Holey Moley! Rosemary, I had totally forgotten that!! Actually, I haven't seen it since I gave it to them....

Margo wrote: I'm pretty certain that you have used embelishments once before, when Lorchan challanged you to it, and you made a wall panel for your grands that were moving away. Or is my memory going already

Looking good Love the words on your tape.

OK, peeps...confession time. I have never used embellishments because Alvin always said that "quilts should not rattle", but I think that I've also shared with you that his favorite color was "bright shiny objects", and I've got to tell you that he would LUV this silk fabric that came in the embellishment kit!
I've always heard people talk about the glow and sheen of silk, but OH MY GOODNESS! This stuff is YUMMY!!!



Also...my topstitching skills are not impressive, so instead of doing like Laura and using stitches that show a lot, I used MonoPoly and just free-motion stitched the edges of the raw edge applique shapes. I just reduced my top tension down to "0" and used Ricky's Stable Stuff as a stabilizer and it worked great! I also changed the text on the ribbon, and hope I haven't made it too long to work! Oh well...we will see....

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On to Lesson 2!

ive been hoping for both - the tell me where i put it app and the autochef - i have the auto-vacuum - my fabulous little roomba - but that as with the autochef where you need to make sure he has power and "credits" - the app that needs input first - my little roomba needs me to clear the floors so that he can do his job when i actually think of switching him on... and then i have to go and empty and clean his refuse box, brushes and filters (especially when he finds threads and ribbons).
in a way it's good to know we still cannot be completely replaced.

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Now THERE'S a useful app!!! I'm also waiting for the day when we have "auto-chefs" (J.D. Robb's futuristic suspense In Death series books) so we just have to ask for a cup of tea or a nice steak and salad dinner!

Well thank goodness for that! My house is not in turmoil (no more than usually anyway ) but I still can't find anything when I need it. I put things away safely (so the kids don't take them 'cause they look purdy') and then I can't find them again. I look forward to the day when I have a device that I can talk to and say 'where did I put those heart-shaped buttons'? and it will answer me and tell me where they are. Come to think of it, there's probably an app for that. But I don't have an iPhone.

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Thanks y'all! Yes Rita...from my own stash, but my house is still in turmoil because of the basement construction, and trying to find where I have put stuff from my sewing room is much akin to playing "hide and seek"! At least I bought the fancification embellishment kit so all that stuff is in one place!

Margo, those fabrics look great. Were they from your own stash?

Good start Margo

Don't feel pressurised to catch up. Enjoy the videos, she gives good tips.

If you haven't checked yet, there are lots of great versions posted on the Show & Tell page for this project!
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Also, Lauren still has some embellishment kits available in her etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/listing/112208458/tqs-classroom-companion-embellishments

I finally made time to get my background assembled! Will try to get caught up over the week end.
I've never worked with silk or linen before, and think this is interesting!

rehak wrote:

Thanks for the tip Rosemary. I tried it again and it was definitely better. It's a fun idea that could be used in all sorts of projects.

Good to know! I'll pay attention to my mouth position when I get to my ribbon.

Nancy

I must'a' just been holdin' my mouth right....as mother use to say ! :shock: