Margo,
thanks for sharing Tom Russell's blog entry about Kathy Drew. Gorgeous embroidery! I also went to Kathy's blog--what a studio she has!
Renata

You know, I don't have an embroidery machine, and have never done machine embroidery, and don't really want to invest the time and money in learning a new hobby!

Repeat 100 times!!! LOL

Y'all are making this really hard for me!!!

Margo, WOW!!!!!! Gee whilikers you weren't kidding when you said cover the keyboard. I must try this myself.

Sewdreamy wrote:

BJ, for some AWESOME inspiration featuring both embroidered backgrounds and embroidered applique, check out this blog entry by Tom Russell about my friend Kathy Drew!
WARNING: protect your keyboard from drool!!! :shock:

http://tomrussellquilts.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/kathy-drew-sewing-superstar-2-0/

Now that I am retired and have a new Bernina 830 , and my new cabinet for that comes tomorrow , I decided to watch some past shows again to see what I may have missed when I watched them late on a Monday night or some such. So far I've rewatched 608 Mastering Machine Applique (Pat Holly/Jennifer Forest) and 904 The Wonderful World of Embroidered Applique (Sarah Vadeler). I am planning on doing the 2012 BOM by Sarah, which is what inspired me to rewatch shows in the first place. Both of these shows have really fired up my quilting/applique/machine embroidery engine and I can hardly wait until the cabinet is in place and I can actually start. Interestingly, Pat Holly embroiders the backgrounds and Sarah Vadeler embroiders the appliques. Hmmm....maybe it would work to put these two ideas together in some way. Anyway, the shows are fun and I'm inspired.