I have so many size and style bags to package my products with! I thought I would let you know what I use and for what.
-Bitty Bags from Studio MCA Designs . I absolutely LOVE these bags! They are so cute to display your finished products in when giving or sending to your customer. I use these primarily for my wedding hankies that I embroider. I have also used them for bloomers or boxers- anything small like that will do!
-Resealable 6" x 9" bags. (I sell these HERE). I use these for small baby items such as bloomers, boxers, bibs, newborn onesies. Basically anything that will fit because these are the cheapest bags for me to carry so I tend to gravitate towards these if I can.
-Drawstring Bags 9" x 12". (I sell these HERE). These are the most popular size and style bags I see many ladies use. They can fit multiple shirts. I use these for items that will not fit in the resealable bags and I do place more than one shirt in here. I think 3 or 4 shirts would fit in here nicely.
-Drawstring Bags 12" x 15". (I sell these HERE). These are a larger version of the last bag. I have some big bulky baby items, such as hooded bath towels and baby bath sacks, that I will be using this bigger bag for.
I do tie my business card to all of the bags using this twine from Studio MCA Designs. I LOVE it. It is so cute and adds another POP of color to my presentation. (I have the teal.)
Hope this helps!
My "Hooping" Technique
I have posted this on Applique Forum but thought I would share it here! When I first got my machine, I could not figure out for the life of me how not to sew the back of tiny shirts and onesies! With the help of a wonderful lady at AllBrands where I bought my machine, I discovered what worked for me.
FAQ's:
I do not hoop anything- EVER.
I do not prewash anything- EVER.
I use Sulky's medium cutaway most of the time. Every once in a while I will use medium tearaway but rarely.
I use my 4"x4" hoop for burp cloths and newborn onesies. Anything bigger gets my 5"x7"
1. Iron and startch (if needed) the shirt to get the wrinkles out.
2. Turn the shirt inside out.
3. Line up the side seams of the shirt and iron a crease down the center of the shirt.
4. Hoop your stabilizer and spray it with adhesive. I use 505 spray that I buy at my local All Brands. I purchase my stabilizer at Hancock Fabrics when they are 50% off.
5. Place shirt or onesie that is inside out on flat surface. I use my ironing board.
6. Line up center of hoop with center crease in shirt and place face down on shirt. Measure middle of shirt if needed.
7. Press down to secure shirt to sticky stabilizer.
8. Flip the hoop and shirt over. I put my hand on the top of the shirt when I flip it so it doesn't move off of the stabilizer.
9. Your shirt/onesie should look like this! I then rub out any wrinkles that may exist in the shirt that is on the stabilizer. 
10. Don't forget to hold the shirt out of the way when embroidering! You need to "babysit" it, especially on tiny onesies! I usually have to constantly move extra material out of the way with the tiny clothing items.
Hope this helps!
FAQ's:
I do not hoop anything- EVER.
I do not prewash anything- EVER.
I use Sulky's medium cutaway most of the time. Every once in a while I will use medium tearaway but rarely.
I use my 4"x4" hoop for burp cloths and newborn onesies. Anything bigger gets my 5"x7"
1. Iron and startch (if needed) the shirt to get the wrinkles out.
2. Turn the shirt inside out.
3. Line up the side seams of the shirt and iron a crease down the center of the shirt.
4. Hoop your stabilizer and spray it with adhesive. I use 505 spray that I buy at my local All Brands. I purchase my stabilizer at Hancock Fabrics when they are 50% off.
6. Line up center of hoop with center crease in shirt and place face down on shirt. Measure middle of shirt if needed.
Tutorials and Supplies
In the next month, I have the following tutorials of what I do when I work in the works. Make sure you suscribe to the blog to get all the latest news!
1. How I embroider/applique a shirt from start to finish. This includes my "hooping" technique and how I assemble the shirt for a cute finished product to send to the client.
2. How to navigate easily using the same machine as me- Brother 780-D (same as Brother 770).
3. Where I purchase most of supplies from
These are the main questions I see pop up a lot in the Applique Forum and I would love to help you in any way I can! Be on the lookout for these in the next month!
Have a good week!
1. How I embroider/applique a shirt from start to finish. This includes my "hooping" technique and how I assemble the shirt for a cute finished product to send to the client.
2. How to navigate easily using the same machine as me- Brother 780-D (same as Brother 770).
3. Where I purchase most of supplies from
These are the main questions I see pop up a lot in the Applique Forum and I would love to help you in any way I can! Be on the lookout for these in the next month!
Have a good week!
Packaging Supplies
I am selling drawstring bags in 2 sizes- 9"x12" and 12"x15". I am also selling resealable 6"x9" bags. If you are interested in purchasing these, please visit: My Etsy Shop
This weekend has been busy finishing some orders and getting back into study mode! I will take pictures and post soon!
This weekend has been busy finishing some orders and getting back into study mode! I will take pictures and post soon!
Whimsical Fabric: It's Giveaway Time!
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Whimsical Fabric: It's Giveaway Time!: It's time for a giveaway. We have the ultimate Whimsical Fabric giveaway package for one lucky fan. You will definitely want to win this...
Editing Software- My Memories Suite
I don't know about you, but I cannot afford Photoshop or any fancy editing software close to that.....
Everyone, meet Melissa with Studio MCA Designs . If you do not follow her blog, I highly recommend it. She also does adorable baby gifts and has many embroidery supplies in her shop if you already own your own machine. I met Mel through Applique Forum. Needless to say, I bug her a million times throughout the day via twitter, blog comments, email, AF, etc. I adore her. On her website, she has a coupon code for a scrapbooking software. She recommended I buy it and use that to merge various pictures and such for my facebook page and website. I LOVE this software. It is so easy to use and VERY affordable- especially with coupon code STMMMS69365 - you will save $10. Their facebook page is always giving away free software, virtual scrapbook kits, etc. Be sure to like them! When they reach 10k fans, they will be giving away an IPAD2!!
Everyone, meet Melissa with Studio MCA Designs . If you do not follow her blog, I highly recommend it. She also does adorable baby gifts and has many embroidery supplies in her shop if you already own your own machine. I met Mel through Applique Forum. Needless to say, I bug her a million times throughout the day via twitter, blog comments, email, AF, etc. I adore her. On her website, she has a coupon code for a scrapbooking software. She recommended I buy it and use that to merge various pictures and such for my facebook page and website. I LOVE this software. It is so easy to use and VERY affordable- especially with coupon code STMMMS69365 - you will save $10. Their facebook page is always giving away free software, virtual scrapbook kits, etc. Be sure to like them! When they reach 10k fans, they will be giving away an IPAD2!!
Update on Website
I am so excited! The website and designing process has been coming along since I last posted. :) I have been working with Katie . I HIGHLY recommend her. I found her through Applique Forum when I noticed she had designed another member's website who I was infactuated with and kept stalking. :) I had tried to contact another designer and for whatever reason she would take forever to get back to me and then flat out ignored me. It was a stroke of GOOD luck that I did not end up with that designer because I absolutely cannot say enough good things about Katie and I so lucky the first designer did not work out.
Katie is re-designing this blog as I type. She also designed my etsy banner, signature on Applique Forum, and will be designing my Facebook welcome page next month. If you are looking for a designer for any sort of social site, please contact Katie at My Little Monsters and tell her Megan from Penguin Personalization sends you!
I have another test on Monday! I NEED a miracle! Keep me in your thoughts!
Between studies, whenever I need a break, I have been adding items to the website. I CANNOT wait to launch it next month. I will start carrying MINT- Sweet Little Things products. These are my FAVORITE products. I am in love with seersucker and these products are just as nice of quality as they are cute. If you ever see something on their website and do not see it on my website, please feel free to contact me and I will look into carrying it. I love to hear what my customers want!
Have a good weekend!
Katie is re-designing this blog as I type. She also designed my etsy banner, signature on Applique Forum, and will be designing my Facebook welcome page next month. If you are looking for a designer for any sort of social site, please contact Katie at My Little Monsters and tell her Megan from Penguin Personalization sends you!
I have another test on Monday! I NEED a miracle! Keep me in your thoughts!
Between studies, whenever I need a break, I have been adding items to the website. I CANNOT wait to launch it next month. I will start carrying MINT- Sweet Little Things products. These are my FAVORITE products. I am in love with seersucker and these products are just as nice of quality as they are cute. If you ever see something on their website and do not see it on my website, please feel free to contact me and I will look into carrying it. I love to hear what my customers want!
Have a good weekend!
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