Monthly Archives: March 2017

Circular Embroidery Attachment

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In the last sewing class I took, I learned how to use the circular embroidery attachment. I had owned the attachment for years without using it (eek!), but I had it when I needed it for class!
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After the practice piece, this is the first class sample I made. As far as I can tell, the circular embroidery attachment is magic. I can’t really see how it works as it is covered up by the fabric, but somehow it makes the fabric move in a circle. You have to be careful not to tug on the fabric as the machine is sewing or the ends of the stitch circle won’t match up. Ask me how I know.

Class Sample 1

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This is the second sample I sewed in class.
Class Sample 2

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When I got home and unpacked all my sewing gear, I set up my machine and practiced a bit more just like I’m supposed to do, to help internalize what I learned in class. I’m pretty happy with the results. I’m not sure what I will do with these samples but now I know how to use the attachment.

Circles on my own

Sock Aspirations

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While I’m working on my knitted cowls and caps (discovering that I can’t consistently count to 5 or 6 for knitting or purling), I’m hanging out with a group of accomplished knitters who know what they are doing. From my skill level, knitting socks looks and sounds like rocket science. I’ll have to learn to count before I attempt anything like these.

Socks from knitters at Ply! Yarn Shop in Wimberley, Texas

Socks from knitters at Ply! Yarn Shop in Wimberley, Texas

On The Other Side: Fiction Friday

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The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.

Photo copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Photo copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

On The Other Side

Sally asked her mother where the sky started. Carol said, “On the other side of the clouds.”

“What’s on the other side?”

Carol wasn’t sure how to respond. Sometimes kids just wanted a simple answer, sometimes they wanted more. She opted for the simple answer. “More sky, more clouds. Stars, at night.”

“Where are the stars now?”

“Sleeping. The stars rest during the daytime.”

“I’m going to go touch the clouds.” Sally ran off towards the trees. Carol knew her daughter would do just that: climb the tallest tree, reaching up as far as she could, then reach some more.

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Lego is releasing a set of Women of NASA figures. This story is in honor of Sally Ride and all women who reach up.

To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.

Doggie Doorbell

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This is our back door. (Ahem.) We’ve always had dogs (Labrador Retrievers and some mixed breed rescues) and over the years a few of them figured out how to let us know they were ready to come back inside: they scratched the door. Scratched it right down to the metal that started to rust. Dogs are quick to pick up habits that favor them and this one did. They scratched, I opened the door. Who says I’m not trainable?

doggie-doorbell-s

Thursday is for doors over at Norm 2.0. (The doors I usually post are a lot cleaner than this one. Oh, well.)