on Spring Break vacation. How did we get here? My kids finished school on May 22 and the next day we headed to the beach which we have never done before (left town right after school gets out). We are still here and are enjoying some family time for another week. Here are a few pics from this past week, plus some pics of some of our new AND old designs.

Maggie got to come to the beach with us, and she is loving beach life! A little salt air does us all good!

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One of her fave spots is looking out at the Gulf! Dogs aren’t allowed on the beach, but we may have taken her crab hunting one night (when it was dark and no one could see).

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This is my favorite of her spread eagle looking out over the pool.

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We celebrated Browder’s 12th (!!!!) birthday Monday and he requested a trip to Big Daddy’s ripoff Arcade. $100 will get you a couple of candy necklaces!! Just kidding. I think we really spent $20 for 25 minutes of entertainment and a bunch of useless tickets.

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Sissy and I made cupcakes.

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He’s 12 y’all! That’s almost 13…

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Tuesday night my mom came for a visit so we took her to one of our fave spots – Fisherman’s Corner. If you ever come to Perdido Key or Orange Beach, call and make a reservation. It’s a shack, but some of the best seafood you’ll ever eat!

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Now on to Applique Cafe stuff. First of all, we are having a SALE through June 3rd, which is…. I have no idea what day it is….

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Here are some new designs we’ve added over the past month or so sewn by Jilly’s Mom Made That. All of these designs are on our website of course and are ON SALE!

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Here are some other AC designs that I’ve sewn recently. The shorts are from Old Navy and were a funny yellowish greenish color to match. I had ONE fabric so I went with it and some other coordinating thread colors. Love how it turned out!

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A dear friend of mine is having a baby this summer, so I did a couple of (Blanks Boutique) gowns for her! They zip up the side so they are super easy to applique!

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This is a Monkey Tails Blanks dress with our Popsicle Trio design! I love a good trio! 🙂

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Here are 3 other NEW designs we listed this week! I love the Vintage stitch designs (such as the Fireworks). They are SO easy and fast to stitch! I recommend using a cutaway stabilizer on the bottom AND solvy or water soluble on top for those designs.

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Happy Summer!

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