@ Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Thoughtful Thinking Thursday #83 ~ Hidden Lizard
Can you find the Lizard?
@The Enchanted Forest
Titusville, Florida
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Think about it!
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Are You Using Your Embroidery Stabilizer Scrap Pieces?
Consequently, when I do machine embroidery, I cannot stand to throw away a large piece of stabilizer with a hole in the center. That is SO wasteful to me.
I presented this idea back in 2012
Reusing Embroidery Tearaway Stabilizer
Thought it was time to revisit the idea for those that haven't been around my blog much as of late.
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*A Tuesday Teaser*
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After some of the larger pieces are trimmed, they just aren't wide enough for the frame.
Adding another piece to the side, allows the frame to grab onto something.
When using tearaway stabilizer, I find the zig zag stitch works best.
A single stitch tends to tear when framing.
This is something I do on my little machine, while the embroidery machine is doing its thing.
Although I have embroidered over the stitch lines and it worked ok,
I'd rather not, because of the extra thickness.
It is usually pretty easy to work around the seam lines and holes.
This idea sure has made my stabilizer go a lot further.
Another idea for using scrap stabilizer
Embroidery Stabilizer Scrap Use Tip
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Memory Mon 44 ~ Saying Good-Bye Winter 2017
It's time to say Good-bye to Cocoa Beach, Florida for now as the winter comes to an end.
It's been a memorable 3 months.
Next year?
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
Sun Best ~ Sand Crane @ the Movies
Look what we found in the parking lot at the movies the other day!
@ Melbourne, Florida, USA
He/She was still there when we came out.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Quilt Shot Block ~ Quilter's Real Life by Joyce Young
Seen @ Highland's Quilt Guild Show
Sebring, Florida, USA
1-27-2017
You could stand for quiet some time to "read" this quilt.
Not only are the characters a hoot,
but the little things she added make it even more interesting.
Great job Joyce.
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You might like to check out other "Quilt Block Shots"
one the Quilt link above or HERE.
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http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/
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Friday, March 24, 2017
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Thoughtful Thinking Thursday #82 ~ Street Cleaners
It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.
It's a part of the ecosystem.
We should think these guys for doing their job?
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Think about it!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Wordless Wednesday #208 ~ Birds & Red Umbrella Flapping Together in the Breeze
@ Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Reinforcing Straps with the "X" Stitch
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*A Tuesday Teaser*
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When adding a strap to a large bag,
the stitching starts under the bag on one side of the handle,
goes up to make the "X" as shown on the purple note,
and back down the other side to the bottom.
The rest of the handle is stitched as shown.
I used this method on the Song Book Bag shown last week.
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