SYS 2015 - Software tools: did you know...?

Final installment of my short series of tutorials about the software tools I use for my crafts.

Before you run away screaming "I am not good with computers, I don't like new software, they are too complicated" please remember that you don't need to know everything about these software to make them work for you.

The tutorials are written in a very simple way, with tons of screenshots, so, let's Stretch our Skills and get our tech love going!!

The eight tutorial of the SYS series is brought you by "Yours Truly" Alida (tweloquilting.blogspot.com, you are here ;)).

The final tutorial is about other things you can do with Inkscape and Quilt Assistant. There are not too many details for each concept, but enough to get you curious and encourage you to play around with these FREE fun tools!

Click here to download Tutorial!

The link up for SYS2015 is still open for your Syndrome blocks, FPP projects, free motion quilting/tangle stitches pieces, crochet projects, pixel quilts, fabric postcards and cross stitching projects!

We won't have prizes this month since there are many tutorials coming and I want you to get some time to catch up on past projects.

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All the information about the series (as well as all the previously published tutorials) will be available at the SYS 2015 page.

If you have any question about the series, don't hesitate to contact me via email or add a comment here on my blog (and if you want an answer, make sure you are not a no-reply blogger!).

So now let's go and Stretch Our Skills!!! :)

Until next time

Happy stitching!!

SYS 2015 - Tutorial 8 (3) - Software tools, cross stitching

Third installment of my short series of tutorials about the software tools I use for my crafts.

Before you run away screaming "I am not good with computers, I don't like new software, they are too complicated" please remember that you don't need to know everything about these software to make them work for you.

The tutorials are written in a very simple way, with tons of screenshots, so, let's Stretch our Skills and get our tech love going!!

The eigth tutorial of the SYS series is brought you by "Yours Truly" Alida (tweloquilting.blogspot.com, you are here ;)).

The third tutorial is about how to take a picture and turn it into a Cross stitching pattern and how to turn the different parts of the pattern in a single pdf file with information about the designer, links, embroidery details, etc.

Everything done with FREE tools!

The pdf (links below) contains detailed instructions on how to make that pattern from start to finish!!

Click here to download Tutorial!

QUESTION: Do you have any question/curiosity about Inkscape or Quilt Assistant? In the last tutorial I will collect some information about those software and present it with example, but if you have any specific question, I would love to hear and maybe I would be able to help! So please, let me know!!

The link up for SYS2015 is still open for your Syndrome blocks, FPP projects, free motion quilting/tangle stitches pieces, crochet projects, pixel quilts, fabric postcards and cross stitching projects!

We won't have prizes this month since there are many tutorials coming and I want you to get some time to catch up on past projects.

--

All the information about the series (as well as all the previously published tutorials) will be available at the SYS 2015 page.

If you have any question about the series, don't hesitate to contact me via email or add a comment here on my blog (and if you want an answer, make sure you are not a no-reply blogger!).

So now let's go and Stretch Our Skills!!! :)

Until next time

Happy stitching!!

SYS 2015 - Tutorial 8 (2) - Software tools, applique

Second installment of my short series of tutorials about the software tools I use for my crafts.

Before you run away screaming "I am not good with computers, I don't like new software, they are too complicated" please remember that you don't need to know everything about these software to make them work for you.

The tutorials are written in a very simple way, with tons of screenshots, so, let's Stretch our Skills and get our tech love going!!

The eigth tutorial of the SYS series is brought you by "Yours Truly" Alida (tweloquilting.blogspot.com, you are here ;)).

The second tutorial is about how to take a picture and turn it into an Applique pattern and how to turn the different parts of the pattern in a single pdf file with information about the designer, links, embroidery details, etc.

Everything done with FREE tools!

The pdf (links below) contains detailed instructions on how to make that pattern from start to finish!!

Click here to download Tutorial!

The link up for SYS2015 is still open for your Syndrome blocks, FPP projects, free motion quilting/tangle stitches pieces, crochet projects, pixel quilts, fabric postcards and cross stitching projects!

We won't have prizes this month since there are many tutorials coming and I want you to get some time to catch up on past projects.

--

All the information about the series (as well as all the previously published tutorials) will be available at the SYS 2015 page.

If you have any question about the series, don't hesitate to contact me via email or add a comment here on my blog (and if you want an answer, make sure you are not a no-reply blogger!).

So now let's go and Stretch Our Skills!!! :)

Until next time

Happy stitching!!

SYS 2015 - Quilting - Who's ready to party?

Last week I shared with all of you not one but TWO full tutorials for not one, not two but THREE complete projects to stretch your quilting skills.
You can find the tutorials on the SYS2015 page!

These are my projects... already gifted and put to good use! :)

And what are YOU making? Let's get the party started!!

Remember that in this link party only projects belonging to the SYS2015 series should be added 

(I reserve the right to delete any non compliant link). 

This link party will be open all year long and you can add as many finished projects as you want! 

The same link party will be shown on the SYS2015 page.

Each link will give you a chance to win one of the monthly prizes.

For this month in order to be eligible for prizes, you are asked to make any of the objects (table runner, coasters or wall hanging). Each type of object will count as one entry: so if you make 10 coasters they will count as one entry. Remember that to add different entries in the link party, they must have different URLs (they must be different pictures in Flickr, or different blog posts, etc.).

You can still link up blocks and project from the Foundation Paper Piecing tutorial!!

For rules about what will be accepted for that case, please refer to this previous post.

This month the prize is offered by me and 

it is the fat quarter bundle in the picture below!

All kinds of fabric (batiks, stripes, dots, ...)

I will draw a winner (using random.org) on April 1st between all the entries in the link party. 

International participants are welcome!!

An InLinkz Link-up