I have an embroidery machine that I use occasionally. But recently I became intrigued with hand embroidery. I had purchased some embroidered pillow cases and they were so beautiful that I had to try. Jack Dempsey sells some preprinted embroidery squares that can be used in quilts. I purchased a few packages on E Bay and started practicing. WalMart also has some packages of iron on transfers where you can choose your fabric. I have a book called "Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework". It has 78 pages on embroidery. I use that quite a lot. There is also a type of embroidery called "Chicken Scratch" which is done on gingham squares.
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I do enjoy doing that also.
Here are a couple of embroidery sets that I have done.
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Hope you can find a you tube video to help. It is very relaxing.