
Psst! Wanna be in my play?

Psst! Wanna be in my play?
These are very popular for photographs at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. I had only a few seconds to photograph them without someone standing in front. I can see the images are not as sharp as I’d like them to be due to my being in a hurry.



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.

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This is the second sample I sewed in class.

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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.

Artists are interesting, aren’t they? Someone thought of creating a pine cone in a pumpkin shape. Or a pumpkin with a pine cone shell.

I borrowed this Pumpkin Pine Cone from Pat. (Fortunately for me, she lets me borrow a lot of objects to photograph. The two small pine cones are mine.) When I looked at the image on the computer screen, I noticed I didn’t quite get all of it in focus. Oh, well, better luck next time; I’ve already given the Pumpkin Pine Cone back to Pat.
I think it’s a mouse with a paintbrush. Maybe.

