Oma's Place

Embroidery Designs with a Message

Tips for improving your stitch-outs of lettering

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Many of our designs come with some kind of lettering or wording.  From time to time customers write and say they are disappointed with the stitchout of the lettering part of a design.

First, let me reassure you that all of our lettering is hand digitized with careful attention to good stitch-out quality. Unfortunately, that does not always translate into good stitch-out at your particular machine.  There are some embroidery machines that just don’t do small lettering very well.  I wish I had control over that when I digitize but, alas, I don’t.

But, there are some things that you can do to improve the stitch-out of lettering.  Here are some tips.

  1.  Use the same color bobbin thread you use on the top.      This will eliminate the bobbin thread (usually white) showing on top of the lettering.
  2.  Use a new needle.   It can make a big difference in your stitch out quality.
  3.  Stabilize well.      If you are doing some of our in the hoop designs that use fusible fleece, you do not need to worry about that.
  4.  Slow down your machine when stitching lettering.
  5.  Make sure you oiled your machine, following manufacturer’s instructions.
  6.  Use quality thread.  Old and low quality thread will cause frequent breaks.
  7.  Check your bobbin case and clean it if necessary.    If some thread had gotten caught in the bobbin case, it will affect tension.

I am sure there are other tips.  But I hope this is helpful.

Where do we get those quilt stands and hangars?

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This is a question we receive quite frequently!

Wire Stands

We do not sell them directly (maybe we should!) but we purchase them from Ackfeld Wire:

www.ackfeldwire.com

The stands we like to use:

TABLE TOP STANDS

Product number: 87757 – color black or gray

12×14″ stand (for mini quilts)

6×12″ stand (for banners)

HANGERS/HOLDERS

Product number: 88380 French Curl holder color gray

Again, these are just some of the ones they have that are featured in our photos. Please feel free to look at their site and purchase more. We don’t get any kind of commission or affiliate cut.

 

Wood Stands:

If you are looking for a beautiful way to display your banners and mini quilts, Bob’s Fine Wood Art shop has just the right thing for you.  His table top stands are hand made of solid wood and really enhance your mini quilts.  Keep the stands up all year and change out banners and mini quilts seasonally or display our inspirational mini quilts for daily encouragement.  These stands make great gifts, too, combined with one of our mini quilts.  The stands are available in natural cherry, natural maple, as well as walnut.  Also available is a Java stained walnut stand. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BobsFineWoodArt

Memories

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As 2017 draws to a close, memories flood my mind and soul. Most prominent in my mind is the day that my life changed forever: March 29th, 2017, the day the Lord called John, my husband and best friend, to his eternal home. Life has been an emotional struggle for me since. My family and my friends have been there to support and encourage and the Lord has been my Strength and Comfort.

For Christmas, I made my 7 grandchildren a memory pillow to help them with their own grieving. Grandpa loved his children and grandchildren. And they loved him. I wanted them to have something tangible they could hold in their hands that would remind them of him. I took some of Grandpa’s frequently worn shirts and pieced together a small pillow that they could hug, hold close and feel like they were being hugged by grandpa. As they were opening their “gift from grandpa”, it was precious to see each child’s reaction to the pillow.

As all of us look ahead into the future and a new year, it can be frightening, worrisome. I am reminded of Corrie Ten Boom’s words: “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” May God bless you and yours.

Edit: After many requests this Memory Pillow designs is now available for 7×7 hoops. It can be purchased here: https://www.omasplace.com/ed/memory-pillow-7×7/

Reflective thoughts

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It was a lovely evening – the temperature in the low 70s, a breeze blowing. I sat on a bench in the shade and watched people passing me by and children play. Suddenly pain and grief came over me again, like a big ocean wave. As I was trying to formulate my feelings into words, I realized that I felt like a small sailboat out in the vast ocean – aimlessly tossed about by the waves of grief. And I heard a small, still voice say “Don’t you have an anchor? You have Christ, don’t you?” “Yes”, I said, “I have Him, but the sense of lostness is still there.” And the still small voice continued: “An anchor only works if you use it, cast it down. Using the anchor will not change the waves as they break against the sides of the boat, but it will keep the boat safe from drifting out into the vast ocean.” So, on a daily basis I try to do just that: Making Christ the anchor of my soul – realizing that He will keep me safe during the storms of life – as He has in the past. I have placed this thought onto a new mug rug and hope that it will bring you encouragement as well.

Thank you for traveling with me through this difficult time in my life.

Comfort in scripture

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On March 29th of this year, I very suddenly and unexpectedly lost my husband of 40 yrs. He was my best friend, my greatest fan, my support and the love of my life. Life has been difficult since his passing and I often wonder how I can go on without him. But God gives strength each day and hope that I will see John again some day. One of my struggles has been to be able to sleep at night. Psalm 4:8 has been a great comfort to me and I decided that maybe others would be helped by this scripture, too. I have made it into an in the hoop pillow. It requires an at least 7×7″ hoop and final size is 12×12″.

For those of you who cannot stitch this size, the center wording design (only) is also available for 5×7″ hoops. The single design is also available for 7×7″ hoops to be placed in the center of quilts or ready made pillow cases. I placed that design into a blank provided courtesy of www.allaboutblanks.com and like how it turned out.

I hope this design will be a comfort to you as well.

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