Sunday, January 26

[auntjana]

Not to be a party pooper, but since I used to ship many things for the company I worked for, you could 0ack it and ship it to Tina. They even have packing service as well.

Just thinking out loud......


Valerie - Kimberbell patterns are very easy to use. The pattern is broken down in sections with very detailed steps on how to do it. My patterns are loaded at the current moment on my computer and then I send over each section to my embroidery part of my machine. I love how Kimberbell does their applique, it's easy to follow too. I don't necessarily use their choice of color for thread, but that is very easy to choose and use what I like. The embroidery will hook you big time!

[zfatcat]

Maryz, hope you made it to your destination without any problems. I bet you are already missing the A team. I don't always sew down my wool by hand. Sometimes I use the machine. I have all those fancy stitches to use, so I might as well use them.

Valerie, 2 shops at the same time would be difficult. lol

Jana, I have 2 friends that are hooked on KimberBell patterns and kits. They are quite pricy. I looked at your chair, now I'm getting ads for chairs. lol

Chriss, people dump their dogs all the time. I think we should be able to return the favor. Dump them out in the forest without anything and see if they can make it back. Moose is a good boy. He's protecting mama.

Becca, I know you are enjoying time with the family.

Maryq, 80* in winter is nothing. It's mostly in the 70's all day, hits 80 and declines quickly. It's not really hot at all. Just the perfect warm with cold nights.

Judi, have fun at dinner with the kids and grandkids.

Lois, happy haircut day. I would love for someone to come over to cut my hair.

We finally got rain. Yay! It rained over night and off and on today. Hope we continue to get some more. We need it down in the south part of the state.
The first picture is the loot I got at Road2CA. Some small kits, thread, and Japanese fabric. The second is 3 of the kits prepped to sew down. I'll be giving these to a friend when they are done. I finished putting the last one together after the park this morning. Now I'll pull some threads to stitch everything down.

Dinner will be leftovers. Have a lovely day.

[zfatcat]

That little lamb had lots of itty bitty pieces.

[WeSignificant]

Jana how doesthe pattern get in the machine

[auntjana]

Valerie - I have a port on my sewing machine that a wire hooks to machine and then to my USB port on my computer. I have specialty software that sends the programs, embroidery to my machine for the stitch outl. I also have USB key that holds patterns that can be used as well to transfer over the embroidery. I load from my computer to the usb key. My software is a package, specifically for my Pfaff machine. It was outrageously expensive! But necessary. I can do many things, edit, size, change color, combine different embroidery and much more. Most of it is above my pay grade and computer knowledge. I know enough to do what I need.

I love Kimberbell. They have great stabilizers, which you always need in doing any embroidery by the machine. There are specialty rulers/templates that aid in trimming the Kimberbell panels to the correct size. They're called Orange Pop rulers, and again aren't cheap. But helpful.

Kimberbell kits have fabric kits and then they have for some of their kits/patterns, embellishment kits. Those make the whole thing dazzle! I get the embellishment kits too.

So doing embroidery can be a costly adventure, but I love it! I'm pretty sure that the shop in Logan is tied to Kimberbell. They carry much of the patterns and the first for new releases.

There are so many sites for embroidery - just look around and find what you want.

[Marilynsgrammy]

Lori, we should leave those people in the center of the forest without food or water. Love the adorable things you made

Jana, Tina and I are already discussing shipping. Looks to me, according to the website, that the best deal is going to be have ups pack and ship it. Ill call them in the morning

[auntjana]

Don't forget dessert, cookies travel well!