Quickie Design Board for Artist Book

I needed a quick, easy and small design board for my artist book pages.

I had several small foam boards that I had bought at Dollar Tree. I cut batting 2 inches larger than the board on all sudes, then trimmed and taped the batting corners to the back first. 

Next I pulled all the batting to the back and taped it all around. I was lucky enough to have a roll of white duct tape that I need to use up. 

I can see using it for a tute on Mug Bucket pocket folds. 

Love my little design board! 

Decorative stitching for Mug Bucket pockets

Do you ever wish you knew how to use all those decorative stitches on your sewing machine?  Recently I did a stitch bible for my Bernina, alternating the stitch width and length, and was amazed at the different looks the same stitch gave.  At first I marked the stitch length and the stitch width when I made a change and then decided that was an unnecessary move.  All I really needed to know was what the stitch was capable of looking like. I've been embellishing Mug Bucket pockets, and decorative stitches are definitely a part of  the plan.
If your machine has a memory function and you want to isolate a stitch, such as a heart, to randomly sprinkle on your project, program a lock stitch, memory key, decorative stitch, memory key, lock stitch and finish with the memory key.  This works on my machine but may not yours..
Take a look at this YouTube video for using those decorative stitches:
http://youtu.be/I0esG6TqwsU