February 2013 - Anita Goodesign

www.anitagoodesignonline.comEMBROIDERY DESIGNS • EVENTS • EDUCATIONTMFebruary 2013Volume 17February Releases“Sports Fishing”Diamond ClubAt every event Ireceive requestsfor realistic animaldesigns or realisticnature scenes.Among the requestsare for fishingand sports fishingdesigns. The requestis always followedwith “make surethey look realistic.”I take everysuggestion seriouslyand this one hasbeen in my notebookfor a while. The firstedition of SportFishing contains 10 different realistic designs forthe large hoops. Each design comes in a version thatis 7”x12” or 6”x10” and they all include a variationfor the 5” x 7” hoop. Most of the fish use appliquéas a background to help keep stitches down andprevent the design from sinking into the fabric.For our project we stitched the design on a manssweatshirt. The designs would also look great onhome decor items like pillows and accessories liketote bags.“Fresh Flowers”Mini Mix & Match/ Quilting ClubFor thiscollection Iwanted to createdesigns thatused quiltingstitches in thebackground andwere coveredwith flowers thatwhen stitchedtogether createlong strips ofquilted andfloral stripes.There are 15unique blocksthat can bestitched togetherin unlimited combinations. Half of theflowers are appliqué and the other halfare fully stitched. Both types of blocks canbe combined together. The designs can becombined to create quilts, wall hangings,bedspreads and even pillows and place mats.“Teapots”Mini/ Diamond ClubThis was a collectionWhat’s more fun thana collection of teapots!Instead of designinga collection of plainteapots we decidedto fill each one witha beautiful scene!There are 15 differentteapots in all andeach one comes in 2different sizes, 5”x7”and 6”x10”. Thesedesigns will look greaton sweatshirts, teatowels, pot holdersor any other kitchenaccessory.“Mylar Spring”Mix & Match/ Quilting ClubIf you embroider andare quilter you areprobably like me andlike anything shiny!We all love metallicthread, shiny fabricand crystals. If youlike those thingsyou will love thenew Mylar Springcollection. Mylar isa very shiny plasticmaterial that youwill immediatelyrecognize fromballoons you’vepurchased at partystores. You canorder Mylar online in a huge assortment ofcolors. These quilt blocks have been specificallydesigned for Mylar but you can use any fabricwith them. The question you are going to askis about laundering and care. I recommendwashing the designs on delicate or even betterhand washing them with a mild detergent. Donot iron directly on the Mylar or put the blocksin a dryer. The heat will cause the plastic toshrink. I recommend doing a laundry test onone of the blocks so you can see the results.There are 20 different main blocks as wellas 7 different border designs. You can makeanything from a pillow to a large quilt using allof the designs.2