
I then typed in “2020” in the Text box in the top left side of the pop-up menu and adjusted the font size until it was the size I wanted. I clicked on the capital “T” on the left hand menu and chose the font I liked from the drop down menu. I then used the Text feature to add “2020”. I decided to delete the top button and place it there, so I selected the button and deleted it. Next, I wanted to put “2020” somewhere on the design. (Did you know that Janome Canada is the distributor of Madeira threads in Canada? Check with your local Janome dealer to see what selection they carry).Īfter clicking on the desired colour, you can see that the mask is now the standard blue shade we’ve become so used to seeing. You can choose what brand of thread you want in the top drop down menu. There are different options for selecting or changing colours but this is the one that I find the easiest. I clicked on the mask and then chose the colour I wanted from the Colour palette on the right side of the screen. To make the changes in this design, I first opened the original design in the Artistic Digitizer software.Ĭhanging the colour of the mask to blue was easy.

Here’s what the original ornament looked like: (I thought the original green colour was very Christmas-y but my son thought it should be the typical blue colour that most of us are sporting). I had a machine embroidery ornament design that I’d bought of a gingerbread man wearing a mask (very COVID-19 chic!) and I wanted to change the colour of the mask and I wanted to put “2020” on the design. Since “that year” is now behind us I think it’s safe to share how I altered a purchased embroidery design to “commemorate” 2020.
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The combination of the Janome 500E (the precursor to the current Janome 550E) and the Artistic Digitizer software made it so easy to create these ornaments. It was the first time I’d made ITH (in the hoop) projects and I was thrilled at how well they turned out. The software was recently updated and you can learn more about those enhancements by clicking here. If you haven’t heard about Janome’s Artistic Digitizer software, you can learn more about it by contacting your local Janome dealer and by doing a search on Janome Life where we have done many posts about this software. I had a lot of fun with my Janome 500E and Artistic Digitizer last month making Christmas ornaments for gifts.
