Susie C Shore Designs

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New Ideas For The USB Memory Stick Holder ST-708

    "Flash Memory Stick Holders"
   With Fat Quarters
   #ST-708

Technology is GREAT, but it can be a little BORING! So why not have fun and personalize yours with a fun holder! These USB Memory Stick/Dongle Holders are a neat idea to protect your data and photos from the rigors of travel and keep it all close at hand. Just pack and go - it’s in the bag, backpack, sewing kit, suitcase, briefcase or wear as a necklace. They’re a cinch to make and fun to give as gifts!

We have had a great response to this pattern. Everyone is making them to store and carry embroidery designs to class and of course they wanted to make theirs special! During class(es), I encourage my students to made machine-embroidered designs on a fat quarter of fabric and then cut out the USB pieces from the embellished fabric. Everyone’s is different and it’s so much fun to see the end results. Some students continue to embellish with beads, crystals or sequins; one student, using her embroidery machine, stitched the date/year on the fabric of several she made, claiming that we wanted to scan all her scrapbooking pages and store each year’s creations on individual sticks. Another student, a “Mother of the Bride,” made a fantastic holder using white satin covered with beautiful machine-embroidered lace designs, which she then embellished with tiny glass pearls around the top flap using a ribbon rose like a button and a string of tiny glass pearls as the handle. She planned to scan all of her daughter’s wedding pictures, store them on a USB stick and present the collection in the beautiful holder. A month later I ran into her, and she was now making them for everyone in the wedding party plus a few extra to store in safety deposit boxes! I like to store audible books on my USB sticks...so each USB holder is embellished with fabric and items to reflect the book’s content. Don’t forget to store copies of all your favorite family recipes on an USB Stick.
Once you chose your machine embroidery designs, stitch them out on your background fabric. In this example we stitch out a block of “Blackwork,” large enough to cut two USB Holder pieces.

And one lace design large enough for one USB Holder piece. If you cut a template from Quilter’s Plastic you’ll beable to see through the plastic to the design. Arrange template as desired, be sure to include seam allowances, cut all your pieces and follow the pattern instructions. Embellish as desired and enjoy!
If you don’t have a embroidery machine, you can choose theme fabric and embellish with theme buttons, beads or charms. There are hundreds of way to personalize your holders, just think of all the sportsmen, students, pet lovers in your life and how you could make something special for them.

These are really a lot of fun to make and give as gifts; and like I stated on the back of the pattern cover: Technology is GREAT, but it can be a little BORING! So why not have fun and personalize yours. No more cookie-cutters holders for you...now go and have some fun creating your very own designs!

INTERNATIONAL QUILT MARKET

We are so excited...only a month before we release our new name - "Susie C Shore Designs" at the Portland Oregon International Quilt Market! It’s been a lot of work to create a new booth fitting for Susie C Shore, but I think we’ve managed (upgrades are always possible). I need to learn HOW to take and UPLOAD pictures from my cell phone before we go, so I can take lots of pictures (not only of our booth but of the flavor of the show) to post here. We will be revealing a few new patterns before the show - NOT as many as I wanted: the work on the new website and booth design impacted the time available for new patterns - but not to worry, I have about 12 new designs in the works that we will release this summer on-line, so be sure to check back often to see "What’s New." Also, thank you for all your "Tips" - be sure to keep submitting them, and after market we will be sharing several of them with you!

May your needle never run out of thread!

Another of my favorite sayings is: "She who has the most fabric isn’t sewing fast enough" ;^}

Sincerely,

Suzanne

Welcome To Our New Site

Yea! I am so excited - our new website is up and ready! You can view all our current patterns and order directly on-line using the link on the "How-To-Order" page.

Our new name - Susie C Shore Designs - seems so right especially since we started to publish punchneedle and knitting patterns. Previously known as "The Quilted Rabbit," we started the business in 1987 and exhibited at our first trade show (Houston International Quilt Market) in 1990. I still remember it as if it was yesterday;^} We wrote two books for American School of Needlework in the mid 90's, then self-published four books as well as published hundreds of "Can-Do" patterns, wee little designs that included "Designer Sheets" (a cute little ghost pattern) "Chocolate Bunnies," "Bea Bea Bunny," "Bessie The Cow," "The Pilgrims," "Button Annie," "Carrot Cake," "Snow & Spice," "Tiny Paws" and many more. We even did a collection of machine-embroidery designs for OESD/Bernina but available in almost all formats -- "Year Round Holiday Fun." And then we were included on OESD’s Most Wanted Vol. 1. The list could go on and on.

Anyway, we took it easy for a few years, but discovered that we really couldn’t live without a creative outlet...so we’re back...a little slow getting back ful-time (that swimming pool sure looks inviting), but back with the same quality of patterns and designers as before.

Blogging is new to me;^} but I hope you’ll enjoy what you find here. I plan on including tips for sewing, organizing, knitting and anything else I want to pass on. Also, different ways to use existing patterns for new looks.

If you have any ideas or tips you want to share with all who visit here...please send them to: susiecshore@aol.com

Thank you for visiting and I hope you’ll find something fun to try!

Sincerely,

Suzanne Shore